Sham legal processes involving persons impersonating government officials or employees, or by persons falsely asserting authority of law; remedies.

S.C. Code Ann. § 15-75-60
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A person who is injured by a sham legal process involving a violation of Section 16-17-735 has the following civil remedies against the person who committed the violation or who caused the violation to be committed: (1) actual damages; (2) punitive damages; (3) costs; and (4) reasonable attorney's fees. The amount of the recovery for the plaintiff is not determinative of the attorney's fee.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c075.phpFetched: 10/17/2026
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