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S.C. Const. art. I, § 4
Attainder; ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts; titles; effect of conviction
No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, law impairing the obligation of contracts, nor law granting any title of nobility or hereditary emolument, shall be passed, and no conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.
History
1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315. The present provisions of this section are identical to former Section 8 of Article I as it existed prior to the 1971 revision. For similar provisions in Constitution of 1868, see Const 1868, Art 1, Section Section 4, 21.
Provenance
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- scstatehouse.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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