# S.C. Const. art. I, § 4: SC Const., Article I, Section 4

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SCONST_SC_AI_S4

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Const. art. I, § 4
- **Heading:** SC Const., Article I, Section 4
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Constitutions
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Article I / Section 4

## Text

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. (1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315.)

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