# S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-310: SECTION 19-5-310. Effect of finding of presumed death under Federal Missing Persons Act

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A5_S19-5-310

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-310
- **Heading:** SECTION 19-5-310. Effect of finding of presumed death under Federal Missing Persons Act
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 19-5-310

## Text

A written finding of presumed death made by the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy or other officer or employee of the United States authorized to make such finding, pursuant to the Federal Missing Persons Act (56 Stat. 143, 1092, and P. L. 408, Ch. 371, 2d Sess. 78th Cong.) 50 U.S.C. App. 1001-1017, as now or hereafter amended, or a duly certified copy of such finding, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this State as prima facie evidence of the death of the person therein found to be dead and the date, circumstances and place of his disappearance.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-310 SECTION 19-5-310. Effect of finding of presumed death under Federal Missing Persons Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A5_S19-5-310.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-320 SECTION 19-5-320. Effect of report that person is missing, besieged, captured by the enemy or the like.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A5_S19-5-320.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-330 SECTION 19-5-330. Signature of reports or copies shall prima facie be deemed authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A5_S19-5-330.md)

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