S.C. Code Regs. 12-502.11. Evidence Case Files

A. Description: Property invoice and receipt showing evidence taken from crime scene and suspects. Information includes case number, crime type, victim name and address, suspect name and address, location, examination requested, lab case number, item number, quantity, description of property, chain of custody, and final release. B. Retention: (1) Death Penalty Cases: Until death of defendant or state Supreme Court rules on the case, whichever comes first, then destroy. (2) Other cases: 1 year after the final action in the case, then destroy.