S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-535 – Persons authorized to view photographs or videos of autopsy

(A) Photographs or videos of and incidental to the performance of an autopsy shall only be viewed by:
1. (1) the coroner and/or the medical examiner, and their deputies;
2. (2) a law enforcement agency, for official use only;
3. (3) parents of the deceased, surviving spouse, guardian, personal representative, or next of kin;
4. (4) a prosecutor or a defendant when the defendant in the case is accused of the murder or homicide of the subject of the photograph or video;
5. (5) a person bringing or defending a civil action or administrative matter where the photo or video is considered by the judge or hearing officer, by written order, to be relevant to the action or matter; and
6. (6) a person who receives such photograph or video pursuant to a validly issued subpoena, after notice and opportunity to object are provided to the personal representative of the decedent's estate.
  These photographs and videos must be released and disseminated only as authorized by this section.
(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars. Each violation under this section must be considered a separate offense.