S.C. Code Ann. § 36-3-302 – Holder in due course

(1) A holder in due course is a holder who takes the instrument
1. (a) for value; and
2. (b) in good faith; and
3. (c) without notice that it is overdue or has been dishonored or of any defense against or claim to it on the part of any person.
(2) A payee may be a holder in due course.
(3) A holder does not become a holder in due course of an instrument:
1. (a) by purchase of it at judicial sale or by taking it under legal process; or
2. (b) by acquiring it in taking over an estate; or
3. (c) by purchasing it as part of a bulk transaction not in regular course of business of the transferor.
(4) A purchaser of a limited interest can be a holder in due course only to the extent of the interest purchased.