S.C. Const. art. I, § 18
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in case of insurrection, rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it.
(1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315.)
The present provisions of this section are identical to former Section 23 of Article I as it existed prior to the 1971 revision. For similar provisions in Constitution of 1868, see Const 1868, Art I, Section 17.