South Carolina § 23-3-270 - Notification requirements.
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§ 23-3-270. Notification requirements.
Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, public or private agency or entity, or any person responsible for a missing person, who submits a missing person report to a law enforcement agency or to the MPIC, after having first submitted the missing person report to the appropriate law enforcement agency, immediately shall notify the law enforcement agency and the MPIC of any individual whose location has been determined. The MPIC shall instigate and confirm the deletion of the individual's records from the FBI/NCIC's missing person file, as long as there are no grounds for criminal prosecution, and follow up with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the records.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 98, SECTION 8; 2010 Act No. 192, SECTION 3, eff May 28, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment inserted "or any person responsible for a missing person", substituted "immediately shall notify" for "shall immediately notify", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does South Carolina Code of Laws § 23-3-270 cover?
Section 23-3-270 ("Notification requirements.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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