South Carolina § 63-7-320 - Notification; transfer; notice to designated military officials.
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§ 63-7-320. Notification; transfer; notice to designated military officials.
(A) Where reports are made pursuant to Section 63-7-310 to a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall notify the county department of social services of the law enforcement's response to the report at the earliest possible time.
(B) Where a county or contiguous counties have established multicounty child protective services, the county department of social services immediately shall transfer reports pursuant to this section to the service.
(C) In the event the alleged abused or neglected child is a member of an active duty military family, concurrent with the transfer of the report, the county department of social services shall notify the designated authorities at the military installation where the active duty military sponsor is assigned, pursuant to the memorandum of understanding or agreement with the military installation's command authority.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2; 2015 Act No. 62 (H.3548), SECTION 1, eff June 4, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2015 Act No. 62, SECTION 1, added (C).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-7-320 ("Notification; transfer; notice to designated military officials.") 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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