South Carolina § 17-28-330 - Registration as custodian of evidence.
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§ 17-28-330. Registration as custodian of evidence.
(A) After a person is convicted or adjudicated for at least one of the offenses enumerated in Section 17-28-320, a custodian of evidence shall register with the South Carolina Department of Corrections or the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, as applicable, as a custodian of evidence for physical evidence or biological material related to the person's conviction or adjudication.
(B) The South Carolina Department of Corrections or the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, as applicable, shall notify a custodian of evidence registered pursuant to subsection (A) if the person is released from incarceration, dies while incarcerated, or is executed for the offense enumerated in Section 17-28-320.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 2, eff January 1, 2009.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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