South Carolina § 63-19-2040 - Release of information.
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§ 63-19-2040. Release of information.
(A) The name, identity, or picture of a child under the jurisdiction of the court, pursuant to this chapter, must not be provided to a newspaper or radio or television station unless:
(1) authorized by court order;
(2) the solicitor has petitioned the court to waive the child to circuit court;
(3) the child has been bound over to a court which would have jurisdiction of the offense if committed by an adult; or
(4) the child has been adjudicated delinquent in court for one of the following offenses:
(a) a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60;
(b) grand larceny of a motor vehicle;
(c) a crime in which a weapon, as defined in Section 59-63-370, was used; or
(d) distribution or trafficking in unlawful drugs, as defined in Article 3, Chapter 53 of Title 44.
(B) When a child is bound over to the jurisdiction of the circuit court, the provisions of this section pertaining to the confidentiality of fingerprints and identity do not apply.
(C) The provisions of this section do not prohibit the distribution of information pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 3 of Title 23.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-19-2040 ("Release of information.") 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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