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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
Chapter 7 - CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
Section 63-7-680 - Emergency protective custody extension.
SC Code § 63-7-680 (2012) What's This?
The period of emergency protective custody may be extended for up to twenty-four additional hours if:
(1) the department concludes that the child is to be placed with a relative or other person instead of taking legal custody of the child;
(2) the department requests the appropriate law enforcement agency to check for records concerning the relative or other person, or any adults in that person's home; and
(3) the law enforcement agency notifies the department that the extension is needed to enable the law enforcement agency to complete its record check before the department's decision on whether to take legal custody of the child.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
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