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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
CHAPTER 17 - CARE AND COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS
Section 44-17-860. Unlawful taking of person from mental health facility without permission.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 44-17-860 (2017)
It shall be unlawful for any person, without prior authorization from the patient's attending physician, to take or cause to be taken any patient away from the grounds of any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Mental Health. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined in a sum of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not exceeding one year, or both.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-989; 1974 (58) 2642.
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