2022 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
Chapter 7 - Child Protection And Permanency

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Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived.

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Section 63-7-10 20-7-480 63-7-20 20-7-490 63-7-30 20-7-500 63-7-40 20-7-85

• Section 63-7-10. Purpose.
• Section 63-7-20. Definitions.
• Section 63-7-25. Children in out-of-home care; age or developmentally appropriate activities.
• Section 63-7-30. Seeking assistance.
• Section 63-7-40. Safe haven for abandoned babies.

• Section 63-7-310. Persons required to report.
• Section 63-7-315. Civil action created for wrongful termination based on employee having reported child abuse or neglect.
• Section 63-7-320. Notification; transfer; notice to designated military officials.
• Section 63-7-330. Confidentiality of information.
• Section 63-7-340. Previous reports.
• Section 63-7-350. Reports for lack of investigation.
• Section 63-7-360. Mandatory reporting to coroner.
• Section 63-7-370. Domestic violence reporting.
• Section 63-7-380. Photos and x-rays without parental consent; release of medical records.
• Section 63-7-390. Reporter immunity from liability.
• Section 63-7-400. Department of Social Services immunity from liability.
• Section 63-7-410. Failure to report; penalties.
• Section 63-7-420. Abrogation of privileged communication; exceptions.
• Section 63-7-430. Civil action for bad faith reporting.
• Section 63-7-440. Knowingly making false report.
• Section 63-7-450. Department of Social Services to provide information to public.
• Section 63-7-610. Statewide jurisdiction.
• Section 63-7-620. Emergency protective custody.
• Section 63-7-630. Notification of Department of Social Services.
• Section 63-7-640. Preliminary investigation.
• Section 63-7-650. Risk assessment before placement; opportunity to be licensed as kinship foster parent.
• Section 63-7-660. Assumption of legal custody.
• Section 63-7-670. Returning child to parents; alternative procedures.
• Section 63-7-680. Emergency protective custody extension.
• Section 63-7-690. Relative placement.
• Section 63-7-700. Emergency protective custody proceedings.
• Section 63-7-710. Probable cause hearing.
• Section 63-7-720. Reasonable efforts to prevent removal.
• Section 63-7-730. Expedited placement of child with relative.
• Section 63-7-735. Right to become a licensed kinship foster parent.
• Section 63-7-740. Ex parte emergency protective custody.
• Section 63-7-750. Doctor or hospital may detain child; civil immunity.
• Section 63-7-760. Protocols.
• Section 63-7-765. Required disclosure of information to kinship care providers.
• Section 63-7-770. Required disclosure of information to residential health facilities.
• Section 63-7-900. Purpose of the subarticle.
• Section 63-7-910. Duties of the department.
• Section 63-7-920. Investigations and case determination.
• Section 63-7-930. Classification categories.
• Section 63-7-940. Use of unfounded case information.
• Section 63-7-950. Withholding health care.
• Section 63-7-960. Consolidation and delivery of services.
• Section 63-7-970. Children of incarcerated women.
• Section 63-7-980. Cooperation between the department and law enforcement.
• Section 63-7-990. Access to sex offender registry.
• Section 63-7-1210. Department investigation of institutional abuse.
• Section 63-7-1220. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigation of Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Social Services institutional abuse cases.
• Section 63-7-1230. Immediate entry in Central Registry of name of person determined to have abused child; notification; challenge.
• Section 63-7-1410. Purpose.
• Section 63-7-1420. Appeal of judicial determinations.
• Section 63-7-1430. Notice and opportunity to be heard.
• Section 63-7-1440. Judicial review.
• Section 63-7-1610. Jurisdiction and venue.
• Section 63-7-1620. Legal representation of children.
• Section 63-7-1630. Notice of hearings.
• Section 63-7-1640. Family preservation.
• Section 63-7-1650. Services without removal.
• Section 63-7-1660. Services with removal.
• Section 63-7-1670. Treatment plan.
• Section 63-7-1680. Approval or amendment of plan.
• Section 63-7-1690. Placement plans; substance abuse issues.
• Section 63-7-1700. Permanency planning.
• Section 63-7-1710. Standards for terminating parental rights.
• Section 63-7-1720. Clerk of court and court administration progress reports.
• Section 63-7-1730. Qualified residential treatment program placement; assessment; case planning; documentation requirements.
• Section 63-7-1740. Review of qualified residential treatment program placement.
• Section 63-7-1910. Purpose.
• Section 63-7-1920. Department to maintain Central Registry.
• Section 63-7-1930. Petition for placement in Central Registry.
• Section 63-7-1940. Court order for placement in Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect.
• Section 63-7-1950. Updated records requested.
• Section 63-7-1960. Destruction of certain records.
• Section 63-7-1970. Release of information.
• Section 63-7-1980. Screening against the Central Registry.
• Section 63-7-1990. Confidentiality and release of records and information.
• Section 63-7-2000. Retention and disclosure of records of unfounded cases.
• Section 63-7-2010. Annual reports.

DERIVATION TABLE

Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived.

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Section 63-7-2310 20-7-767 63-7-2320 20-7-2275 63-7-2330 20-7-1630 63-7-2340 20-7-1642 63-7-2350 20-7-1640 63-7-2360 20-7-1635 63-7-2370 20-7-775 63-7-2380 20-7-1643 63-7-2390 20-7-1645

• Section 63-7-2310. Protecting and nurturing children in foster care.
• Section 63-7-2320. Kinship Foster Care Program.
• Section 63-7-2330. Placement with relatives.
• Section 63-7-2340. Fingerprint review.
• Section 63-7-2345. Payment of costs of Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint reviews.
• Section 63-7-2350. Restrictions on foster care or adoption placements.
• Section 63-7-2360. Placement of minor sex offenders.
• Section 63-7-2370. Disclosure of information to foster parents.
• Section 63-7-2380. Foster parent training.
• Section 63-7-2390. Loss for uninsured damages.
• Section 63-7-2400. Number of foster children who may be placed in a foster home.

DERIVATION TABLE

Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived.

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Section 63-7-2510 20-7-1560 63-7-2520 20-7-1562 63-7-2530 20-7-1564 63-7-2540 20-7-1566 63-7-2550 20-7-1568 63-7-2560 20-7-1570 63-7-2570 20-7-1572 63-7-2580 20-7-1574 63-7-2590 20-7-1576 63-7-2600 20-7-1580 63-7-2610 20-7-1582 63-7-2620 20-7-1578

• Section 63-7-2510. Purpose.
• Section 63-7-2520. Jurisdiction.
• Section 63-7-2530. Filing procedures.
• Section 63-7-2540. Content of petition.
• Section 63-7-2550. Service of petition.
• Section 63-7-2560. Representation by counsel; guardian ad litem.
• Section 63-7-2570. Grounds.
• Section 63-7-2580. Permanency of order.
• Section 63-7-2590. Effect of order.
• Section 63-7-2600. Confidentiality.
• Section 63-7-2610. Effect on adoption laws.
• Section 63-7-2620. Construction of law.

• Section 63-7-2700. Purpose.
• Section 63-7-2710. Definitions.
• Section 63-7-2720. Creation and implementation of extended foster care program.
• Section 63-7-2730. Voluntary extension of foster care; jurisdiction; transition plan.
• Section 63-7-2740. Proceedings for review of voluntary placement agreement.
• Section 63-7-2750. Court-ordered extension of foster care; annual review of child's status; guardian ad litem.
• Section 63-7-2760. Administrative case review; development of transition plan.
• Section 63-7-2770. Permanency planning hearings.
• Section 63-7-2780. Review of progress toward meeting goals in transition plan.
• Section 63-7-2790. Notice of adverse decision; right to appeal; judicial review.