South Carolina Statutes
§ 63-11-2400 — South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol; failure to comply with protocol.
In the investigation of a known or suspected crime against a child, a multidisciplinary team must follow the South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol as developed by the South Carolina Children's Justice Act Task Force and the South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers. Failure to comply with the South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol may not be used by the defense in any prosecution and is not grounds for dismissal of any criminal charge, nor does it provide any cause of action against any state agency, political subdivision, member of a multidisciplinary team, member of any prosecutor's office, member of any law enforcement agency, or law enforcement officer.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 28 (S.229), SECTION 2, eff May 6, 2022. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 28, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the 'South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol Act'."
Nearby Sections
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§ 63-11-1310
Purpose.§ 63-11-1320
Clients.§ 63-11-1330
Duties.§ 63-11-1350
Confidentiality.§ 63-11-1360
Annual report.§ 63-11-1510
System established.§ 63-11-1520
State agency responsibilities.§ 63-11-1530
Services Fund.§ 63-11-1720
Board of trustees; composition; oversight.§ 63-11-1725
Advisory council.§ 63-11-1726
Data-sharing initiatives.§ 63-11-1730
Board of trustees; promulgation of comprehensive long-term initiative; regulations; policies.§ 63-11-1735
Repealed.