South Carolina § 63-19-1020 Instituting proceedings.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-19-1020 — Instituting proceedings.

South Carolina § 63-19-1020

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 19JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1020 (2026).

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The parent or custodian of a child, an official of a child welfare board, a public official charged by law with the care of the poor, the recognized agents of an agency, association, society, or institution, a person having knowledge or information of a nature which convinces the person that a child is delinquent or that a child, by reason of his own acts in accordance with this chapter, is subject to the jurisdiction of the court, any person who has suffered injury through the delinquency of a child, or an officer having an arrested child in charge, may institute a proceeding respecting the child.

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The parent or custodian of a child, an official of a child welfare board, a public official charged by law with the care of the poor, the recognized agents of an agency, association, society, or institution, a person having knowledge or information of a nature which convinces the person that a child is delinquent or that a child, by reason of his own acts in accordance with this chapter, is subject to the jurisdiction of the court, any person who has suffered injury through the delinquency of a child, or an officer having an arrested child in charge, may institute a proceeding respecting the child.