South Carolina § 16-3-840 Methods of judicial determination of age of child.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-3-840 — Methods of judicial determination of age of child.

South Carolina § 16-3-840

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 3OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-840 (2026).

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When it becomes necessary for the purposes of this article to determine whether a child who participated in sexual conduct was younger than eighteen years of age, the court or jury may make this determination by any of the following methods:

(1)personal inspection of the child;

(2)inspection of the photograph or motion picture that shows the child engaging in the sexual performance;

(3)oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the child based on the child's appearance at the time;

(4)expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the child engaging in the sexual performance; or (5) any other method authorized by law or by rules of evidence.

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When it becomes necessary for the purposes of this article to determine whether a child who participated in sexual conduct was younger than eighteen years of age, the court or jury may make this determination by any of the following methods: (1) personal inspection of the child; (2) inspection of the photograph or motion picture that shows the child engaging in the sexual performance; (3) oral testimony by a witness to the sexual performance as to the age of the child based on the child's appearance at the time; (4) expert medical testimony based on the appearance of the child engaging in the sexual performance; or (5) any other method authorized by law or by rules of evidence.