South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-31-140 — Isolation or forcible detention.
South Carolina § 44-31-140
This text of South Carolina § 44-31-140 (Isolation or forcible detention.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-140 (2026).
Text
If a person committed to a facility pursuant to this article leaves without permission or, in the opinion of the department, endangers the public, staff, or other patients, the department is empowered to isolate and forceably detain the person if necessary until such time as the person no longer poses a risk to others.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-634; 1952 Code SECTION 32-634; 1948 (45) 1934; 1953 (48) 149; 1972 (57) 2605; 2011 Act No. 53, SECTION 1, eff June 14, 2011.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 44-31-100
Legislative findings; purpose of article.§ 44-31-110
Emergency order for commitment of person with active tuberculosis; petition; waiver of notice.§ 44-31-140
Isolation or forcible detention.§ 44-31-190
Construction and application of article.§ 44-31-200
Promulgation of regulations authorized.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-31-140, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/44-31-140.