South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-31-160 — Report of leave without permission; judge to order sheriff to return patient to facility or secure prison facility.
South Carolina § 44-31-160
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-160 (2026).
Text
If a person lawfully detained or committed pursuant to this article to a facility leaves the facility without permission of the attending physician, the department shall report this information to the judge of probate of the county from which the patient was committed, and the judge of probate shall call upon the sheriff of the county to return the patient to the facility or to a secure prison facility if necessary.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-635; 1952 Code SECTION 32-635; 1948 (45) 1934; 1953 (48) 149; 1972 (57) 2604; 2011 Act No. 53, SECTION 1, eff June 14, 2011.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-31-160, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/44-31-160.