South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-31-320 — Examination of prisoners or inmates by physician.
South Carolina § 44-31-320
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-320 (2026).
Text
The county supervisor or sheriff of any county, when a prisoner or inmate is placed in his custody who the official has reason to suspect is suffering with tuberculosis, shall have such prisoner or inmate examined by a physician and if such prisoner or inmate shall be pronounced by the examining physician as a tuberculous person, then the prisoner or inmate shall be placed in the separate cell, room or place provided for by Section 44-31-310.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-652; 1952 Code SECTION 32-652; 1942 Code SECTION 5045; 1932 Code SECTION 1499; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 444; 1915 (29) 196.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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 § 44-31-320, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/44-31-320.