South Carolina Statutes
§ 43-35-40 — Responsibilities when a report is received; initiation of investigation; reports to local law enforcement or Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit.
South Carolina § 43-35-40
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-40 (2026).
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Upon receiving a report, the Long Term Care Ombudsman or Adult Protective Services promptly shall:
(1)initiate an investigation; or (2) review the report within two working days for the purpose of reporting those cases that indicate reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct to local law enforcement or to the Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). A report to local law enforcement or SLED must be made within one working day of completing the review.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 110, SECTION 1, eff three months after June 11, 1993; 2006 Act No. 301, SECTION 6, eff May 23, 2006; 2010 Act No. 223, SECTION 6, eff June 7, 2010.
Nearby Sections
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§ 43-35-10
Definitions.§ 43-35-13
Nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means is not abuse or neglect of vulnerable adult.§ 43-35-200
Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program.§ 43-35-210
Definitions.§ 43-35-260
Access to information.§ 43-35-270
Confidentiality of reports and information.§ 43-35-280
Civil liability.§ 43-35-290
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South Carolina § 43-35-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/35/43-35-40.