South Carolina Code 63-7-990. Access to sex offender registry
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-7-990
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-7-20
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Social Services. See South Carolina Code 63-7-20
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon request of the department, a criminal justice agency having custody of or access to state or local law enforcement records or county sex offender registries shall provide the department with information pertaining to the criminal history of an adult residing in the home of a child who is named in a report of suspected child abuse or neglect or in a home in which it is proposed that the child be placed. This information shall include conviction data, nonconviction data, arrests, and incident reports accessible to the agency. The department shall not be charged a fee for this service.