South Carolina Code 30-2-510. Option for law enforcement officers to make personal contact information confidential; exceptions; procedures
(A) Information that relates to the personal contact information of an eligible requesting party and is held or maintained by a state or local government agency is confidential and must not be disclosed to the public by the state or local government agency if the law enforcement officer:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 30-2-510
- Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(1) notifies the state or local government agency of the law enforcement officer’s choice to restrict public access to or posting of personal contact information by submission of a form produced by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy; and
(2) provides a verification of current employment or previous employment as a law enforcement officer to include contact information for his employer.
(B) A choice made under this article remains valid with the following exceptions:
(1) the law enforcement officer rescinds the request in writing and provides notice to the state or local government agency;
(2) the state or local government agencies disclose personal contact information related to violations of law or regulation as permitted by law;
(3) the law enforcement officer requests release of the law enforcement officer’s personal contact information from a state or local government agency for a specific purpose and for a limited time; or
(4) the personal contact information is included in a collision report or uniform traffic ticket maintained and provided by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles as permitted by law.
(C) Information protected under the provisions of this article may be disclosed to another governmental agency, under subpoena, by order of the court, or upon written consent of the eligible law enforcement officer.
(D) Any personal contact information as defined under this article must be redacted from any public document otherwise eligible to be released under any other provision of law. The provisions of this article must not be construed to prevent the disclosure of any other otherwise public information allowed by law.
(E) A governmental agency that redacts or withholds information under this article shall provide to the requestor a description of the redacted or withheld information and a citation to this act.
(F) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit access to otherwise protected information in public records by applicable law including, but not limited to, the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (18 U.S.C.A. Section 2721, et seq.) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.).