Any retail or wholesale film processor or photo finisher who is requested to develop film, and any computer technician working with a computer who views an image of a child younger than eighteen years of age or appearing to be younger than eighteen years of age who is engaging in sexual conduct, sexual performance, or a sexually explicit posture must report the name and address of the individual requesting the development of the film, or of the owner or person in possession of the computer to law enforcement officials in the state and county or municipality from which the film was originally forwarded. Compliance with this section does not give rise to any civil liability on the part of anyone making the report.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-850
Film processor or computer technician to report film or computer images containing sexually explicit pictures of minors
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Cardwell (2015)
Most recently applied in State v. Cardwell (January 2019)
1987 Act No. 168 SECTION 4; 2001 Act No. 81, SECTION 3.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.