All sheriff's and police departments in South Carolina shall make available to the Criminal Justice Records Division of the State Law Enforcement Division for the purpose of recordation and classification all fingerprints taken in criminal investigations resulting in convictions. The State Law Enforcement Division shall pay for the costs of such program and prepare the necessary regulations and instructions for the implementation of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-40
Recordation and classification of fingerprints taken in criminal investigations
1962 Code SECTION 53-35; 1971 (57) 998.
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