A person who learns or reasonably suspects that the person is the victim of identity theft may initiate a law enforcement investigation by reporting to a local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the person's actual legal residence. The law enforcement agency shall take the report, provide the complainant with a copy of the report, and begin an investigation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-20-130
Initiating law enforcement investigation of identity theft
Known as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code
The act spans §§ 37–37 (347 sections).
2008 Act No. 190, SECTION 2, eff December 31, 2008; 2013 Act No. 15, SECTION 2, eff April 23, 2013.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.