All departments, officers, agencies and institutions of the State shall cooperate with the system in carrying out its duties. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all departments, officers, agencies and institutions of the State may, on the behalf of a person with a developmental or other disability, request the system to provide protection and advocacy services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any program or facility shall permit the system to inspect and copy any record or documents provided for in Section 43-33-370(2).
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-33-400
Cooperation with departments, officers, agencies, and institutions; requests for system to provide protection and advocacy services; inspection and copying of records
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. v. Buscemi (2016)
Most recently applied in Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. v. Buscemi (June 2016)
1979 Act No. 48 SECTION 10; 1980 Act No. 465; 2017 Act No. 52 (S.325), SECTION 7, eff May 19, 2017.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.