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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1430

Notice of identification of lead-based hazard; order that it be remediated; appeals

Known as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (16 sections).

1979 Act No. 78, SECTION 13; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1122; 2005 Act No. 142, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2005.

(A) If a child resides in a dwelling or dwelling unit or is routinely present at a childcare facility in which a lead-based hazard has been identified, the department shall:

(1) post in or upon the dwelling, dwelling unit, or childcare facility, in a conspicuous place, notice of the existence of the hazard. The notice must not be removed until the department determines that the identified lead-based hazard has been remediated.

(2) give written notice of the existence of the lead-based hazard to the householder occupying the dwelling, dwelling unit, or childcare facility.

(3) give written notice of the existence of the lead-based hazard to the property owner and order that the hazard be remediated within a reasonable period of time.

(B) The property owner of a building subject to this article has the right to appeal the order of the department as a contested case.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.