If the court determines that the reported absence occurred without the knowledge, consent or connivance of the responsible parent or guardian or that a bona fide attempt has been made to control and keep the child in school, the court may declare such child to be a delinquent and subject to the provisions of law in such cases.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-65-70
Court empowered to declare child delinquent
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Interest of Angela H. (1986)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of Angela H. (February 1986)
1962 Code SECTION 21-757.6; 1967 (55) 181.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.