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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-11-2230

Definitions

Known as the South Carolina Children's Code

The act spans §§ 63–63 (451 sections).

2018 Act No. 160 (S.805), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2019.

For purposes of this article:

(1) "Critical incident" means the fatality, near fatality, or serious bodily or emotional injury of a child who is in the custody of or receiving services from a state agency, or circumstances that result in a reasonable belief that a state agency failed in its duty to protect a child, resulting in the imminent risk or suffering of serious bodily or emotional injury, or death, of a child.

(2) "State agency" means an agency as provided in Section 63-11-2240(A).

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