As used in item (a) of Subsection 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this State means the Department of Social Services as the compact administrator.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-2230
"Appropriate authority in receiving state" defined
Known as the South Carolina Children's Code
The act spans §§ 63–63 (451 sections).
2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.