{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-540","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-540","heading":"Coroner or medical examiner to notify Department of Child Fatalities of certain child deaths.","body":"The coroner or medical examiner, within twenty-four hours or one working day, whichever occurs first, must notify the Department of Child Fatalities when a child dies in the county he serves:\n(1) as a result of violence;\n(2) in any suspicious or unusual manner; or\n(3) when the death is unexpected and unexplained including, but not limited to, possible sudden infant death syndrome.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 5 Coroners and Medical Examiners","ARTICLE 7 Duties of Coroners and Medical Examiners"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:45:39Z","sha256":"8552ac38bf3ff08e606e6d47e8f7a26442c83264bab6cc819ae9943358f989d2","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-535","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-541"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}