{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-280","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-280","heading":"Release of information.","body":"The following may make inquiries of, and receive data or information from, the MPIC:\n(a) Any police, law enforcement, or criminal justice agency investigating a report of a missing or unidentified person or child, whether living or deceased.\n(b) A court, upon a finding by the court that access to the data, information, or records of the MPIC may be necessary for the determination of an issue before the court.\n(c) Any solicitor of a judicial circuit in this State or the solicitor's designee or representative.\n(d) Any person engaged in bona fide research when approved by the Chief; provided, no names or addresses may be supplied to this person.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 3 South Carolina Law Enforcement Division","ARTICLE 5 Missing Person Information Center"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:49:44Z","sha256":"6b93e8c4f34e49a651517082ef0e5c8c3d17c469f1a48531ea7930378cf45502","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-270","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}