{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-17-810","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-17-810","heading":"Release or discharge upon own recognizance.","body":"Unless in the opinion of the attending physician a person is incapable of caring for himself once released or discharged from a mental health facility, he shall be released or discharged upon his own recognizance. No other party shall sign for his release or discharge unless that party shall be the person who is to care for the released or discharged individual.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 17 Care and Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons","ARTICLE 9 Release, Discharge, and Reconfinement Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:31:09Z","sha256":"dc310ab4701cf21736586deaa0ac74c67b7fc80bea7eed39884ba42fc9430772","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-17-660","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-17-860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}