{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-31-120","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-120","heading":"Commitment of tuberculosis patient; duration.","body":"If the judge of probate, after notice and hearing, is satisfied that the petition is well founded, the judge may commit the person to a facility designated by the department, and the commitment continues until the department notifies the probate judge that the person is no longer a threat to the public's health.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 31 Tuberculosis","ARTICLE 3 Emergency Detention and Commitment of Tuberculosis Patients"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c031.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:32:09Z","sha256":"59cbe67f2d98b31128cb5b8a380f64a8b2474b84065b6dfe024c379b0140b62f","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-31-110","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-31-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}