{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-2400","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-11-2400","heading":"South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol; failure to comply with protocol.","body":"In the investigation of a known or suspected crime against a child, a multidisciplinary team must follow the South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol as developed by the South Carolina Children's Justice Act Task Force and the South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers. Failure to comply with the South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol may not be used by the defense in any prosecution and is not grounds for dismissal of any criminal charge, nor does it provide any cause of action against any state agency, political subdivision, member of a multidisciplinary team, member of any prosecutor's office, member of any law enforcement agency, or law enforcement officer.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 11 Children's Services Agencies","ARTICLE 24 South Carolina Child Abuse Response Protocol"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:34Z","sha256":"58d7c037def8874306b19881f052f63c83798a2f2f4453b0dec1ef674bf30485","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-2295","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-11-2410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}