{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-970","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-970","heading":"Children of incarcerated women.","body":"The local office of the department responsible for the county of the mother's legal residence must provide, direct, or coordinate the appropriate and timely delivery of services to children born of incarcerated mothers where no provision has been made for placement of the child outside the prison setting. Referral of these cases to the appropriate local office is the responsibility of the agency or institution having custody of the mother.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 7 Child Protection and Permanency","ARTICLE 3 Identification, Investigation, and Intervention","Subarticle 5 Intake and Investigation Duties of the Department of Social Services"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:24Z","sha256":"6482d97137c22545ddd27540d914a9db3b5bcabb157c60c019bac4a910d38295","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-960","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-980"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}