{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-9-2220","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-2220","heading":"\"Appropriate public authorities\" defined.","body":"The \"appropriate public authorities\" as used in Subsection 3 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, with reference to this State, means the South Carolina Department of Social Services for adoptive and foster care purposes. The department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Subsection 3.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 9 Adoptions","ARTICLE 11 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:29Z","sha256":"a53bfbbf75020e7e42dfff3e42a76283d5c5ab4785be8a9a69ce245d0ce4d33d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-9-2210","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-9-2230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}