Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4516 Primary Sponsor:Rogers Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child abuse, medical examinations Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Computer Document Number:NO5/8155.BD Introduced Date:Mar 04, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 04, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rogers Waites G. Bailey Barber Harrison Phillips Farr Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4516 House Mar 04, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PHOTOGRAPHS AND EXAMINATIONS OF CHILDREN SUBJECT TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT, SO AS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-530 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 20-7-530. Any A person required to report under Section 20-7-510 may take, or cause to be taken, color photographs of the areas of trauma visible on a child who is the subject of a report and, if medically indicated, cause to be performed a radiological examination or a medical examination for sexual and physical abuse, or both, of the child without the consent of the child's parents or guardians. All photographs, negatives, and copies of them shall must be sent to the appropriate local child protective service agency or county department of social services at the time when a report pursuant to Section 20-7-510 is made, or as soon thereafter after that time as possible."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.