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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-13-05 Protective custody; procedures
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(A) Except as provided for in Sections 56-5-2930 and 56-5-2950, if a law enforcement officer observes a person conducting himself in a manner that causes the law enforcement officer to reasonably believe that the person is mentally ill or is suffering from chemical dependency and…
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-13-10 Detention of individual pending removal to facility
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Pending his removal to a State mental health facility an individual taken into custody or ordered to be admitted may be temporarily detained in his home, a licensed foster home or any other suitable facility under such reasonable conditions as the county governing body, superviso…
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-13-20 Admission of resident ordered committed by foreign court
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Any individual, legally a resident of this State, ordered to be admitted to any mental health facility under the laws of any other state, may be admitted, upon satisfactory proof of residence, to care and treatment in any State mental health facility of this State. The orders of …
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-13-30 Removal of patient or trainee who is not a citizen of this State
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Unless he was admitted pursuant to the Interstate Compact on Mental Health as set out in Section 44-25-20 or a supplementary agreement thereto, if any person admitted to a State mental health facility is not a citizen of this State, the superintendent of the facility concerned sh…