South Carolina Code § 30-2-340

Petition for compliance; liability of register of deeds or clerk of court.
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Any affected individual may petition the court for an order directing compliance with this section. Liability may not accrue to a register of deeds or clerk of court or to his agents for claims or damages that arise from a social security number or other identifying information on the public record.
Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act
Editor's Note
2024 Act No. 220 SECTION 1, provides as follows:
"SECTION 1. The effective date of Act No. 56 of 2023, which enacted the 'Law Enforcement and Personal Privacy Protection Act' and the 'Judicial Privacy Protection Act', is delayed from July 1, 2024, until July 1, 2025."
2025 Act No. 4, SECTION 3, provides as follows:
"SECTION 3. The effective date of Act 56 of 2023, which enacted the 'Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act' and the 'Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act,' is delayed from July 1, 2025, until January 1, 2026."
2025 Act No. 4, SECTION 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. The Office of Court Administration and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy shall collaborate to create the designated form for law enforcement officers and for judges to use to request a state or local government agency restrict public access to personal contact information in disclosed records. The form shall include a disclaimer to inform the requesting party the request is specific to the state or local government agency and will not be provided to other entities or apply to changes in personal contact information. The form must contain fields for the following:
"(1) the requesting party's personal information including, but not limited to, legal name, date of birth, home address, driver's license information, personal email address, and where applicable, tax map numbers;
"(2) the dates of service and status of service;
"(3) the location of personal contact information in disclosed records by instrument number, book and page number of the copy or image, docket number, file number, vehicle identification number or title number; and
"(4) an exception section to notify a state or local government agency of rescission of the request to restrict personal contact information and to permit disclosure of personal contact information for a specific purpose and for a limited time.
"A state or local government agency may provide a supplemental form for the purposes of identifying information needed by the state or local government agency to address the eligible requesting party's request."

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