S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-280
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SECTION 23-3-280. Release of information.
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The following may make inquiries of, and receive data or information from, the MPIC: (a) Any police, law enforcement, or criminal justice agency investigating a report of a missing or unidentified person or child, whether living or deceased. (b) A court, upon a finding by the court that access to the data, information, or records of the MPIC may be necessary for the determination of an issue before the court. (c) Any solicitor of a judicial circuit in this State or the solicitor's designee or representative. (d) Any person engaged in bona fide research when approved by the Chief; provided, no names or addresses may be supplied to this person.
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