S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-540
The coroner or medical examiner, within twenty-four hours or one working day, whichever occurs first, must notify the Department of Child Fatalities when a child dies in the county he serves:
HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 73, Section 1; 2014 Act No. 281 (H.3102), Section 10, eff June 10, 2014.