# S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1020: SECTION 63-19-1020. Instituting proceedings

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T63_C19_A9_S63-19-1020

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1020
- **Heading:** SECTION 63-19-1020. Instituting proceedings
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Article 9 / Section 63-19-1020

## Text

The parent or custodian of a child, an official of a child welfare board, a public official charged by law with the care of the poor, the recognized agents of an agency, association, society, or institution, a person having knowledge or information of a nature which convinces the person that a child is delinquent or that a child, by reason of his own acts in accordance with this chapter, is subject to the jurisdiction of the court, any person who has suffered injury through the delinquency of a child, or an officer having an arrested child in charge, may institute a proceeding respecting the child.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1010 SECTION 63-19-1010. Intake and probation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T63_C19_A9_S63-19-1010.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1020 SECTION 63-19-1020. Instituting proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T63_C19_A9_S63-19-1020.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1030 SECTION 63-19-1030. Prehearing inquiry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T63_C19_A9_S63-19-1030.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-1040 SECTION 63-19-1040. Indigent defense.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T63_C19_A9_S63-19-1040.md)

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