South Carolina H 3064: Luring a child

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2025-2026 Bill 3064 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3064

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENdING SEctiON 
17-5-535, RELatING TO PERSonS AUTHORIZED TO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS OF AN 
AUTOPSY, so AS TO RESTRUCTURE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHiCH PHOtoGRAPHS AND 
VIDEOS OF AN AuTOPSY MAY BE DISSEMINATED.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 17-5-535 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
17-5-535. (A) Photographs, videos, 
or other visual images and audio recordings of or related to the performance of 
an autopsy shall only be viewed by or disseminated to:

 (1) 
the coroner or the medical examiner, or both, and their staff;

 (2) 
members of law enforcement agencies, for official use only;

 (3) parents of the 
deceased, surviving spouse, children, guardian, personal representative next of 
kin, and any other person given permission or authorization to view or possess 
the visual images by the personal representative of the deceased's estate;

 (4)(3) those involved in a judicial or administrative 
proceeding related to the death of the subject of the photograph, video, other 
visual image or audio recordings including, but not limited to:

 (a) 
parties to a civil suit arising from, related to, or relevant to the death or 
autopsy of the subject of the photograph, video, other visual image or audio 
recordings, and the attorneys for the parties and the staff of the attorneys;

 (b) 
a person charged with a crime arising from, related to or relevant to the death 
or autopsy of the subject of the photograph, video, other visual image or audio 
recordings, and the person's attorney and the staff of the attorney;

 (c) 
staff of the prosecutor's office considering or prosecuting criminal charges 
arising from, related to or relevant to the death or autopsy of the subject of 
the photograph, video, other visual image or audio recordings;

 (d) 
lay and expert witnesses conferred with, consulted or retained by a party or an 
attorney considering or involved in a legal or administrative proceeding 
arising from, related to or relevant to the death or autopsy of the subject of 
the photograph, video, other visual image or audio recordings;

 (e) 
judges and administrative hearing officers, as well as their staff, involved in 
a judicial or administrative proceeding arising from, related to or relevant to 
the death or autopsy of the subject of the photograph, video, other visual 
image or audio recordings; and

 (f) 
members of any jury, including grand juries, petit juries and coroner's juries, 
empanelled to hear or decide any issue arising from, related to or relevant to 
the death or autopsy of the subject of the photograph, video, other visual 
image or audio recordings;

 (5)(4) physicians and other persons consulted by or 
supervising the physicians or persons who were involved in the performance of 
the autopsy of the subject of the photograph, video, other visual images, or 
audio recordings; and

 (6)(5) a person who receives such photographs, videos, or 
other visual images pursuant to a validly issued court order, after notice and 
opportunity to object are provided to the personal representative of the 
deceased's estate.

 These photographs and 
videos must be released and disseminated only as authorized by this section.

 (B) Photographs, videos, or other 
visual images and audio recordings of or related to the performance of an 
autopsy are allowed to be viewed by and may be disseminated, at the discretion 
of the coroner, to parents of the deceased, surviving spouse, children, 
guardian, personal representative, next of kin, and any other person given 
permission or authorization to view or possess the visual images by the 
personal representative of the deceased's estate.

 (B)(C) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection 
(A), a photograph, video, other visual image of an autopsy, or an audio 
recording of an autopsy, or a combination of each of these items, after all 
information immediately identifying the decedent has been redacted and after 
making facial recognition anonymous to the extent reasonably possible if 
lawfully obtained or possessed may be used for:

 (1) 
legitimate medical scientific teaching or training purposes;

 (2) 
legitimate teaching or training of law enforcement personnel;

 (3) 
teaching or training of attorneys or other individuals with a professional need 
to use or understand forensic science or public health;

 (4) 
conferring with medical or scientific experts in the field of forensic science 
or public health; or

 (5) 
publication in a scientific or medical or legal journal or textbook.

 (C)(D) A person who vio