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South Carolina Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)
Info: No current duty — the 2024 permitless-carry law removed it.
InfoVerified Jul 18, 2026
No current duty — the 2024 permitless-carry law removed it. H.3594 (Act 111, eff. March 7, 2024) rewrote § 23-31-215, and the former subsection (K) duty to inform and present the permit when an officer requests identification no longer exists; today's (K) only requires reporting a lost/stolen permit card to SLED within 48 hours. Anyone 18+ not prohibited may carry openly or concealed.
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