Ex Parte: South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, in Re: State of South Carolina v. Rocky A…

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the circuit court, holding that the definition of "intellectual disability" in the South Carolina Intellectual Disability Act (section 44‑20‑30(12))—which requires manifestation during the developmental period—governs involuntary commitment to the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, not the broader definition in chapter 23.