Defense · South Carolina
South Carolina for defense AI workflows
South Carolina in defense AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.
01 / State law
South Carolina's AI laws
| Law | Status | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse (AI-generated) | In force | Makes producing, distributing or possessing obscene depictions of minors, including computer-generated images, a felony and adds it to the sex offender registry. |
| Morphed images of identifiable minors | In force | Extends sexual exploitation of minors offences to 'morphed images', including computer-generated images altered to depict an identifiable minor. |
| Unauthorized disclosure of intimate images (incl. digitally forged) | In force | Criminalises disclosing intimate images without consent, including 'digitally forged' images made with machine-learning techniques; felony with fines up to $5,000 and five years for a first offence with intent to harm. |
| Real estate licensees responsible for AI-assisted work product | In force | Makes real estate licensees responsible for all work product they produce, including work produced with AI or machine learning. |
| Chatbot Protection Act | Failed | Would have restricted chatbot activities with minors, required age verification and parental consent, and created a private action with up to $5,000 per violation; reported from Senate committee May 6, 2026, no floor vote. |
| Protecting Children from Chatbots Act | Failed | Would have required a limited-access chatbot mode, age verification and harm-incident reporting for minors; never left committee. |
02 / In this sector
In a defense AI workflow
South Carolina's AI-specific laws are criminal statutes enacted in 2025 covering computer-generated child sexual abuse material, morphed images of identifiable minors and machine-learning 'digitally forged' intimate images, plus a 2024 real-estate law making licensees responsible for AI-assisted work product. Chatbot bills for minors (S 896, H 5476/S 1037) did not pass before the 2025-26 session ended in 2026.
Program office leads and ATO-package owners.
NIST AI RMF · DoW RAI · OMB M-25-21.
Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits
Keep a record anyone can check
When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.
A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.
The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.
Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.
A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.
SOURCES
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South Carolina Legislature
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