S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-1050 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 10 / Section 23-31-1050
SECTION 23-31-1050. Definitions for Sections 23-31-1030 and 23-31-1040.
Status: in_force

As used in Section 23-31-1030 and Section 23-31-1040: (1) "Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in a firearm other than an antique firearm. The term does not include: (a) a shotgun shot or pellet not designed for use as the single, complete projectile load for one shotgun hull or casing; or (b) an unloaded, nonmetallic shotgun hull or casing not having a primer. (2) "Antique firearm" means: (a) a firearm, including a firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system, manufactured in or before 1898; and (b) a replica of a firearm described in subitem (a) if such replica: (i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire-fixed ammunition; or (ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire-fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade. (3) "Firearm" means a weapon, including a starter gun, which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of such weapon; a firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or a destructive device; but the term does not include an antique firearm. In the case of a licensed collector, the term means only curios and relics. (4) "Firearm frame or receiver" means that part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breechblock, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel. (5) "Firearm muffler or firearm silencer" means a device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-39-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 39 / Section 23-39-90
SECTION 23-39-90. Promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter is hereby vested in the Commissioner. (b) The Commissioner shall cause the regulations promulgated under this chapter to conform with the regulations established pursuant to the Federal Hazardous Substance Act.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-35-150 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 35 / Section 23-35-150
SECTION 23-35-150. Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the State Fire Marshal or the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety, unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished: (1) for a first offense, by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days; (2) for a second offense, by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than sixty days, or both; (3) for a third offense, by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or imprisonment of not less than ninety days nor more than one year, or both. In addition to the above penalties, the license of any wholesaler, jobber, or retailer must be permanently revoked upon conviction for a third offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-7-30 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-7-30
SECTION 23-7-30. Oath; bond.
Status: in_force

All special state constables appointed under this chapter are required to take the oath prescribed by Article III, Section 26 of the Constitution of 1895. Every such special state constable must give and file in the office of the Secretary of State a surety bond in the penal sum of two thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-430 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 23-9-430
SECTION 23-9-430. Payment by county treasurers to State Firemen's Association.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Section 23-9-370 and to defray the expenses thereof, each county treasurer shall pay over to the treasurer of the South Carolina State Firemen's Association the sum of five percent of the gross proceeds received annually by each county, town, or unincorporated community from the one percent tax on fire insurance allocated to the city, town, or community. The sums so paid must be expended for the sole purpose of the betterment and maintenance of skillful and efficient fire departments within the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23-3-120
SECTION 23-3-120. Reports of criminal data and fingerprints by law-enforcement agencies and court officials; taking of fingerprints.
Status: in_force

(A) All law enforcement agencies and court officials must report all criminal data and related information within their respective jurisdictions to the State Law Enforcement Division's Central Record Repository at such times and in such form as the State Law Enforcement Division requires. This information must include criminal data and related information regarding juveniles charged with offenses pursuant to Section 63-19-2020. (B) A person subjected to a lawful custodial arrest for a state offense must be fingerprinted at the time the person is booked and processed into a jail or detention facility or other location when the taking of fingerprints is required. Fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency or detention facility pursuant to this section must be submitted to the State Law Enforcement Division's Central Record Repository within three days, excluding weekends and holidays, for the purposes of identifying record subjects and establishing criminal history record information. (C) The Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services must submit the fingerprints of persons taken into custody to the State Law Enforcement Division's Central Record Repository within three days after incarceration or intake, excluding weekends and holidays. Information concerning the probation segment of a criminal history record is not required if that information is established in the record. Editor's Note 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 4.A, provides as follows: "This SECTION may be cited as the 'South Carolina Protection from Violence Against Women and Children Act'." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 4.I, provides as follows: "This SECTION takes effect on January 1, 2009. However, the implementation of the procedures provided for in this SECTION is contingent upon the State Law Enforcement Division's receipt of funds necessary to implement these provisions. Until the provisions of this SECTION are fully funded and executed, implementation of the provisions of this SECTION shall not prohibit the collection and testing of DNA samples by the methods allowed prior to the implementation of this SECTION from persons convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or on probation or parole for those crimes listed in Section 23-3-620. Upon this SECTION taking effect, a South Carolina law enforcement agency, which has in its possession any DNA samples that have been included in the State DNA Database, immediately must destroy and dispose of the DNA samples in accordance with regulations promulgated by SLED pursuant to Section 23-3-640." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "The provisions of Section 17-28-350 become effective upon the signature of the Governor. All other provisions become effective January 1, 2009. The enactment of these provisions prior to the effective date indicates the intent of the General Assembly that statewide laws or practices shall exist to ensure additional procedures for post-conviction DNA testing, and proper preservation of biological evidence connected to murder, rape, and nonnegligent homicide in order that application for available federal funds shall be made by the appropriate agencies and considered by the appropriate federal agencies prior to the effective date." Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in subsection (B), in the first sentence added the final clause starting with "at the time the person is booked."
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-50-55 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 50 / Section 23-50-55
SECTION 23-50-55. Immunity of persons communicating with and associated with council and crimestoppers organization.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who communicates a privileged communication to the council or a crimestoppers organization is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the privileged communication unless the communication was grossly negligent or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the rights of others. (B) A person who in the course and scope of the person's duties or functions receives, forwards, or acts on a privileged communication or protected record is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was grossly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the rights of others. (C) Members, officers, directors, employees, and agents of the council and certified crimestoppers organizations are immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was grossly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the rights of others. (D) Only crimestoppers organizations that are members of and in good standing with the council are the beneficiaries of the immunities contained in this section. (E) Crimestoppers organizations that fail to meet the requirements set forth by the council, fail to maintain membership in the council, or fail to maintain their nonprofit status under applicable statutes and regulations and their members, officers, directors, employees, and agents lose their immunity from civil liability as set forth in this section from the point in time that any of the above listed events occurs. The immunities for actions taken prior to a listed event occurring remain.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-28-80 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 28 / Section 23-28-80
SECTION 23-28-80. Additional training for reserve officers desiring to become full-time officers.
Status: in_force

A reserve who has been in active status for at least two years who desires to become a full-time law enforcement officer, upon application and completion of other existing requirements, may be accepted at the Law Enforcement Training Council for such additional hours of training as considered necessary. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment substituted "Law Enforcement Training Council" for "South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy" and made nonsubstantive language changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-4-330 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 23-4-330
SECTION 23-4-330. Consultation with committee by other agencies.
Status: in_force

The Office of Criminal Justice Programs shall consult with and seek the advice of the Judicial Planning Committee in carrying out its functions under Article 9 of the chapter insofar as they affect the state court system. In addition, any grant of federal or other funds made or approved by the committee which is to be implemented in the court system and related functions such as prosecution and public defense shall be submitted to the Judicial Planning Committee for its review and recommendations before being presented to the committee for its action.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-47-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 47 / Section 23-47-50
SECTION 23-47-50. Subscriber billing.
Status: in_force

(A) The maximum 911 landline charge that a subscriber may be billed for an individual local exchange access facility must be in accordance with the following scale: Tier I—1,000 to 40,999 access lines—$1.50 for start-up costs, $1.00 for on-going costs. Tier II—41,000 to 99,999 access lines—$1.00 for start-up costs, $.60 for on-going costs. Tier III—more than 100,000 access lines—$.75 for start-up costs, $.50 for on-going costs. Start-up includes a combination of recurring and nonrecurring costs and up to a maximum of fifty local exchange lines per account. For bills rendered on or after the effective date of this act, for any individual local exchange access facility that is capable of simultaneously carrying multiple voice and data transmissions, a subscriber must be billed a number of 911 charges equal to: (a) the number of outward voice transmission paths activated on such a facility in cases where the number of activated outward voice transmission paths can be modified by the subscriber only with the assistance of the service supplier; or (b) five, where the number of activated outward voice transmission paths can be modified by the subscriber without the assistance of the service supplier. The total number of 911 charges remains subject to the maximum of fifty 911 charges per account set forth above. (B) Every local telephone subscriber served by the 911 system is liable for the 911 landline charge imposed. A service supplier has no obligation to take any legal action to enforce the collection of the 911 charges for which a subscriber is billed. However, a collection action may be initiated by the local government that imposed the charges. Reasonable costs and attorneys' fees associated with that collection action may be awarded to the local government collecting the 911 landline charges. (C) The local government subscribing to 911 service is ultimately responsible to the service supplier for all 911 installation, service, equipment, operation, and maintenance charges owed to the service supplier. Upon request by the local government, the service supplier shall provide a list of amounts uncollected along with the names and addresses of telephone subscribers who have identified themselves as refusing to pay the 911 landline charges. Taxes due on a 911 system service provided by the service supplier must be billed to the local government subscribing to the service. State and local taxes do not apply to the 911 charge billed to the telephone subscriber. (D) Service suppliers that collect 911 landline charges on behalf of the local government are entitled to retain two percent of the gross 911 landline charges remitted to the local government as an administrative fee. The service supplier shall remit the remainder of charges collected during the month to the fiscal offices of the local government. The 911 landline charges collected by the service supplier must be remitted to the local government within forty-five days of the end of the month during which such charges were collected and must be deposited by and accounted for by the local government in a separate restricted fund known as the "emergency telephone system fund" maintained by the local government. The local government may invest the money in the fund in the same manner that other monies of the local government are invested and income earned from the investment must be deposited into the fund. Monies from this fund are totally restricted to use in the 911 system. (E)(1) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with generally accepted accounting standards, the "emergency telephone system" fund must be included in the annual audit of the local government. The audit must include a review of the accounting controls over the collection, reporting, and disbursement of 911 funds and a supplementary schedule detailing revenue and expenses by category as authorized in this chapter. If the annual audit contains a finding of any inappropriate use of 911 funds, the local government must restore these funds within ninety days of the completion of the audit. (2) The local government must provide the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office a copy of the audit report regarding this compliance within sixty days of the completion of the audit. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall review these audits on a regular basis and report to the board any findings or concerns. In conducting this review, the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office may request additional information from the local government. If a local government fails to provide a copy of the audit or any requested additional information, or correct any findings identified in the audit, the board may withhold funding pursuant to subsection (G). (F) Fees collected by the service supplier pursuant to this section are not subject to any tax, fee, or assessment, nor are they considered revenue of the service supplier. A monthly 911 charge is levied for each Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) connection with a place of primary use in South Carolina as defined by the Federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act (4 U.S.C. 124C8), to include: (a) the residential street address or the primary business street address of the customer, and (b) within the licensed service area of the home service provider. The amount of the levy must be approved annually by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office at a level not to exceed the average monthly landline telephone (local exchange access facility) 911 charges paid in South Carolina. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and the committee may calculate the CMRS 911 charge based upon a review of one or more months during the year preceding the calculation of landline telephone (local exchange access facility) charges paid in South Carolina. The CMRS 911 wireless charge must have uniform application and must be imposed throughout the State; however, trunks or service lines used to supply service to CMRS providers shall not be subject to a CMRS 911 levy. Prepaid wireless telecommunications service is subject to the 911 charge set forth in Section 23-47-68 and not to the CMRS 911 wireless charge set forth in this subsection. On or before the twentieth day of the second month succeeding each monthly collection of the CMRS 911 wireless charges, every CMRS provider shall file with the Department of Revenue a return under oath, in a form prescribed by the department, showing the total amount of fees collected for the month and, at the same time, shall remit to the department the fees collected for that month. The department shall place the collected fees on deposit with the State Treasurer. The funds collected pursuant to this subsection are not general fund revenue of the State and must be kept by the State Treasurer in a fund separate and apart from the general fund to be expended as provided in Section 23-47-65. (G)(1) Fees collected by the service supplier pursuant to this section are not subject to any tax, fee, or assessment, nor are they considered revenue of the service supplier. (2) Except as provided in Section 23-47-68(B), a 911 charge imposed under this chapter shall be added to the billing by the service supplier to the service subscriber and must be stated separately. (3) A billed subscriber shall be liable for any 911 charge imposed under this chapter until it has been paid to the service supplier. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment, in the undesignated paragraph in subsection (A), substituted "per" for "an" in the first sentence, and added the next two sentences regarding 911 charges; in subsection (F), added the 6th sentence regarding prepaid wireless service; in subsection (G)(2), substituted "Except as provided in Section 23-47-68(B), a 911 charge imposed under this chapter" for "A 911 charge, including a CMRS 911 charge,"; and in subsection (G)(2), deleted ", including a CMRS 911 charge," following "911 charge". 2019 Act No. 60, SECTION 4, in (A), substituted "911 landline charge" for "911 charge"; in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "911 landline charge" for "911 charge" and in the fourth sentence, substituted "911 landline charges" for "911 charges";in (C), in the second sentence, substituted "911 landline charges" for "911 charges"; in (D), in the first, second, and third sentences, substituted "911 landline charges" for "911 charges"; rewrote (E) and (F); and in (G)(2), substituted "must be stated" for "may be stated".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-43-180 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 43 / Section 23-43-180
SECTION 23-43-180. Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

The council may obtain injunctive relief from an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 to enjoin the sale, delivery, or installation of modular building units or of buildings utilizing such components, for which certification is required under this chapter, upon an affidavit of the council specifying the manner in which the modular building units do not conform to the requirements of this chapter or applicable regulations. The council may obtain injunctive relief from an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 to enjoin any local government from promulgating, adopting, or enforcing any ordinance, rules, regulations, or construction codes and standards for modular building units which are not consistent with this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-270 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 23-3-270
SECTION 23-3-270. Notification requirements.
Status: in_force

Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, public or private agency or entity, or any person responsible for a missing person, who submits a missing person report to a law enforcement agency or to the MPIC, after having first submitted the missing person report to the appropriate law enforcement agency, immediately shall notify the law enforcement agency and the MPIC of any individual whose location has been determined. The MPIC shall instigate and confirm the deletion of the individual's records from the FBI/NCIC's missing person file, as long as there are no grounds for criminal prosecution, and follow up with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the records. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment inserted "or any person responsible for a missing person", substituted "immediately shall notify" for "shall immediately notify", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23-3-90
SECTION 23-3-90. Criminal history record checks; fingerprints.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section governs the authorizations and procedures that apply when an agency in this State is authorized by statute to request state and federal criminal history record checks to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), supported by fingerprints. (B) SLED is authorized to retain these fingerprints and to provide notification to authorized recipients of any criminal history record changes. Retained fingerprints may be searched by future submissions to SLED, including latent fingerprint searches, and appropriate responses may be sent to authorized recipients. (C) SLED, upon the request of an authorized recipient, may submit fingerprints collected to the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and the FBI is authorized to retain these fingerprints within the NGI system. Retained fingerprints may be searched by future submissions to the NGI system, including latent fingerprint searches, and appropriate responses may be sent to SLED and authorized recipients. (D) The results of these criminal history record checks and notifications must only be reported to SLED and authorized recipients and cannot be further disseminated. (E) SLED may charge a reasonable fee for the collection and retention of fingerprints. SLED may charge an additional reasonable fee to agencies who elect to receive notifications from the NGI system. (F) The following definitions apply to this section: (1) "Agency" means offices, departments, bureaus, and other subdivisions associated with a particular government agency's organizational structure. (2) "Authorized recipients" means the agency authorized to receive criminal history record information (CHRI) by a statute that has been approved by the FBI pursuant to Pub. L. 92-544 or any other applicable federal law. Editor's Note 2025 Act No. 30, SECTION 3, provides as follows: "SECTION 3. Nothing contained in this section may be construed to repeal, replace, or preclude application of any other statute."
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-1300 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 23-3-1300
SECTION 23-3-1300. Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
Status: in_force

(A) The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) shall create and operate a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. SLED may contract with state or nonstate entities including, but not limited to, private software and technology providers, for the creation, operation, and maintenance of the system. (B) All medical facilities, law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratories, or other persons or entities that collect evidence for, or receive, store, analyze, maintain, or preserve sexual assault kits, must participate in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system for the purpose of tracking the location and status of all sexual assault kits in their custody. Participation must begin according to the implementation schedule established by SLED. (C) The statewide sexual assault kit tracking system must: (1) track the location and status of sexual assault kits throughout the criminal justice process, including the initial collection in examinations performed at medical facilities, receipt and storage at law enforcement agencies, receipt and analysis at forensic laboratories, and storage and any destruction after completion of analysis; (2) allow participating entities who have custody of sexual assault kits to update and track the status and location of the kits; (3) allow victims of sexual assault to anonymously track or receive updates regarding the status of their sexual assault kits; and (4) use electronic or other technologies which allow for continuous access. (D) SLED may use a phased implementation process in order to launch the system and facilitate entry and use of the system for entities required to participate pursuant to subsection (B). SLED may phase in initial participation according to region, volume, or other appropriate classifications. All entities must participate fully in the system no later than June 1, 2022. SLED shall submit a report on the current status and plan for launching the system, including the plan for phased implementation, to the House and Senate Judiciary committees and the Governor by January 1, 2021. (E) SLED shall submit a semiannual report on the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system to the House and Senate Judiciary committees and the Governor. SLED may publish the current report on its website. The first report is due July 31, 2022, and subsequent reports are due January thirty-first and July thirty-first of each year. The report must include the: (1) total number of sexual assault kits in the system statewide and by jurisdiction; (2) total and semiannual number of sexual assault kits where forensic analysis has been completed statewide and by jurisdiction; (3) number of sexual assault kits added to the system in the reporting period statewide and by jurisdiction; (4) total and semiannual number of sexual assault kits where forensic analysis has been requested but not completed statewide and by jurisdiction; (5) average and median length of time for sexual assault kits to be submitted for forensic analysis after being added to the system, including separate sets of data for all sexual assault kits in the system statewide and by jurisdiction and for sexual assault kits added to the system in the reporting period statewide and by jurisdiction; (6) average and median length of time for forensic analysis to be completed on sexual assault kits after being submitted for analysis, including separate sets of data for all sexual assault kits in the system statewide and by jurisdiction and for sexual assault kits added to the system in the reporting period statewide and by jurisdiction; (7) total and semiannual number of sexual assault kits destroyed or removed from the system statewide and by jurisdiction; (8) total number of sexual assault kits, statewide and by jurisdiction, where forensic analysis has not been completed and six months or more have passed since those sexual assault kits were added to the system; and (9) total number of sexual assault kits, statewide and by jurisdiction, where forensic analysis has not been completed and one year or more has passed since those sexual assault kits were added to the system. (F) For the purpose of reports under subsection (E), a sexual assault kit must be assigned to the jurisdiction associated with the law enforcement agency anticipated to receive the sexual assault kit or otherwise in custody of the sexual assault kit. (G) SLED shall establish guidelines to ensure that the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system protects victim information from disclosure to nonparticipating entities. Except as otherwise required for reporting under subsection (E), information maintained in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system is confidential and not a public record as defined in Section 30-4-20(C).
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-40
SECTION 23-27-40. Organization; vacancies; compensation.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the election, if a majority of the votes cast be in favor of establishing such district, the commissioners shall meet and organize as the board of commissioners of such special police district and they shall draw, by lot, the commissioners who shall hold office for the two, four and six year terms respectively. At the organization meeting and following the election of any commissioner thereafter they shall elect one of their number as chairman and another as secretary who shall keep a record of the deliberations of the board. In the event of any vacancy on the commission the remaining members of the commission shall elect a commissioner to fill the unexpired term. They shall serve without compensation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-21-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-21-40
SECTION 23-21-40. Meetings; secretary.
Status: in_force

Such board of police commissioners shall hold a stated meeting each month and such other meetings as the public interest may from time to time require. At its first meeting the board shall elect one of the members of the board secretary thereof, who shall keep a record of the proceedings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 23-13-10
SECTION 23-13-10. Appointment; approval by court; responsibility of sheriff for acts of deputy.
Status: in_force

The sheriff may appoint one or more deputies to be approved by the judge of the circuit court or any circuit judge presiding therein. Such appointment shall be evidenced by a certificate thereof, signed by the sheriff, and shall continue during his pleasure. The sheriff shall in all cases be answerable for neglect of duty or misconduct in office of any deputy.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-370 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 5 / Section 23-31-370
SECTION 23-31-370. Special limited license for possession, transportation, and sale of machine guns; violations and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may issue a special limited license for the possession, transportation, and sale of machine guns in this State to persons: (1) who are authorized representatives of a machine gun manufacturer or dealer engaged in demonstrating and selling them to agencies authorized by law to possess them, or (2) who are engaged in professional movie-making or providing services to professional movie-makers who use machine guns as regulated by this article in the course of creating movie "special effects". (b) Applications for the special license authorized by this section must be on a form prescribed by the division, duly sworn to, containing the applicant's name, business and residence address, a record of any criminal charges filed against the applicant in the United States for other than traffic law violations and the disposition of the charges, a description of the machine guns to be possessed, transported, or sold in this State, including their make and serial numbers, the sites within the State to which the machine guns will be transported, and such other information the division considers necessary to implement this section. (c) The division may issue a special license pursuant to this section if it determines that the applicant has not been convicted of any offense other than traffic violations and the applicant clearly qualifies under item (1) or (2) of subsection (a). The special license is valid for a specified period not to exceed six months which must be stated on the license. (d) Any person who knowingly and wilfully makes any false statement for the purpose of obtaining the special license or who violates its terms, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-300 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 23-3-300
SECTION 23-3-300. Toll-free phone line; instructions to callers; communication with law enforcement agencies.
Status: in_force

The MPIC shall provide a toll-free telephone line for anyone to report the disappearance of any individual or the sighting of any missing child or missing person. MPIC personnel shall instruct the caller, in the case of a report concerning the disappearance of an individual, of the requirements contained in Section 23-3-240 of first having to submit a missing person report on the individual to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the area in which the individual became or is believed to have become missing. Any law enforcement agency may retrieve information imparted to the MPIC by means of this phone line. The MPIC must directly communicate any report of a sighting of a missing person or a missing child to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the area of disappearance or sighting.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-43-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 43 / Section 23-43-120
SECTION 23-43-120. Variance orders.
Status: in_force

The council may upon appeal in specific cases authorize variance from regulations to permit certain specified alternatives where the objectives of this chapter may be fulfilled by other means. The basis of its decision must be incorporated into its variance orders.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-21-60 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-21-60
SECTION 23-21-60. Devolving additional duties on board.
Status: in_force

The city council of any city establishing such a board of police commissioners may from time to time, by ordinance, devolve such further duties upon such board and prescribe such further rules and regulations for the government of such board as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-23-115 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23-115
SECTION 23-23-115. Training of officers with Savannah River Site Law Enforcement Department.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person employed as a law enforcement officer with the Savannah River Site Law Enforcement Department, a United States Department of Energy facility, may attend and be trained at the academy in accordance with training and certification standards established by the State. Expenses for mandated and elective training must be established by the academy and paid by the law enforcement officer's employer. An authorized representative of the United States Department of Energy shall certify to the academy that the officer is employed as a law enforcement officer at the Savannah River Site and request the officer's admission to the academy for training. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 225, SECTION 1, twice substituted "academy" for "Criminal Justice Academy".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-210 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 23-3-210
SECTION 23-3-210. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article: (1) "Missing child" means any individual who is under the age of seventeen years whose temporary or permanent residence is in South Carolina, or is believed to be in South Carolina, whose location has not been determined, and who has been reported as missing to a law enforcement agency. (2) "Missing person" means any individual who is seventeen years of age or older, whose temporary or permanent residence is in South Carolina, or is believed to be in South Carolina, whose location has not been determined, and who has been reported as missing to a law enforcement agency. (3) "Missing person report" is a report prepared on a prescribed form for transmitting information about a missing person or a missing child to a law enforcement agency. (4) "Exploited children" are children under the age of eighteen who are placed in positions where they were taken advantage of sexually because of their inability to cognitively assess or resist the contact or who were placed into these positions because of their dependency upon the offender.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 23-6-120
SECTION 23-6-120. Troopers and officers to file or be covered by bond.
Status: in_force

Every officer and trooper commissioned pursuant to this chapter shall file a bond, or be covered by a surety bond, with the department in the amount of not less than two thousand dollars, subscribed by a duly licensed surety company, which shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties. The duties include but are not limited to the prompt and proper accounting of all funds coming into his hands, the payment of any judgment recovered against him in any court of competent jurisdiction upon a cause of action arising out of breach or abuse of official duty or power, or the payment of damages sustained by any member of the public from any unlawful act of such officer or trooper. Coverage under such bond shall not include damage to persons or property arising out of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Such bond may be individual, schedule or blanket and on a form approved by the Attorney General. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-60 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-60
SECTION 23-27-60. Recommendation of personnel for police duty in district.
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners may recommend to the sheriff of the county the personnel for police duty within the district and fix the salaries therefor or it may recommend the discharge of any thereof. Upon such recommendation to him the sheriff may commission the person or persons so recommended as a special deputy sheriff or deputies, but if any person recommended be unsatisfactory to him the sheriff may request the board of commissioners to name others until satisfactory ones are agreed upon.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-190 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 23-6-190
SECTION 23-6-190. Support of Highway Patrol.
Status: in_force

All monies collected in the Department of Public Safety Building Fund, as established in Section 56-3-840 that exceed the annual bond payment and the amount needed for building repair must be utilized by the department to support the Highway Patrol.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-90
SECTION 23-9-90. Power to subpoena witnesses and take testimony in fire investigation; perjury.
Status: in_force

In the conduct of any investigation into the cause, origin, or loss resulting from any fire, the State Fire Marshal shall have the same power and rights relative to securing the attendance of witnesses and the taking of testimony under oath as is conferred upon the Director of the Insurance Department or his designee under Section 38-3-180. False swearing by any such witness shall be deemed to be perjury and shall be subject to punishment as such.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-30 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 23-6-30
SECTION 23-6-30. Duties and powers of department.
Status: in_force

The department shall have the following duties and powers: (1) carry out highway and other related safety programs; (2) engage in driver training and safety activities; (3) enforce the traffic, motor vehicle, commercial vehicle, and related laws; (4) enforce size, weight, and safety enforcement statutes relating to commercial motor vehicles; (5) operate a comprehensive law enforcement personnel training program; (6) promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and Article 7 of this chapter for the administration and enforcement of the powers delegated to the department by law, which shall have the full force and effect of law; (7) operate such programs and disseminate information and material so as to continually improve highway safety; (8) receive and disburse funds and grants, including any donations, contributions, funds, grants, or gifts from private individuals, foundations, agencies, corporations, or the state or federal governments, for the purpose of carrying out the programs and objectives of this chapter; and (9) do all other functions and responsibilities as required or provided for by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-530 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 11 / Section 23-6-530
SECTION 23-6-530. Officers; per diem, mileage and subsistence.
Status: in_force

The council may elect such other officers as it deems necessary from its membership and the members of the council shall serve without pay but are authorized, as eligible, to receive the usual per diem, mileage and subsistence provided for by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-39-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 39 / Section 23-39-10
SECTION 23-39-10. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Hazardous Substances Act.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-280 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 23-13-280
SECTION 23-13-280. Rights, powers, and duties of deputies.
Status: in_force

Any such deputy sheriff: (1) Shall have, do and exercise all the rights, duties and powers prescribed by law for constables or magistrates and such powers as are usually exercised by marshals and policemen of towns and cities; (2) Shall act as a conservator of the peace; (3) Shall take into custody and carry before the nearest magistrate any person who may, in his view, engage in riotous conduct or violation of the peace, refusing upon his command to desist therefrom; (4) Shall arrest any person who may, in his view, commit any felony or misdemeanor and carry him before a court of competent jurisdiction; and (5) Shall execute any and all criminal process from magistrates' courts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-1400 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 23-3-1400
SECTION 23-3-1400. Blue alert program.
Status: in_force

(A) The "Blue Alert Program" is established within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The purpose of the program is to assist law enforcement in the apprehension of a suspect who allegedly kills, seriously injures, or abducts a law enforcement officer by rapidly disseminating information regarding the suspect, and to reduce the suspect's ability to flee thereby posing a serious threat to the safety of others. (B) SLED shall adopt guidelines and establish procedures for issuing a blue alert, including the rapid dissemination of information regarding a suspect through the use of the South Carolina Department of Transportation's electronic traffic signage system and other law enforcement mechanisms. The Chief of SLED shall act as the program's statewide coordinator. (C) To aid in hindering a suspect's ability to flee and threaten citizens, communities, and other law enforcement personnel, SLED shall encourage and recruit television and radio broadcasters and other organizations to assist in the program by quickly disseminating information regarding the suspect. (D) A blue alert may be issued if: (1) a local, state, or federal law enforcement officer is killed, seriously injured, or abducted; and (2) the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction: (a) determines that a suspect poses a serious risk or threat to the public and other law enforcement personnel; (b) possesses sufficient information that could assist in locating the suspect, including information regarding the suspect's vehicle; and (c) recommends the issuance of a blue alert to SLED. (E) SLED may issue a blue alert upon confirmation of the requirements of subsection (D). Upon issuance of a blue alert, information that could assist in locating a suspect may be displayed across the State via the South Carolina Department of Transportation's electronic traffic signage system and other law enforcement mechanisms. Also, the information may be disseminated to organizations assisting with the program. (F) A blue alert may be canceled at the request of the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction or by the Chief of SLED when appropriate.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-75 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23-3-75
SECTION 23-3-75. Administrative subpoena to a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider; disclosure; privacy of information; regulations; applicable federal law.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the State of South Carolina or the Attorney General's designee who is employed by the Attorney General and is an officer of the court. (2) "SLED" means the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. (B) An officer of the court who is employed by SLED may issue an administrative subpoena to a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider for the production of subscriber or customer information as described in subsection (E), not including the contents of any communications, if: (1) SLED has reasonable cause to believe that the information is material to an active investigation of at least one of the following financial crimes: (a) breach of trust with fraudulent intent (Section 16-13-230); (b) obtaining a signature or property by false pretenses (Section 16-13-240); (c) financial identity fraud (Section 16-13-510 et seq); (d) financial transaction card or number theft (Section 16-14-20 et seq); (e) financial transaction card fraud (Section 16-14-60 et seq); (f) computer crimes (Section 16-16-10 et seq); or (g) crimes against a federally chartered or insured financial institution (Section 34-3-110); and (2) SLED is not otherwise able to obtain a warrant or subpoena for the information from a court due to: (a) the court not being able to issue a warrant or subpoena in a timely fashion and the immediate need to obtain the information; or (b) SLED having reasonable cause to believe that obtaining a warrant or subpoena from the court could result in the subscriber or customer, or an agent of the subscriber or customer, destroying, erasing, transferring, or otherwise changing the information in order to knowingly conceal evidence material to an investigation. (C)(1) An administrative subpoena must be made in writing upon oath or affirmation of the officer of the court who is employed by SLED. The officer must sign the administrative subpoena affirming that SLED has reasonable cause to believe that the information is material to an active investigation of at least one of the financial crimes listed in subsection (B)(1), and that SLED is not otherwise able to obtain a warrant or subpoena for the information from a court due to one of the reasons listed in subsection (B)(2). (2) The officer must submit the administrative subpoena to the Attorney General for review prior to issuing the administrative subpoena to a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider. The officer must not issue the administrative subpoena without authorization by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (D). The officer may submit the administrative subpoena with signature to the Attorney General in person, by mail, by facsimile, or by other electronic means. If the officer, after a good faith effort, is not able to submit the administrative subpoena with signature to the Attorney General in person, by mail, by facsimile, or by other electronic means, the officer may orally or electronically explain and affirm the administrative subpoena to the Attorney General. (D)(1) The Attorney General must authorize an officer of the court who is employed by SLED to issue an administrative subpoena to a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider if, after review, the Attorney General determines that SLED has reasonable cause to believe that the information is material to an active investigation of at least one of the financial crimes listed in subsection (B)(1), and that SLED is not otherwise able to obtain a warrant or subpoena for the information from a court due to one of the reasons listed in subsection (B)(2). (2) If the Attorney General authorizes the officer of the court who is employed by SLED to issue the administrative subpoena, the Attorney General must sign and return the administrative subpoena to SLED. The Attorney General may return the administrative subpoena with signature to SLED in person, by mail, by facsimile, or by other electronic means. (3) If the Attorney General, after a good faith effort, is not able to return the administrative subpoena with signature to SLED in person, by mail, by facsimile, or by other electronic means, or the officer of the court employed by SLED was not able to submit the administrative subpoena with signature to the Attorney General and had to orally or electronically explain and affirm the administrative subpoena, the Attorney General may orally or electronically confirm authorization of the administrative subpoena. The Attorney General must return the administrative subpoena with signature to SLED within forty-eight hours after the Attorney General authorizes the administrative subpoena, or by the next business day, if the time period falls on a weekend or holiday, whichever is later. (4) The good faith reliance by the Attorney General as to the information affirmed by SLED to obtain an administrative subpoena constitutes a complete defense to any civil, criminal, or administrative action arising out of the administrative subpoena. The Attorney General is not responsible for any costs related to the defense of any civil, criminal, or administrative action arising out of the administrative subpoena. (E)(1) Upon receipt of an administrative subpoena from SLED, a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider shall disclose, as applicable, the subscriber's or customer's: (a) name; (b) address; (c) local and long distance telephone connection or electronic communication records, or records of session times and durations; (d) length of service, including the start date, and types of service utilized; (e) telephone or instrument number or other customer or subscriber number of identity, including any temporarily assigned network addresses; and (f) means and source of payment for such service, including any credit card or bank account numbers. (2) If a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider fails to obey an administrative subpoena without lawful excuse, SLED may apply to a circuit court having jurisdiction for an order compelling compliance. The financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider may object to the administrative subpoena on the grounds that the administrative subpoena fails to comply with this section, or upon any constitutional or other legal right or privilege. The court may issue an order modifying or setting aside the administrative subpoena or directing compliance with the original administrative subpoena. (3) The good faith reliance by a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider to provide information to SLED pursuant to an administrative subpoena, constitutes a complete defense to any civil, criminal, or administrative action arising out of the administrative subpoena. (F) Information obtained by SLED pursuant to an administrative subpoena must not be made public and is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. (G)(1) SLED is authorized to promulgate permanent regulations, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act in Chapter 23, Title 1, to define the procedures and guidelines needed to issue an administrative subpoena. (2) Pursuant to Section 1-23-130, SLED is authorized to promulgate emergency regulations to define the procedures and guidelines needed to issue an administrative subpoena until such time as permanent regulations are promulgated. The provisions of Section 1-23-130(A), (B), (D), and (E) are applicable to emergency regulations promulgated pursuant to this subitem. The provisions of Section 1-23-130(C) are not applicable to emergency regulations promulgated pursuant to this subitem. An emergency regulation promulgated pursuant to this subitem becomes effective upon issuance and continues for one year unless terminated sooner by SLED or concurrent resolution of the General Assembly. (H) An administrative subpoena must comply with the provisions of federal law 18 U.S.C. Section 2703(c)(2).
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-680 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 23-3-680
SECTION 23-3-680. Promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

SLED shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-41-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 41 / Section 23-41-40
SECTION 23-41-40. Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(a) Any authorized agency or insurance company which receives any information furnished pursuant to this chapter must hold the information in confidence until such time as its release is required pursuant to a criminal or civil action or proceeding. (b) Any authorized agency, its agents or employees, may be required to testify in any litigation in which the insurance company at interest is named as a party until such litigation is completed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-170 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 23-6-170
SECTION 23-6-170. Promotions; adoption of promotion policy.
Status: in_force

No officer or trooper may be promoted to a higher rank until such time as the council adopts a promotion policy for commissioned personnel and officers as provided for in Section 23-6-520.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-7-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-7-50
SECTION 23-7-50. General powers and duties.
Status: in_force

A special state constable possesses all of the rights and powers prescribed by law for magistrates' constables and deputy sheriffs and powers usually exercised by marshals and policemen of towns and cities. He shall act as a conservator of the peace, take into custody and carry before the nearest magistrate any person who commits any misdemeanor or felony in his presence or any felony if he reasonably believes upon prompt information or complaint the person has committed the felony and carry him before a court of competent jurisdiction, and execute any criminal process from magistrates' courts relating to offenses committed upon any of the lands and premises within his jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-35-170 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 35 / Section 23-35-170
SECTION 23-35-170. Powerful explosives, unlawful to sell, possess, or deliver; exceptions, penalties.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, deliver or dispose of dynamite or similar powerful explosives, except ordinary gunpowder, unless such person knows the purchaser or the person to receive such explosive and is satisfied that the explosive is not to be used for killing fish, and then only upon a written application from the person desiring to purchase, stating the purpose for which he desires to use such explosives. A person selling, delivering or disposing of such explosives shall keep a book in which shall be recorded the name of the purchaser or person to whom the explosive is delivered, the quantity sold or so delivered and the date of such sale or delivery. No sale shall be made to a person under the age of eighteen or a person who has been convicted of a felony. Such person selling or keeping for sale the explosives mentioned in this section shall make sworn quarterly reports of such sales, the name and race of the purchaser, the amount sold and the date of sale to the county auditor of each county. The auditor of each county shall forward a copy of all reports to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-510 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 7 / Section 23-31-510
SECTION 23-31-510. Firearm or ammunition, local regulation prohibited; discharge on landowner's own property.
Status: in_force

No governing body of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision in the State may enact or promulgate any regulation or ordinance that regulates or attempts to regulate: (1) the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying, or transportation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms, or any combination of these things; or (2) a landowner discharging a firearm on the landowner's property to protect the landowner's family, employees, the general public, or the landowner's property from animals that the landowner reasonably believes pose a direct threat or danger to the landowner's property, people on the landowner's property, or the general public. For purposes of this item, the landowner's property must be a parcel of land comprised of at least twenty-five contiguous acres. Any ordinance regulating the discharge of firearms that does not specifically provide for an exclusion pursuant to this item is unenforceable as it pertains to an incident described in this item; otherwise, the ordinance is enforceable. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment designated item (1) and added item (2) relating to discharge on a landowner's own property.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-625 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 23-3-625
SECTION 23-3-625. DNA samples of missing persons.
Status: in_force

Family members of a missing person may submit DNA samples to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). If the person is missing thirty days after a missing person report has been submitted to the Missing Person Information Center, SLED must conduct DNA identification, typing, and testing on the family members' samples. SLED may, within its discretion, conduct DNA identification, typing, and testing on the family members' samples prior to thirty days if SLED determines that such DNA identification, typing, and testing is necessary. If SLED does not have the technology necessary for a particular method of DNA identification, typing, or testing, SLED may submit the DNA samples to a Combined DNA Indexing System (CODIS) laboratory that has the appropriate technology. The results of the identification, typing, and testing must be entered into CODIS. Editor's Note 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 3.A, provides as follows: "This SECTION may be referred to and cited as the 'Unidentified Human Remains DNA Database Act'." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "The provisions of Section 17-28-350 become effective upon the signature of the Governor. All other provisions become effective January 1, 2009. The enactment of these provisions prior to the effective date indicates the intent of the General Assembly that statewide laws or practices shall exist to ensure additional procedures for post-conviction DNA testing, and proper preservation of biological evidence connected to murder, rape, and nonnegligent homicide in order that application for available federal funds shall be made by the appropriate agencies and considered by the appropriate federal agencies prior to the effective date."
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-15-110 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-15-110
SECTION 23-15-110. Practicing law or serving as clerk of court.
Status: in_force

No sheriff, deputy sheriff or sheriff's clerk, while in office, shall act as an attorney at law or solicitor in equity in his own name or in the name of any other person or be allowed to plead or practice in any of the courts in this State, nor shall any such officer hold the office of clerk of the court of common pleas and general sessions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-4-130 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 23-4-130
SECTION 23-4-130. Reports.
Status: in_force

The committee shall file with the Governor by December thirty-first of each year an annual report of its activities and progress, citing its recommendations for changes and legislative initiatives relating to the improvement of the criminal justice system in South Carolina. The Governor shall review the report and may adopt these recommendations and findings in presenting his annual legislative proposals to the General Assembly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-23-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23-50
SECTION 23-23-50. Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in domestic violence requirement; guidelines for exemptions.
Status: in_force

(A) A law enforcement officer who is Class 1-LE certified in this State is required to complete Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in domestic violence each year of a three-year recertification period. The number of required annual CLEEC hours in domestic violence shall be determined by the council but must be included in the forty CLEEC hours required over the three-year recertification period. The training must be provided or approved by the academy and must include, but is not limited to, the following curriculum: responding to crime scenes, Fourth Amendment issues, incident report writing, mutual restraining orders, orders of protection, determining primary aggressors, dual arrests, victim and offender dynamics, victims' resources, victims' rights issues, interviewing techniques, criminal domestic violence courts, victimless prosecution, offender treatment programs, and recognizing special needs populations. (B) The council shall develop guidelines to provide for an exemption from the requirement of certain Class 1-LE certified law enforcement officers whose job responsibilities may not include responding to domestic violence cases from completing CLEEC hours in domestic violence each year. The request for an exemption must be made by the chief executive officer of the law enforcement officer's employing agency. A waiver or exemption from domestic violence training must not reduce the forty CLEEC hours required over the three-year period. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 225, SECTION 1, twice substituted "council" for "Law Enforcement Training Council", and substituted "academy" for "South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-570 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 23-9-570
SECTION 23-9-570. Violation of article; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who conveys or offers to convey hydrogen in violation of this article may be subject to an administrative fine, stop-sale order, or both, at the discretion of the State Fire Marshal. (B) An administrative fine must not be assessed for an amount greater than one thousand dollars unless the violation: (1) threatens public health or safety; (2) is committed knowingly and intentionally; or (3) reflects a continuing and repetitive pattern of disregard for the requirements of this article. (C) An administrative fine may not exceed ten thousand dollars for a violation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-15-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-15-20
SECTION 23-15-20. Maintenance and contents of books of record.
Status: in_force

(A) The sheriff of every county shall keep and preserve as public records in his office the separate books mentioned in this section, of good material and strongly bound, each containing not less than eight quires of medium paper and labeled with its appropriate title, as follows: (1) A "Writ Book", in which the sheriff, immediately on the receipt of any writ of habeas corpus, citation, writ of capias ad respondendum, summons, subpoena writ, subpoena ticket, rule, interrogatories, notice to be served upon any person, subpoena ad respondendum, writ of ne exeat, injunction, warrant, attachment, or any other mesne process whatever, issuing from either the circuit or the probate court, shall make an entry of it, with the date, and endorse on the original the time of the entry in his office. The writ book must be laid off into separate and suitable columns in which the sheriff shall enter the names of the parties, the name of the attorney, the kind of process, the kind of action, or kind of offense, when entered, by whom served, how served, when served or other return, and the sheriff's costs. The sheriff shall make a true index in the book to all the entries in it. (2) An "Execution Book", in which the sheriff, immediately on the receipt of any fieri facias, capias satisfaciendum, attachment for not performing a decree, writ of habere facias possessionem, restitution, military or other execution, or any other final process which, according to law, may be lodged with him shall enter the same and endorse on the final process the time of entry in his office. The execution book must be laid off into separate and suitable columns in which the sheriff shall enter the kind of process, when lodged, the time of the original entry, the names of the parties, the debt and interest, and (underneath, in the same column) the attorney's, clerk's, sheriff's, and other costs, attorney's name, the amount received, date of levy or other return or disposition of the execution, and receipts of the plaintiff, attorney, clerk, sheriff, witnesses, or others entitled to costs or their agents or representatives. The sheriff shall make and keep correct and double indexes in this book of the cases entered in it, so that the name of each defendant in an execution may be entered in alphabetical order. (3) A "Sale Book", in which the sheriff shall enter all sales which he may make under any order, decree, execution, or final process of any of the courts of this State or any officer authorized by law to issue the process to the sheriffs of this State, and he shall transcribe in it all levies which he has made, specifying the property and the date of each levy, and all advertisements of property levied on. The parts of the book in which accounts of sale are kept must be divided into separate and suitable columns in which the sheriff shall enter the names of the parties, a description of the property sold, when sold, to whom sold, amount of sale and, if bond be taken, the names of the sureties to it and a statement of the time when due, and to what case or cases the proceeds of the sale have been applied or to whom paid. The sheriff shall make and keep correct and double indexes in this book of the cases entered in it. (B) Any public records required to be kept by the sheriff in separate books under the provisions of this section may be maintained in a computer system or may be transferred to a microfilm system provided that a second or back-up copy of the records is maintained in the event of destruction or unavailability of the records maintained by the computer or microfilm system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-670 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 23-3-670
SECTION 23-3-670. Cost of collection supplies for processing samples; processing fees.
Status: in_force

(A) The cost of collection supplies for processing a sample pursuant to this article must be paid by the general fund of the State. A person who is required to provide a sample pursuant to this article, upon conviction, pleading guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiting bond, must pay a two hundred fifty dollar processing fee which may not be waived by the court. However: (1) if the person is incarcerated, the fee must be paid before the person is paroled or released from confinement and may be garnished from wages the person earns while incarcerated; and (2) if the person is not sentenced to a term of confinement, payment of the fee must be a condition of the person's sentence and may be paid in installments if so ordered by the court. (B) The processing fee assessed pursuant to this section must be remitted to the general fund of the State and credited to the State Law Enforcement Division to offset the expenses SLED incurs in carrying out the provisions of this article. Editor's Note 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 4.A, provides as follows: "This SECTION may be cited as the 'South Carolina Protection from Violence Against Women and Children Act'." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 4.I, provides as follows: "This SECTION takes effect on January 1, 2009. However, the implementation of the procedures provided for in this SECTION is contingent upon the State Law Enforcement Division's receipt of funds necessary to implement these provisions. Until the provisions of this SECTION are fully funded and executed, implementation of the provisions of this SECTION shall not prohibit the collection and testing of DNA samples by the methods allowed prior to the implementation of this SECTION from persons convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or on probation or parole for those crimes listed in Section 23-3-620. Upon this SECTION taking effect, a South Carolina law enforcement agency, which has in its possession any DNA samples that have been included in the State DNA Database, immediately must destroy and dispose of the DNA samples in accordance with regulations promulgated by SLED pursuant to Section 23-3-640." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "The provisions of Section 17-28-350 become effective upon the signature of the Governor. All other provisions become effective January 1, 2009. The enactment of these provisions prior to the effective date indicates the intent of the General Assembly that statewide laws or practices shall exist to ensure additional procedures for post-conviction DNA testing, and proper preservation of biological evidence connected to murder, rape, and nonnegligent homicide in order that application for available federal funds shall be made by the appropriate agencies and considered by the appropriate federal agencies prior to the effective date." Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in subsection (A), added the first sentence relating to the cost of collection supplies, in the second sentence added ", upon conviction, pleading guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiting bond, and designated paragraphs (1) and (2) from the last two sentences of the subsection.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-470 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 23-9-470
SECTION 23-9-470. Funds to be use for purposes prescribed in; to reduce amounts required to be distributed.
Status: in_force

No funds from the firemen's insurance and inspection fund may be withheld or used for any purpose except as prescribed in this article, and no agency of the State, including the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, has the authority to reduce the amounts required to be distributed to counties and municipalities under the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 23-6-90
SECTION 23-6-90. Security of government facilities; employment, equipment, and provision of officers.
Status: in_force

The department may employ, equip, and provide such officers as may be necessary to maintain the security of the Governor's Mansion Compound, and other governmental facilities, including the State Capitol Building, the facilities of the Capitol Complex, and other state buildings. The director must determine the most efficient and effective method of placing these officers within a law enforcement division in the department.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-10-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 10 / Section 23-10-10
SECTION 23-10-10. Operation of the State Fire Academy; creation of State Fire Academy Advisory Committee; membership.
Status: in_force

(A) The State Fire Marshal has the sole responsibility for the operation of the State Fire Academy (academy). The academy is operated for the express purpose of upgrading the state's paid, volunteer, and industrial fire service personnel. All buildings, facilities, equipment, property, and instructional materials which are now or become a part of the academy are assigned to the academy and may not be integrated with any other local or state agency, association, department, or technical education center, without the consent of the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee. (B) There is created the State Fire Academy Advisory Committee which shall advise and assist the State Fire Marshal in developing a comprehensive training program based upon the needs of the fire service in this State. Membership on the committee includes: (1) the Chairman and appointed members of the Training and Education Committee of the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association. The Chairman of the Training and Education Committee also shall serve as the Chairman of the State Fire Academy Advisory Committee; (2) one member from the South Carolina State Association of Fire Chiefs appointed by the president of the association; (3) one member from the South Carolina Fire Marshal Association appointed by the president of the association; (4) one member from the South Carolina Society of Fire Service Instructors appointed by the president of the society; (5) one member from the Professional Firefighters Association appointed by the president of the association; (6) one member from the South Carolina Chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators appointed by the president of the chapter; (7) the Superintendent of the State Fire Academy who shall serve as secretary without voting privileges. Membership from the State Fire Academy is limited to the superintendent only; (8) one industrial fire protection representative appointed by the President of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers; (9) the Executive Director of the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association who shall serve as a member ex officio without voting privileges; (10) the State Fire Marshal as a member ex officio without voting privileges; (11) one member from higher education having experience and training in curriculum development appointed by the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation; and (12) one member from the Life Safety Education Section of the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association appointed by the president of the section. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 170, SECTION 9, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-19-110 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 23-19-110
SECTION 23-19-110. Furniture, books, papers, and other property.
Status: in_force

Every sheriff and, if any sheriff be dead, his personal representatives shall turn over to his successor all the furniture appertaining to his office, the original writ book and sale book and the original execution book or a correct certified copy thereof and also all original bonds officially taken by him, all mesne processes not served and all final processes partially or wholly unexecuted. Such successor shall be bound to execute a receipt and a duplicate to be lodged in the clerk's office, specifying the matters and things so received by him and shall be responsible for them. Any such retiring sheriff who has levied upon personal property and not sold it, or his representatives if he be dead, shall deliver any such personal property to his successor at the time of turning over such books, bonds and processes, taking his receipt for it. Such successor may sell such property. The retiring sheriff or his successor neglecting or refusing obedience to the requisitions herein shall, respectively, upon conviction by indictment, be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars or an action may be instituted upon the official bond of any defaulting sheriff in this behalf, for the penalty aforesaid.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-560 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 23-9-560
SECTION 23-9-560. Application to renovate or construct a facility to store or dispense hydrogen; contents; filing fees; hearing.
Status: in_force

(A) A party seeking to renovate or construct a facility to store or dispense hydrogen must apply to the State Fire Marshal or his certified designee by registered mail, return receipt requested, for approval before beginning the renovation construction. An application must include: (1) a site plan; (2) an accidental release plan; (3) piping layout with valves and fitting details; (4) normal and emergency ventilation designs; (5) tank capacity and design standards; (6) electrical plan; tank and piping support details; (7) information concerning on-site fire protection equipment; (8) information concerning tank location with respect to other tanks and dikes; and (9) other information the State Fire Marshal considers relevant for evaluating the application. (B) The State Fire Marshal: (1) may charge an application filing fee of ten dollars that must be paid before an application may be accepted; (2) may conduct a hearing on an application; and (3) shall approve or deny an application within sixty calendar days or the application automatically is considered approved.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-47-69 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 47 / Section 23-47-69
SECTION 23-47-69. Charges for 911 funding.
Status: in_force

Neither the State, any political subdivision of the State, nor an intergovernmental agency may require any service provider to impose, collect, or remit a tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge for 911 funding purposes other than the 911 charges set forth in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-1100 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 23-3-1100
SECTION 23-3-1100. Determination of lawfulness of prisoner's presence in United States; notification of Department of Homeland Security of presence of unlawful alien; housing and maintenance expenses; transportation.
Status: in_force

(A) If a person is charged with a criminal offense and is confined for any period in a jail of the State, county, or municipality, or a jail operated by a regional jail authority, a reasonable effort shall be made to determine whether the confined person is an alien unlawfully present in the United States. (B) If the prisoner is an alien, the keeper of the jail or other officer must make a reasonable effort to verify whether the prisoner has been lawfully admitted to the United States or if the prisoner is unlawfully present in the United States. Verification must be made within seventy-two hours through a query to the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC) of the United States Department of Homeland Security or other office or agency designated for that purpose by the United States Department of Homeland Security. If the prisoner is determined to be an alien unlawfully present in the United States, the keeper of the jail or other officer shall notify the United States Department of Homeland Security. (C) Upon notification to the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to subsection (B), the keeper of the jail must account for daily expenses incurred for the housing, maintenance, transportation, and care of the prisoner who is an alien unlawfully present in the United States and must forward an invoice to the Department of Homeland Security for these expenses. (D) The keeper of the jail or other officer may securely transport the prisoner who is an alien unlawfully present in the United States to a federal facility in this State or to any other point of transfer into federal custody that is outside of the keeper of the jail or other officer's jurisdiction. The keeper of the jail or other officer shall obtain judicial authorization before securely transporting a prisoner who is unlawfully present in the United States to a point of transfer that is outside of this State. (E) If a prisoner who is an alien unlawfully present in the United States completes the prisoner's sentence of incarceration, the keeper of the jail or other officer shall notify the United States Department of Homeland Security and shall securely transport the prisoner to a federal facility in this State or to any other point of transfer into federal custody that is outside of the keeper of the jail or other officer's jurisdiction. The keeper of the jail or other officer shall obtain judicial authorization before securely transporting a prisoner who is unlawfully present in the United States to a point of transfer that is outside of this State. (F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny a person bond or from being released from confinement when such person is otherwise eligible for release. However, pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-15-30, a court setting bond shall consider whether the person charged is an alien unlawfully present in the United States. (G) The State Law Enforcement Division shall promulgate regulations to comply with the provisions of this section in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23, Title 1. (H) In enforcing the terms of this section, no state officer shall attempt to make an independent judgment of an alien's immigration status. State officials must verify an alien's status with the federal government in accordance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1373(c). Effect of Amendment The 2011 amendment in subsection (C), inserted "transportation,"; inserted new subsections (D) and (E); redesignated former subsections (D) to (F) as subsections (F) to (H); and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-230 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 23-13-230
SECTION 23-13-230. Oath; bond.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of his office, any such deputy shall take the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of this State. Any person so appointed a deputy sheriff under the provisions of this article shall execute the bond required of constables by Section 22-9-20 and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 22-9-160.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-100 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-100
SECTION 23-9-100. Report of incendiary fires to police.
Status: in_force

If, as the result of any such investigation or because of any information received by him, the State Fire Marshal is of the opinion that a fire is the result of the act of an incendiary the matter shall be brought to the attention of the local law enforcement officers having jurisdiction of the matter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-70 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-70
SECTION 23-27-70. Bond of deputy sheriffs for district.
Status: in_force

No person shall be commissioned as a deputy sheriff under the provisions of this chapter until he shall have furnished sufficient bond with surety, to be approved by the sheriff and filed as other such bonds are filed, for the faithful performance of his duties as special deputy sheriff, the cost of such bond to be paid by the district. There shall be no liability upon the sheriff or his bond for any act of any deputy commissioned under the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-55 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23-3-55
SECTION 23-3-55. Expenditure of revenue.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all revenue generated by the State Law Enforcement Division from the sale of vehicles, various equipment, and gasoline, and insurance claims during the prior fiscal year may be retained, carried forward, and expended for the purpose of purchasing like items.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-23-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23-120
SECTION 23-23-120. Reimbursement for training costs.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "governmental entity" means the State or any of its political subdivisions. (B) After July 1, 2007, every governmental entity of this State intending to employ on a permanent basis a law enforcement officer who has satisfactorily completed the mandatory training as required under this chapter must comply with the provisions of this section. (C) If a law enforcement officer has satisfactorily completed his mandatory training while employed by a governmental entity of this State and within two years from the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training a different governmental entity of this State subsequently hires the law enforcement officer, the subsequent hiring governmental entity shall reimburse the governmental entity with whom the law enforcement officer was employed at the time of attending the mandatory training: (1) one hundred percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired within one year of the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training; or (2) fifty percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired after one year but before the end of the second year after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training. (D) If the law enforcement officer is employed by more than one successive governmental entity within the two-year period after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training, a governmental entity which reimbursed the governmental entity that employed the officer during the training period may obtain reimbursement from the successive governmental entity employer for: (1) one hundred percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired within one year of the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training; or (2) fifty percent of the cost of training the officer, which shall include the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training, if the officer is hired after one year but before the end of the second year after the date of satisfactory completion of the mandatory training. (E) The governmental entity that employed the officer during the training period or a governmental entity seeking reimbursement from a successive governmental entity employer must not be reimbursed for more than one hundred percent of the cost of the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training. (F) A governmental entity, prior to seeking any other reimbursement, must first seek reimbursement from the subsequent hiring governmental entity under the provisions of this section. In no case may a governmental entity receive more than one hundred percent of the cost of the officer's salary paid during the training period and other training expenses incurred while the officer was attending the mandatory training. (G) No officer shall be required to assume the responsibility of the repayment of these or any other related costs by the employing agency of the governmental entity of the employing agency in their effort to be reimbursed pursuant to this section. (H) Any agreement in existence on or before the effective date of this section, between a governmental entity and a law enforcement officer concerning the repayment of costs for mandatory training, remains in effect to the extent that it does not violate the provisions of subsection (E), (F), or (G). No governmental entity shall, as a condition of employment, enter into a promissory note for the repayment of costs for mandatory training after the effective date of this section. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 225, SECTION 1, reenacted the section with nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-4-550 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 23-4-550
SECTION 23-4-550. Obtaining information by executive director.
Status: in_force

The executive director may request and receive from any department or agency of the State or any political subdivision thereof such assistance, information and data as will enable him to carry out his duties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-47-67 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 47 / Section 23-47-67
SECTION 23-47-67. VoIP 911 charge; collection; funding.
Status: in_force

(A) There is hereby imposed a VoIP 911 charge in an amount identical to the amount of the 911 charge imposed on each local exchange access facility pursuant to Section 23-47-40(A) and 23-47-50(A). (B) A VoIP provider must collect the VoIP 911 charge established in subsection (A) on each VoIP service line. This VoIP 911 charge must be sourced to the local government in the same manner as CMRS is sourced pursuant to the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act as provided in Title 4, U.S.C. (C) Funding from the VoIP 911 charge established in subsection (A) must be used in the same manner as set forth in Section 23-47-40(B) and (C). The provisions of Section 23-47-50(B), (C), (D), (E), and (G) apply with equal force with regard to the VoIP 911 charge. (D) A VoIP provider that purchases its 911 capabilities in South Carolina from another person or entity is responsible for directly remitting the VoIP 911 charge as set forth in this section unless the VoIP provider and the other person or entity have agreed in writing that the other person or entity will remit the VoIP 911 charge on behalf of the VoIP provider. (E) If a billed subscriber purchases a service that is both a CMRS service and a VoIP service, and there is a single active mobile telephone number or successor dialing protocol associated with the service, then only the CMRS 911 charge set forth in Section 23-47-50(F) shall apply to the service. Similarly, if an exchange access facility is also a VoIP service line, then only the 911 charge set forth in Sections 23-47-40(A) and 23-47-50(A) shall apply to the service.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-440 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 23-13-440
SECTION 23-13-440. Rights, powers, and duties.
Status: in_force

Any such deputy sheriff: (1) Shall have and exercise all the rights, duties and powers prescribed by law for deputy sheriffs or constables and such powers as are usually exercised by marshals and policemen of towns and cities; (2) Shall act as a conservator of the peace; (3) Shall take into custody and carry before the nearest magistrate any person who may, in his view, engage in riotous conduct or violation of the peace, refusing upon his command to desist therefrom; (4) Shall arrest any person who may, in his view, commit any felony or misdemeanor and carry him before a court of competent jurisdiction; and (5) Shall execute any and all criminal processes from magistrates' courts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-17-10
SECTION 23-17-10. Default in returning warrants or other process of magistrate.
Status: in_force

If the sheriff shall neglect or delay to return any warrant or other process pertaining to the court of general sessions, issued by a magistrate ten days before the meeting of the court, he shall forfeit his fees and be subject to a fine of five dollars for every such default if, upon a rule to show cause, he shall fail to excuse himself to the satisfaction of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-400 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 23-9-400
SECTION 23-9-400. Benefits to volunteer fire departments to be transmitted to governing body of area.
Status: in_force

Any benefits accruing to an area serviced by a volunteer fire department which qualifies as a regular, organized fire department must be transmitted to the treasurer of the governing body of the area and distributed according to the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-51-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 51 / Section 23-51-50
SECTION 23-51-50. Marking to indicate compliance.
Status: in_force

(A) Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 23-51-40 must be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of Section 23-51-30. The marking must be in eight point type or larger and consist of: (1) modification of the product UPC Code to include a visible mark printed at or around the area of the UPC Code. The mark may consist of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, embossed, or printed in conjunction with the UPC; or (2) any visible combination of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, or embossed upon the cigarette package or cellophane wrap; or (3) printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed text that indicates that the cigarettes meet the standards of this chapter. (B) A manufacturer shall use only one marking, and shall apply this marking uniformly for all packages including, but not limited to packs, cartons, cases, and brands marketed by that manufacturer. (C) The State Fire Marshal must be notified as to the marking that is selected. (D) Before a cigarette is certified, a manufacturer shall present its proposed marking to the State Fire Marshal for approval. Upon receipt of the request, the State Fire Marshal shall approve or disapprove the marking offered, except that the State Fire Marshal shall approve: (1) any marking in use and approved for sale in accordance with the implementation and substance of the New York Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes in effect on May 1, 2008. If after May 1, 2008, the New York Fire Safety Standards for marking are changed, then the State Fire Marshal shall recommend to the chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees of the General Assembly such proposed legislation as may be necessary to make this chapter consistent, as far as possible, with the New York Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes; or (2) the letters "FSC", which signify Fire Standards Compliant, appearing in eight point type or larger and permanently printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed on the package at or near the UPC Code. Proposed markings shall be deemed approved if the State Fire Marshal fails to act within ten business days of receiving a request for approval. (E) No manufacturer shall modify its approved marking unless the modification has been approved by the State Fire Marshal in accordance with this section. (F) Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 23-51-40 shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and also shall provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the package marking utilized by the manufacturer pursuant to this section for each retail dealer to which the wholesale dealers or agents sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers and agents shall provide a copy of these package markings received from manufacturers to all retail dealers to which they sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers shall permit the State Fire Marshal, the Department of Revenue, the Attorney General, and their employees to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-525 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 23-3-525
SECTION 23-3-525. Notice by real estate brokerage about obtaining sex offender registry information.
Status: in_force

A real estate brokerage and its affiliated licensees is immune from liability for any act or omission related to the disclosure of information under this chapter if the brokerage or its affiliated licensees in a timely manner provides to its clients and customers written notice that they may obtain information about the sex offender registry and persons registered with the registry by contacting the county sheriff. The notice may be included as part of a listing agreement, buyer representation agreement, or sales agreement.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-140 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 23-6-140
SECTION 23-6-140. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of officers and troopers.
Status: in_force

The patrol of the highways of the State and the enforcement of the laws of the State relative to highway traffic, traffic safety, and motor vehicles shall be the primary responsibility of the troopers and officers of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The troopers and officers of the State Police shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of laws relating to commercial motor carriers relating to size, weight, permits, licensing, and inspections for size and weight tolerance and safety. All officers and troopers shall have the same power to serve criminal processes against offenders as sheriffs of the various counties and also the same power as such sheriffs to arrest without warrants and to detain persons found violating or attempting to violate any laws of the State relative to highway traffic, motor vehicles or commercial motor carriers. These officers and troopers shall also have the same power and authority held by deputy sheriffs for the enforcement of the criminal laws of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-36-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 36 / Section 23-36-20
SECTION 23-36-20. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds it necessary to assure the people of South Carolina that explosive materials are being sold, used, and stored by persons, dealers, and blasters that are duly certified or licensed to engage in the sale, use, or storage of these explosive materials by the State Fire Marshal.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-60 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-17-60
SECTION 23-17-60. Penalty for sheriff or deputy permitting prisoners committed by civil process to go at large.
Status: in_force

If any sheriff, or his deputy, shall permit any prisoner committed to his custody on mesne or final process in any civil action to go or be without the prison walls without lawful authority or if any sheriff or his deputy suffer such prisoner to go or be at large out of the rules of the prison (except by some writ of habeas corpus, or rule of court), any such going and being out of the prison walls or prison rules, as the case may be, shall be adjudged and deemed an escape. If any sheriff, or his deputy, shall, after one day's notice in writing given for that purpose, refuse to show any prisoner committed to his charge to the plaintiff at whose suit such prisoner was committed or to his attorney, such refusal shall be adjudged to be an escape. But the sheriff shall discharge a defendant in custody on mesne process in a civil case when the plaintiff is nonsuited.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-125 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-125
SECTION 23-9-125. Authority of State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not repeal, amend, or otherwise affect the authority of the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety or the regulation of fireworks, pursuant to Chapter 56, Title 40.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-50
SECTION 23-1-50. Subsistence allowance for law-enforcement officers performing duties away from home area.
Status: in_force

Any law-enforcement officer ordered to perform duties which carry him away from the area in which he lives and performs his ordinary duties shall be allowed reimbursement for actual subsistence expenses incurred and paid not to exceed fifteen dollars per day while traveling in the State and eighteen dollars and fifty cents per day while traveling outside the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-28-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 28 / Section 23-28-20
SECTION 23-28-20. Appointment of reserve police officers authorized; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(A) The chief, with the approval of the governing body or its chief operating officer, may appoint the number of reserve police officers as may be needed but not exceeding the number of regular full-time officers of his department. The number of full-time officers may not be decreased because of the institution or expansion of a reserve force. Each period of time reserves serve must be determined and specified by the chief in writing. The powers and duties of reserves must be prescribed by the chief and they are subject to removal by him at any time. (B) The chief, with the approval of the governing body, also shall allow for the compensation of reserve police officers for work done pursuant to Section 23-24-10 when compensation for approved public activities would be paid by a party other than the municipality or county. Reserve officers must be paid for approved public activities the same as off-duty police officers. Work performed for compensation must be in excess of the minimum logged service time required by Section 23-28-70. Additional training, beyond what is required for reserve police officers, is not required for reserve police officers who receive compensation. (C) Before assuming their duties, reserves must: (1) take the oath of office required by law; (2) be bonded in an amount determined by the governing body of the state agency, county, municipality, or other entity which may not be less than one thousand five hundred dollars; (3) successfully complete a course of training specified pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 23 and endorsed by the chief who appoints them. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment deleted "or sheriff" following "chief" and "chief operating officer" throughout; in subsection (B) in the third sentence substituted "Additional" for "No additional" and added "not"; in paragraph (C)(2), deleted "political" preceding "entity"; and, in paragraph (C)(3), substituted "Chapter 28" for "Chapter 6". The 2008 amendment, in paragraph (C)(3), substituted "Chapter 23" for "Chapter 6".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-50-35 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 50 / Section 23-50-35
SECTION 23-50-35. Repayment of reward by defendant; reimbursement from forfeited funds.
Status: in_force

(A) After a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offense or as a condition of placing a person on probation, or both, the judge of any court of applicable jurisdiction may order a defendant to repay all or part of a reward, not to exceed two thousand dollars, paid by a crimestoppers organization or the council. In determining whether the defendant must repay the reward or part of the reward, the court shall consider: (1) the ability of the defendant to make the payment and the financial hardship on the defendant to make the required payment; and (2) the importance of the information to the prosecution of the defendant as provided by the arresting officer or the attorney for the State with due regard for the confidentiality of the crimestoppers organization records. (B) Monies paid by a crimestoppers organization or the council for information that results in the arrest of any individual or individuals where monies are also confiscated and subsequently forfeited pursuant to Section 44-53-520 must be reimbursed from the forfeited monies to the crimestoppers organization making the payment or to the council upon a determination that the money paid was used for information that resulted in the arrest and forfeiture. If the forfeiture is the result of: (1) a court proceeding, the determination that the money paid was used for information that resulted in the arrest and forfeiture must be made by the presiding judge; (2) an agreement, the determination that the money paid was used for information that resulted in the arrest and forfeiture must be made by the Attorney General or his designee. (C) Reimbursements must be for the amount paid, not to exceed two thousand dollars. (D) Reimbursements to the council or to a crimestoppers organization are subordinate to payments that may be ordered to be paid to victims of crimes as restitution.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-17-20
SECTION 23-17-20. Open contempt or breach of duty.
Status: in_force

Any sheriff shall be liable to be proceeded against in any court of record in this State for an open contempt or for a breach of official duty. For an open contempt he shall be liable to be attached forthwith. For a breach of official duty he may be required, by rule, to answer to the complaint of any suitor of the court and upon failing to answer or comply with the order of the court, made on the hearing of such rule, he shall be liable to be attached as for a contempt and committed to close custody until he shall have complied with the requisition of the court. In all cases, interrogatories may be propounded to him, which he shall answer on oath, either orally or in writing, as the court may order.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-43-130 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 43 / Section 23-43-130
SECTION 23-43-130. Reservation of local authority; enforcement by local officials.
Status: reserved

Modular building units bearing evidence of approval must be acceptable in all localities as meeting the requirements of this chapter and must be considered and accepted equivalent to a site-built structure as meeting the requirements of safety to life, health, and property imposed by any ordinance of any local government if the units are erected or installed in accordance with all conditions of the approval. Local land use and zoning requirements, fire zones, building setback requirements, site development requirements, subdivision control, and on-site installation requirements, as well as the review and regulation of aesthetic requirements, are specifically and entirely reserved to local authorities. Those local requirements and rules which may be enacted by local authorities must be reasonable and uniformly applied and enforced without any distinction as to whether a building is a modular or constructed on site in a conventional manner. All local building officials shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and applicable regulations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-60 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-60
SECTION 23-1-60. Appointment, compensation, removal, and terms of special deputies, constables, security guards and detectives; workers' compensation.
Status: in_force

(A) The Governor may, at his discretion, appoint additional deputies, constables, security guards, and detectives as he deems necessary to assist in the detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this State. The qualifications, salaries, and expenses of these deputies, constables, security guards, and detectives appointed are to be determined by and paid as provided for by law. Appointments by the Governor may be made pursuant to this section without compensation from the State. Appointments of deputies, constables, security guards, and detectives made without compensation from the State may be revoked by the Governor at his pleasure. (B) All appointments of deputies, constables, security guards, and detectives appointed pursuant to this section without compensation expire sixty days after the expiration of the term of the Governor making the appointment. Each Governor shall reappoint all deputies, constables, security guards, and detectives who are regularly salaried as provided for by law within sixty days after taking office unless the deputy, constable, security guard, or detective is discharged with cause as provided for by law. (C) All persons appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section are required to furnish evidence that they are knowledgeable as to the duties and responsibilities of a law enforcement officer or are required to undergo training in this field as may be prescribed by the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. (D) A voluntary deputy, constable, security guard, or detective appointed pursuant to this section, must be included under the provisions of the workers' compensation laws only while performing duties in connection with his appointment and as authorized by the State Law Enforcement Division. The workers' compensation premiums for these constables must be paid from the funds appropriated for this purpose upon warrant of the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment designated the first, second and third sentences as subsection (A), the fourth and fifth sentences as subsection (B), the sixth sentence as subsection (C) and added subsection (D) relating to workers' compensation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-49-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 49 / Section 23-49-40
SECTION 23-49-40. No compensation for members.
Status: in_force

The members of the South Carolina Firefighter Mobilization Oversight Committee shall serve without compensation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-7-70 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-7-70
SECTION 23-7-70. Exclusive remedy.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina Tort Claims Act, Chapter 78 of Title 15, is the exclusive and sole remedy for any tort committed by a special state constable while acting within the scope of his official duty.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-340 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 23-9-340
SECTION 23-9-340. Compensation of trustees; election of chairman and secretary; designation of treasurer.
Status: in_force

All members of the board of trustees of each firemen's insurance and inspection fund shall serve without compensation. The board shall elect from its number a chairman and secretary who shall likewise serve without compensation. The treasurer of the city or town, or, for a fund for an unincorporated community, the county treasurer, shall act as the treasurer of the board and is custodian of all funds received as a result of the provisions of this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-120
SECTION 23-27-120. Declaration of purpose; construction of chapter.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate police protection for unincorporated villages, towns and thickly populated areas outside of the limits of incorporated municipalities, and this chapter shall be liberally construed and interpreted to carry into effect such purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-20-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 20 / Section 23-20-40
SECTION 23-20-40. Required mutual aid agreement provisions.
Status: in_force

(A) All mutual aid agreements for law enforcement services must be in writing and include, but may not be limited to, the following: (1) a statement of the specific services to be provided; (2) specific language dealing with financial agreements between the parties; (3) specification of the records to be maintained concerning the performance of services to be provided to the agency; (4) language dealing with the duration, modification, and termination of the agreement; (5) specific language dealing with the legal contingencies for any lawsuits or the payment of damages that arise from the provided services; (6) a stipulation as to which law enforcement authority maintains control over the law enforcement provider's personnel; (7) specific arrangements for the use of equipment and facilities; and (8) specific language dealing with the processing of requests for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act for public safety functions performed or arising under these agreements. (B) Except as provided in subsection (C), a mutual aid agreement entered into on behalf of a law enforcement authority must be approved by the appropriate governing bodies of each concerned county, incorporated municipality, or other political subdivision of this State. Agreements entered into are executed between governing bodies, and, therefore, may last until the agreement is terminated by a participating party of the agreement. (C) An elected official whose office was created by the Constitution or by general law of this State is not required to seek approval from the elected official's governing body in order to participate in mutual aid agreements. (D) Provided the conditions and terms of the mutual aid agreements are followed, the chief executive officers of the law enforcement agencies in the concerned counties, incorporated municipalities, or other political subdivisions have the authority to send and receive such resources, including personnel, as may be needed to maintain the public peace and welfare. (E) The officers of the law enforcement provider have the same legal rights, powers, and duties to enforce the laws of this State as the law enforcement agency requesting the services. Effect of Amendment 2016 Act No. 222, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-70 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-17-70
SECTION 23-17-70. Negligent escape of prisoner on mesne or final process.
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall be liable for the negligent escape of any prisoner on mesne or final process to such damages as the plaintiff may have sustained. The insolvency of the prisoner shall not mitigate the damages below the amount sufficient to carry costs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-210 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 23-13-210
SECTION 23-13-210. Appointment and qualifications.
Status: in_force

Upon a written statement of the president, treasurer or other executive officer having the management of any industrial corporation located in any county of this State directed to the sheriff of such county, setting forth that in his opinion the interests of the industrial community and locality under his management require special police supervision, and that such community contains fifty or more inhabitants, the sheriff shall appoint as his deputy a discreet and suitable person satisfactory to the president, treasurer or other executive officer of the corporation requesting the appointment, who shall reside within the county in which is situate the property for whose protection he is appointed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-36-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 36 / Section 23-36-120
SECTION 23-36-120. Storage of explosive materials.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to store explosive materials within the boundaries of the State unless in a properly constructed and approved magazine.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-240 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-240
SECTION 23-1-240. Body-worn cameras; definition; guidelines; policies and procedures; fund; data release.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "body-worn camera" means an electronic device worn on a person's body that records both audio and video data. (B) State and local law enforcement agencies, under the direction of the Law Enforcement Training Council, shall implement the use of body-worn cameras pursuant to guidelines established by the Law Enforcement Training Council. (C) Within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, the Law Enforcement Training Council shall conduct a thorough study of the use, implementation procedures, costs, and other related aspects associated with body-worn cameras in jurisdictions with body-worn cameras currently in use or which begin their use during this period. The Law Enforcement Training Council shall develop guidelines for the use of body-worn cameras by state and local law enforcement agencies within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this act. The guidelines must include, but are not limited to, specifying which law enforcement officers must wear body-worn cameras, when body-worn cameras must be worn and activated, restrictions on the use of body-worn cameras, the process to obtain consent of victims and witnesses before using body-worn cameras during an interview, the retention and release of data recorded by body-worn cameras, and access to the data recorded by body-worn cameras pursuant to subsection (G). The Law Enforcement Training Council shall provide the guidelines to state and local law enforcement agencies. The General Assembly may terminate all or part of the guidelines by resolution. (D) State and local law enforcement agencies shall develop policies and procedures for the use of body-worn cameras pursuant to the guidelines established by the Law Enforcement Training Council. The agencies shall submit the policies and procedures to the Law Enforcement Training Council within two hundred seventy days of the effective date of this act. The Law Enforcement Training Council shall review and approve or disapprove of the policies and procedures. If the Law Enforcement Training Council disapproves of the policies and procedures, the law enforcement agency shall modify and resubmit the policies and procedures. The Law Enforcement Training Council, by three hundred sixty days from the effective date of this section, shall submit a report to the General Assembly which must include recommendations for statutory provisions necessary to ensure the provisions of this section are appropriately and efficiently managed and carried out and the fiscal impact associated with the use of body-worn cameras as required by this section, updated continuously as necessary. (E)(1) A "Body-Worn Cameras Fund" is established within the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of assisting state and local law enforcement agencies, the Attorney General's office, solicitors' offices, and public defenders' offices in implementing the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, the initial purchase, maintenance, and replacement of body-worn cameras and ongoing costs related to the maintenance and storage of data recorded by body-worn cameras. The Public Safety Coordinating Council shall oversee the fund, and shall, within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this act, establish a process for the application for and disbursement of monies to state and local law enforcement agencies, the Attorney General's office, solicitors' offices, and public defenders' offices. The Public Safety Coordinating Council shall disburse the funds in a fair and equitable manner, taking into consideration priorities in funding. (2) Upon approval of a state or local law enforcement agency's policies and procedures by the Law Enforcement Training Council, the agency may apply to the Public Safety Coordinating Council for funding to implement the agency's use of body-worn cameras pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the initial purchase, maintenance, and replacement of body-worn cameras and ongoing costs related to the maintenance and storage of data recorded by body-worn cameras. A state or local law enforcement agency is not required to implement the use of body-worn cameras pursuant to this section until the agency has received full funding. (F) Nothing in this section prohibits a state or local law enforcement agency's use of body-worn cameras pursuant to the agency's existing policies and procedures and funding while the agency is awaiting receipt of the Law Enforcement Training Council's guidelines, approval of the agency's policies and procedures by the Law Enforcement Training Council, and funding from the Public Safety Coordinating Council. Such an agency is eligible to apply to the Public Safety Coordinating Council for reimbursement, including, but not limited to, the initial purchase, maintenance, and replacement of body-worn cameras and ongoing costs related to maintenance and storage of data recorded by body-worn cameras. (G)(1) Data recorded by a body-worn camera is not a public record subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. (2) The State Law Enforcement Division, the Attorney General, and a circuit solicitor may request and must receive data recorded by a body-worn camera for any legitimate criminal justice purpose. (3) A law enforcement agency, the State Law Enforcement Division, the Attorney General, or a circuit solicitor may release data recorded by a body-worn camera in its discretion. (4) A law enforcement agency may request and must receive data recorded by a body-worn camera if the recording is relevant to an internal investigation regarding misconduct or disciplinary action of a law enforcement officer. (5) In addition to the persons who may request and must receive data recorded by a body-worn camera provided in item (2), the following are also entitled to request and receive such data pursuant to the South Carolina Rules of Criminal Procedure, the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, or a court order: (a) a person who is the subject of the recording; (b) a criminal defendant if the recording is relevant to a pending criminal action; (c) a civil litigant if the recording is relevant to a pending civil action; (d) a person whose property has been seized or damaged in relation to, or is otherwise involved with, a crime to which the recording is related; (e) a parent or legal guardian of a minor or incapacitated person described in subitem (a) or (b); and (f) an attorney for a person described in subitems (a) through (e).
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-530 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 23-9-530
SECTION 23-9-530. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Container" means all vessels including, but not limited to, tanks, cylinders, or pressure vessels used for storage of hydrogen. (2) "Facility" means a fueling station or a fuel cell site that will store or dispense hydrogen for use as a transportation fuel and motor vehicle fuel or in a fuel cell. (3) "Fuel cell" means an appliance that uses fuel to produce electricity through an electro-chemical process. These fuels include, but are not limited to, hydrogen, methanol, or solid oxides. (4) "Fueling station" means a facility that dispenses gasoline, hydrogen, or other fuels intended to be used in motor vehicles. (5) "Hydrogen facility" or "facility" means a fueling station or a fuel cell site that will store or dispense hydrogen for use as a transportation fuel and motor vehicle fuel or in a fuel cell.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-440 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 23-3-440
SECTION 23-3-440. Notification of sheriff of offender's release, probation or change of residence; juvenile offenders.
Status: in_force

(1) Before an offender's release from the Department of Corrections after completion of the term of imprisonment, from the Department of Juvenile Justice after completion of the term of confinement, or being placed on parole, SLED, based upon information provided by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Juvenile Parole Board, or the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, shall notify the sheriff of the county where the offender intends to reside that the offender is being released and has provided an address within the jurisdiction of the sheriff for that county. The Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Juvenile Parole Board, and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall provide verbal and written notification to the offender that he must register with the sheriff of the county in which he intends to reside within one business day of his release. Further, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Juvenile Parole Board shall obtain descriptive information of the offender, including a current photograph prior to release. The offender's photograph must be provided to SLED before he is released. (2) Based upon information provided by the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, SLED shall notify the sheriff of the county where an offender is residing when the offender is sentenced to probation or is a new resident of the State who must be supervised by the department. The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services also shall provide verbal and written notification to the offender that he must register with the sheriff of the county in which he intends to reside. An offender who is sentenced to probation must register within one business day of sentencing. Further, the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall obtain descriptive information of the offender, including a current photograph that is to be updated annually prior to expiration of the probation sentence. (3) Based upon information provided by the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Juvenile Parole Board SLED shall notify the sheriff of the county where an offender is residing when the offender is released from a Department of Juvenile Justice facility or the Juvenile Parole Board, or when the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Juvenile Parole Board is required to supervise the actions of the juvenile. The Department of Juvenile Justice or the Juvenile Parole Board must provide verbal and written notification to the juvenile and his parent, legal guardian, or custodian that the juvenile must register with the sheriff of the county in which the juvenile resides. The juvenile must register within one business day of his release. The parents or legal guardian of a person under seventeen years of age who is required to register under this chapter must ensure that the person has registered. (4) The Department of Corrections, the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide to SLED the initial registry information regarding the offender prior to his release from imprisonment or relief of supervision. This information shall be collected in the event the offender fails to register with his county sheriff.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-360 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 5 / Section 23-31-360
SECTION 23-31-360. Unregistered possession of machine guns or military firearms by licensed manufacturer.
Status: in_force

Machine guns or military firearms manufactured by a firm licensed by the federal government and subject to the Federal Gun Control Act may be legally possessed by the manufacturer without being registered with the State Law Enforcement Division. The manufacturing firm shall furnish to SLED the serial numbers of all machine guns or military firearms manufactured by it within thirty days of their manufacture and it is subject to the penalties provided in Section 23-31-340 for noncompliance.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-220 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 23-13-220
SECTION 23-13-220. Appointment of more than one deputy for larger communities.
Status: in_force

In communities or localities of one hundred or more inhabitants two or more such deputies shall be appointed by the sheriff of the county in which the community or locality is situated, if the president, treasurer or other executive officer of the industrial corporation located therein shall so request in writing, the number of such deputies to be maintained in any such community to be determined by the industrial corporation. And if an industrial corporation owns, operates or controls plants, branches or factories in separate communities or localities, each community or locality may be provided under the terms of this article with one or more such deputy sheriffs or constables upon the written request of the proper officer of such corporation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-30 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 23-13-30
SECTION 23-13-30. Monthly oath as prerequisite to salary warrant; uniforms and other equipment.
Status: in_force

Before issuing any warrant to any deputy for his salary, the supervisor shall require such deputy to take and subscribe an oath that he has fully and faithfully performed during the preceding month the duties required of him herein. The governing body of the county shall furnish to each such deputy two uniforms per year, to be prescribed and approved by such body. Such deputies shall provide themselves with deputies' billies and such firearms as may be prescribed by the governing body of the county. They shall bear all expenses incident to their service.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-400 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 23-3-400
SECTION 23-3-400. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The intent of this article is to promote the state's fundamental right to provide for the public health, welfare, and safety of its citizens. Notwithstanding this legitimate state purpose, these provisions are not intended to violate the guaranteed constitutional rights of those who have violated our nation's laws. The sex offender registry will provide law enforcement with the tools needed in investigating criminal offenses. Statistics show that sex offenders often pose a high risk of re-offending. Additionally, law enforcement's efforts to protect communities, conduct investigations, and apprehend offenders who commit sex offenses are impaired by the lack of information about these convicted offenders who live within the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-21-80 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-21-80
SECTION 23-21-80. Compelling attendance of witnesses before board.
Status: in_force

When any resident of any city that establishes a board of police commissioners under this chapter shall be required to attend as a witness the trial of any officer or member of the police force before such board, the secretary of the board, upon application, shall issue a subpoena directed to such person, stating the cause and time appointed for the trial. If any witness thus subpoenaed fails to appear, he may be attached by the board for contempt. The attachment shall be directed to someone of the police force of such city and made returnable before the board at some stated time, and the board may punish such witness by a fine not exceeding ten dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, unless he shows good cause for not obeying such subpoena.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-43-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 43 / Section 23-43-20
SECTION 23-43-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Council" means the South Carolina Building Codes Council as established by Section 6-9-60. (2) "Modular building unit" means any building of closed construction, regardless of type of construction or occupancy classification, other than a mobile or manufactured home, constructed off-site in accordance with the applicable codes, and transported to the point of use for installation or erection. (3) "Installation" means the assembly of modular building structures on-site and the process of affixing modular buildings related components to land, a foundation, footings, utilities, or an existing building. (4) "Local government" means any political subdivision of the State with authority to establish standards and requirements applicable to the construction, installation, alteration, and repair of buildings. (5) "Mobile home" or "manufactured home" means any residential dwelling unit constructed to standards and codes as promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (6) "Approved inspection agency" means an agency approved by the council to provide plan review and approval, evaluation, and inspection in addition to adequate follow-up services at the point of manufacture to insure that production units are in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter. An approved inspection agency must retain a building construction-oriented South Carolina registered professional engineer or architect who must be responsible for compliance with this chapter and regulations of the council. (7) "Point of manufacture" means the place of business at which machinery, equipment, and other capital goods are assembled and operated for the purpose of fabricating, constructing, or assembling modular building units. (8) "Fees" means monies to be paid to the council from any person engaged in the manufacture, inspection, or installation of modular building units. (9) "Certification" means conforming to the regulations of the Council. (10) "Certification label" means the approved form of certification by the council issued to the manufacturer that is permanently affixed to each transportable section of each factory-built modular structure for sale within the State. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 179, SECTION 1, in subsection (6), added the last sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-20
SECTION 23-9-20. Statewide jurisdiction and authority; duties; issuance of citations.
Status: in_force

(A) The State Fire Marshal shall have jurisdiction and authority statewide, on behalf of the State, in matters including, but not limited to, the following functions and activities provided the aforementioned jurisdiction and authority does not, and is not intended to supersede the authority granted to the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety relating to the manufacture, sale, and storage of fireworks described in Sections 40-56-1, et seq.: (1) the enforcement of all laws and ordinances of the State with reference to the following: (a) the prevention of fires; (b) the storage, sale, and use of combustibles and explosives; (c) the installation and maintenance of fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing systems and equipment; (d) the means of egress from all buildings, except for one-family and two-family dwellings, unless otherwise required or permitted through law or regulation; (e) the investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstances of a fire; (f) conformance with fire prevention and protection codes and standards, based upon nationally recognized codes and standards, as may be prescribed by law or regulation for the prevention of fires and the protection of life and property; (g) the facilitation of the reporting of fires through the National Fire Incident Reporting System; (h) the collection of information concerning the causes, prevention, and reduction of damage from fire and other forms of community loss. The Office of State Fire Marshal, from time to time, may disseminate this information in an appropriate manner as needed to aid in public protection or the training of firefighters; and (i) other fire-related activities not inconsistent with the mission of State Fire or otherwise prescribed by law; (2) the enforcement of the laws and regulations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board and the South Carolina Hydrogen Permitting Program; (3) the employment and supervision of personnel necessary to carry out the duties of his office; (4) the implementation of licensing, permitting, and certification programs, based upon nationally recognized codes and standards, and the promulgation of regulations, not to include the manufacture, sale, or storage of fireworks as regulated by the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety, for: (a) explosives in accordance with Chapter 36, Title 23; (b) pyrotechnic displays and shooters; (c) fire protection systems and all classes of equipment; and (d) persons performing fire inspections under the authority of Section 23-9-30; (5) the promulgation of fire prevention and protection regulations, based upon nationally recognized codes and standards, for the protection of the life and property of the residents of this State from fire; and (6) the administrative and operational responsibilities for all program areas of State Fire, including the Office of State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Academy, and the Emergency Response Task Force. (B) The Office of State Fire Marshal may issue an administrative citation for any violation of this chapter or the fire code. Service of the citation may be in person or by certified mail. Except that, the Office of State Fire Marshall shall not issue a separate administrative citation, under the authority of this chapter, for violations of the licensing requirements and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety regarding the manufacture, sale, and storage of fireworks. (C) The Office of State Fire Marshal may issue separate citations for each violation. However, no more than one thousand dollars in administrative penalties may be assessed for each violation. For a first offense, a written order specifying the code violations that need to be corrected and specifying a time frame for the corrections must be issued. The time frame to complete the corrections is thirty days, unless a finding is made that the violation impacts the health, safety, or welfare of the public and that an imminent threat of harm exists if the violation is not immediately abated. If the violations are not corrected within the time allotted, then an administrative penalty may be assessed. (D) An entity or individual assessed an administrative penalty by the Office of State Fire Marshal may appeal the penalty to the State Fire Marshal, or his designee, within ten days of the receipt of the citation. If no appeal is filed, then the citation is deemed a final order, and the penalties must be paid within thirty days of the receipt of the citation. The State Fire Marshal may enforce any order by filing a civil action through the administrative law court, in the name of the State, for injunctive relief against a person who violates this article, a regulation promulgated under this article, or a final order. (E) All fines collected under this section by the Office of State Fire Marshal must be remitted by the Office of State Fire Marshal and deposited in a special fund established for State Fire to defray the administrative costs associated with this article. (F) Nothing in this section prohibits the State Fire Marshal from exercising the statutory authority outlined in Section 23-9-70. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote this section. 2022 Act No. 170, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-24-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 24 / Section 23-24-10
SECTION 23-24-10. Use of official uniforms and weapons by officers on private job.
Status: in_force

Uniformed law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 23-23-10, and reserve police officers, as defined in Section 23-28-10(A), may wear their uniforms and use their weapons and like equipment while performing private jobs in their off duty hours with the permission of the law enforcement agency and governing body by which they are employed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-330 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 23-9-330
SECTION 23-9-330. Composition of board of trustees in unincorporated communities; term of office of citizen members.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the firemen's insurance and inspection fund in unincorporated communities is composed of the treasurer of the county in which the greater part of the community is located and any residents of the community as may be appointed by the treasurer, on a recommendation by a majority of the legislative delegation or delegations of the county or counties in which the community is located. The term of office of the members, other than the county treasurer, is four years, and they shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualify for office.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-36-110 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 36 / Section 23-36-110
SECTION 23-36-110. Confiscation, storage, or disposal of explosive materials by State Fire Marshal.
Status: in_force

(1) The State Fire Marshal or his representative has authority to confiscate, place in storage, or dispose of explosive materials in any manner considered appropriate to insure the safety of the public when: (a) explosive materials are found abandoned as provided in Section 23-36-130. (b) explosive materials are found stored illegally and present an immediate threat to the public safety as provided in Section 23-36-120. (c) explosive materials are used in illegal activities. (d) explosive materials which are found to be unsafe or unstable. (2) The revocation or suspension of a dealer's or blaster's license or permit shall result in the confiscation of the dealer's or blaster's explosive materials. These explosive materials will be stored pending the disposition of the action. (3) All costs incurred in the confiscation or disposal of explosive materials as provided in this section are paid by the legal owner of the confiscated explosive materials.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-23-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23-90
SECTION 23-23-90. Internal documents.
Status: in_force

An oral or written report, document, statement, or other communication that is written, made, or delivered concerning the requirements or administration of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to it must not be the subject of or basis for an action at law or in equity in any court of the State if the communication is between: (1) law enforcement agencies, their agents, employees, or representatives; or (2) law enforcement agencies, their agents, employees, or representatives and the academy or the council. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment, in the introductory paragraph, deleted "for slander or libel" following "equity"; rewrote item (2); and made nonsubstantive and conforming changes. 2014 Act No. 225, SECTION 1, in paragraph (2), substituted "academy or the council" for "South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy or the Law Enforcement Training Council".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-65 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23-3-65
SECTION 23-3-65. South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program to provide counseling services and other support services.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall administer the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program (SC LEAP). The purpose of this program includes, but is not limited to, responding to and providing counseling services to all requesting law enforcement agencies and departments in the State which have experienced deaths or other tragedies involving law enforcement officers or other employees as well as providing counseling services to law enforcement officers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma and stress-related disorders, and providing any other critical incident support services for all South Carolina law enforcement agencies and departments upon their request. The SC LEAP also may utilize local critical incident support service providers including, but not limited to, chaplains, mental health professionals, and law enforcement peers. In consultation with the professional staff of the SC LEAP and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Chaplains' Association, the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy shall develop a course of training for the critical incident stress debriefing and peer support team. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 46, SECTION 3, in the second sentence, inserted "as well as providing counseling services to law enforcement officers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma and stress-related disorders", and made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-310 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 5 / Section 23-31-310
SECTION 23-31-310. Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this article: (a) "Machine gun" applies to and includes any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. The term shall also include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any combination or parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. (b) "Sawed-off shotgun" means a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than eighteen inches in length or a weapon made from a shotgun which as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches or a barrel or barrels of less than eighteen inches in length. (c) "Shotgun" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each pull of the trigger. The term includes any such weapon which may be readily restored to fire a fixed shotgun shell but does not include an antique firearm as defined in this section. (d) "Sawed-off rifle" means a rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than sixteen inches in length or a weapon made from a rifle which as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches or a barrel or barrels of less than sixteen inches in length. (e) "Rifle" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger. The term includes any such weapon which may be readily restored to fire a fixed cartridge but does not include an antique firearm as described in this section. (f) "Antique firearm" means any firearm not designed or redesigned for using rim fire or conventional center fire ignition with fixed ammunition and manufactured in or before 1898 (including any matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system or replica thereof, whether actually manufactured before or after the year 1898) and also any firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or before 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade. (g) "Military firearm" means any military weapon, firearm, or destructive device, other than a machine gun, that is manufactured for military use by a firm licensed by the federal government pursuant to a contract with the federal government and does not include a pistol, rifle, or shotgun which fires only one shot for each pull of the trigger.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-51-80 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 51 / Section 23-51-80
SECTION 23-51-80. Examination of records.
Status: in_force

To enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General, the Department of Revenue, and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel are authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. A person in the possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale, is directed and required to give the Attorney General, the Department of Revenue, and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel, the means, facilities, and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-51-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 51 / Section 23-51-90
SECTION 23-51-90. Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards and Firefighter Protection Act Fund established.
Status: in_force

There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards and Firefighter Protection Act Fund". The fund shall consist of all monies recovered as penalties under Section 23-51-60. The monies must be deposited to the credit of the fund and, in addition to any other monies made available for such purpose, must be made available to the State Fire Marshal to support fire safety and prevention programs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-37-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 37 / Section 23-37-50
SECTION 23-37-50. Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-19-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 23-19-120
SECTION 23-19-120. Commissions on moneys collected and turned over to successor.
Status: in_force

The retiring sheriff shall be entitled to retain only one half of the commission allowed by law on moneys collected and turned over to his successor under the provisions of Sections 8-9-30 and 8-9-40 and his successor the other half for paying out such moneys.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-700 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 23-3-700
SECTION 23-3-700. Implementation of article contingent on funding and regulations; implementation of DNA sample collection.
Status: in_force

Implementation of this article and the requirements under this article are contingent upon annual appropriations of sufficient funding and upon promulgation of regulations. However, the State Law Enforcement Division shall begin collecting DNA samples for analysis for crimes outlined in this article no later than July 30, 2000.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-110 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 23-6-110
SECTION 23-6-110. Existing uniforms and emblems.
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the provisions of Section 23-6-100 in an orderly and economical manner it is intended that all serviceable uniforms be continued in use until such time as the director considers it necessary for them to be replaced. These provisions shall also apply to the emblems for motor vehicles.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-80 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-80
SECTION 23-27-80. Powers and duties of deputies.
Status: in_force

The deputies so commissioned shall assume the general duties of law-enforcement officers within the district to which they are appointed and as such officers they shall have the same power and authority as to offenses committed within the district as deputy sheriffs have within the county. Persons arrested by a special deputy sheriff commissioned under the provisions of this chapter may be carried by such arresting officer before any magistrate in the county having jurisdiction over the district and there be charged for the offense and the cases shall be disposed of as provided by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-4-310 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 23-4-310
SECTION 23-4-310. Creation of committee; members; terms.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a Judicial Planning Committee whose membership shall be appointed by the Supreme Court in accordance with the Crime Control Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-503) so long as it is in effect. The Chief Justice or his designee shall serve as chairman of the committee. The members of the J.P.C. shall serve at the pleasure of the Supreme Court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-610 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 23-3-610
SECTION 23-3-610. State DNA Database established; purpose.
Status: in_force

There is established in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) the State Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Record Database (State DNA Database). The State Law Enforcement Division shall develop DNA profiles on samples for law enforcement purposes and for humanitarian and nonlaw enforcement purposes, as provided for in Section 23-3-640(B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-195 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-195
SECTION 23-9-195. Community fireworks display license.
Status: in_force

The sponsor of a community fireworks display using consumer fireworks may petition the State Fire Marshal, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation for a license to hold the display. The license must be granted if: (1) the county in which the event is to be held has a population of less than thirty thousand; (2) the governing body of the unincorporated county or the municipality in which the event is to be held approves the display through an ordinance or resolution; (3) the sponsor is a volunteer nonremunerated individual, group of individuals, or a community organization; (4) the sponsor can document the presence of police and fire rescue at the event; (5) the sponsor can provide proof of insurance for the event; and (6) the sponsor can demonstrate experience in hosting similar events, using similar nonremunerated volunteers without incident. The State Fire Marshal, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, may charge and retain a fee for the petition equal to the cost of the application fee of other similar filings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-1500 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 23-3-1500
SECTION 23-3-1500. Center for School Safety and Targeted Violence established.
Status: in_force

(A) The Center for School Safety and Targeted Violence is established within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The purpose of the center is to provide extensive training, education, and expertise in the fields of school safety and targeted violence. (B) SLED shall adopt guidelines and establish procedures for training and educating local and state law enforcement, teachers, administrators, bus drivers, other school personnel, parents and the public on school safety and targeted violence. (C) SLED may incorporate existing and new personnel from its Homeland Security Department, Investigative Services Department, Behavioral Science Unit and any other unit or department as assigned by the Chief of SLED as defined in Section 23-3-25. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 79, SECTION 2, provides as follows: "SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and is contingent upon funding in the general appropriations act."
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-330 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 23-3-330
SECTION 23-3-330. Endangered Person Notification System.
Status: in_force

(A) The Endangered Person Notification System is established within the Missing Person Information Center. The purpose of the Endangered Person Notification System is to provide a statewide system for the rapid dissemination of information regarding a missing person who is believed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder, or some other cognitive impairment. (B) If the center receives a report that involves a missing person who is believed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder, or some other cognitive impairment, for the protection of the person from potential abuse or other physical harm, neglect, or exploitation, the center shall issue a notification providing for the appropriate dissemination of information regarding the person. (C) The center shall adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing notifications, including wireless emergency alert notifications, for missing persons believed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder, or some other cognitive impairment, provide education and training to local law enforcement agencies, and encourage radio and television broadcasters to participate in the notifications. (D) The center shall consult with the Department of Transportation and develop a procedure for the use of overhead permanent changeable message signs to provide information on a missing person who is believed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder, or some other cognitive impairment when the person's vehicle and license tag information is available. The Department of Transportation shall utilize current protocol for the content, length, and frequency of any message to be placed on an overhead permanent changeable message sign. (E) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall be authorized to send wireless emergency alerts pursuant to this section. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 63, SECTION 1, in (A), in the second sentence, substituted "Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder," for "dementia"; in (B), substituted "Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder," for "dementia"; in (C), inserted ", including wireless emergency alert notifications," and substituted "Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder," for "dementia"; in (D), in the first sentence, substituted "Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder," for "dementia"; and added (E).
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-212 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-212
SECTION 23-1-212. Enforcement of state criminal laws by federal law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "federal law enforcement officer" means the following persons who are employed as full-time law enforcement officers by the federal government and who are authorized to carry firearms while performing their duties: (1) Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents; (2) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special agents; (3) Drug Enforcement Administration special agents; (4) United States Secret Service special agents; (5) United States Customs Service officers; (6) United States Postal Service inspectors; (7) Internal Revenue Service special agents; (8) United States Marshal's Service marshals and deputy marshals; (9) United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service law enforcement officers and special agents; (10) United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife special agents; (11) United States National Marine Fisheries special agents; (12) National Park Service Rangers. (B) A federal law enforcement officer is authorized to enforce criminal laws within the State when: (1) the federal law enforcement officer is asked by the head of a state or local law enforcement agency or his designee to provide the agency temporary assistance and the request is within the scope of the state or local law enforcement agency's subject matter and territorial jurisdiction; (2) the federal law enforcement officer is asked by a state or local law enforcement officer to provide him temporary assistance when the state or local law enforcement officer is acting within the scope of his subject matter and territorial jurisdiction; or (3) a felony or misdemeanor is committed in the federal law enforcement officer's presence or under circumstances indicating a crime has been freshly committed. (C) A federal law enforcement officer acting pursuant to this section: (1) has the same powers as a South Carolina law enforcement officer; (2) is not an officer, employee, or agent of a state or local law enforcement agency; (3) cannot initiate or conduct an independent investigation into a violation of South Carolina law; and (4) is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment added subparagraph (A)(12) relating to National Park Service Rangers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-85 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23-3-85
SECTION 23-3-85. Confidential communications.
Status: in_force

(A) As used in this section: (1) "Client" means a public safety employee or a public safety employee's immediate family. (2) "Immediate family" means the spouse, child, stepchild, parent, or stepparent. (3) "Peer-support team" means any critical incident support service provider who has received training to provide emotional and moral support to a client involved in a critical incident, including, but not limited to, chaplains, mental health professionals, and public safety peers. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (C), communications between a client and any member of a peer-support team, including other clients involved in the same peer-support process, shall be confidential and privileged as provided by Section 19-11-95(B). (C) The confidentiality and privilege created by subsection (B) shall not apply when: (1) the disclosure is authorized by the client making the disclosure, or, if the client is deceased, the disclosure is authorized by the client's executor, administrator, or in the case of unadministrated estates, the client's next of kin. This provision only applies to statements made by the client; (2) the peer-support team member was an initial responding officer, witness, or party to the critical incident; (3) the communication was made when the member of the peer-support team was not performing official duties in the peer-support process; or (4) the disclosure evidences a present threat to the client or to any other individual, or the disclosure constitutes an admission of a violation of state or federal law. (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section does not require the disclosure of any otherwise privileged communications and does not relieve any mandatory reporting requirements.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-530 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 23-3-530
SECTION 23-3-530. Protocol manual for sex offender registry; contents.
Status: in_force

The State Law Enforcement Division shall develop and maintain a protocol manual to be used by contributing agencies in the administration of the sex offender registry. The protocol manual must include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) procedures for the verification of addresses by the sheriff's department in the county where the person resides; and (2) specific requirements for registration and reregistration including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color; address of permanent residence, address of current temporary residence, within the State or out of state, including rural route address and post office box, which may not be provided instead of a physical residential address; date and place of employment; vehicle make, model, color, and license tag number, including work vehicles that are used the majority of the employee's work time, and the permanent or frequent location where all vehicles are kept; fingerprints and palm prints; Internet identifiers; passport and immigration documents; and a photograph; (b) the name, address, and county of each institution of higher learning, including the specific campus location, if the person is enrolled, employed, volunteers, interns, or carries on a vocation there; (c) the vehicle identification number, license tag number, registration number, and a description, including the color scheme, if the person lives in a motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home and the permanent or frequent location where all vehicles, trailers, mobile homes, and manufactured homes are kept; (d) the hull identification number, the manufacturer's serial number, the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, the registration number, and a description of the color scheme, if the person lives in a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and (e) the tail number, manufacturer's serial number, and model of any aircraft, and a description of the aircraft, including the color scheme, and the permanent or frequent location where all aircraft are kept, if the person owns or operates an aircraft. Editor's Note 2006 Act No. 342, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "This act may be cited as the 'Sex Offender Accountability and Protection of Minors Act of 2006'." Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment added items (1) and (2) setting forth required contents. The 2010 amendment rewrote subsection (2).
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-130 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23-3-130
SECTION 23-3-130. Determination of information to be supplied; promulgation of rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The State Law Enforcement Division is authorized to determine the specific information to be supplied by the law-enforcement agencies and court officials pursuant to Section 23-3-120, and the methods by which such information shall be compiled, evaluated and disseminated. The State Law Enforcement Division is further authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall disseminate criminal history conviction records upon request to local school districts for prospective teachers and to the State Department of Social Services for personnel of child day care facilities. This service must be provided to the local school districts without charge.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-420 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 23-13-420
SECTION 23-13-420. Oath; bond.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of his office any such deputy shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of this State. He shall also execute the bond required of constables by Section 22-9-20 and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 22-9-160.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-50 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-50
SECTION 23-27-50. Board as body politic; rights, privileges, and duties.
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners of any such special district shall be a body politic and shall exercise the rights, privileges and duties of such as herein further defined.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-28-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 28 / Section 23-28-90
SECTION 23-28-90. Former full-time officer becoming member of reserve.
Status: in_force

A currently certified full-time law enforcement officer who leaves his position under honorable conditions, within twelve months, and at the request of his chief and with the concurrence of the Law Enforcement Training Council, may be issued a registration card identifying him as a member of the reserve. That officer must not be required to undergo the preliminary training for reserves but must be required to have a current physical exam. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment substituted "Law Enforcement Training Council" for "Department of Public Safety" and made nonsubstantive language changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-232 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 4 / Section 23-31-232
SECTION 23-31-232. Carrying concealable weapons on premises of certain schools leased by churches.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon express permission given by the appropriate church official or governing body, any person may carry a concealable weapon, whether concealed or openly carried, on the leased premises of an elementary or secondary school if a church leases the school premises or areas within the school for church services or official church activities. (1) The provisions contained in this section apply: (a) only during those times that the church has the use and enjoyment of the school property pursuant to its lease with the school; and (b) only to the areas of the school within the lease agreement, any related parking areas, or any reasonable ingress or egress between these areas. (2) A school district may request that a church utilizing school property for its services disclose and notify the school district if persons are, or may be, carrying concealed weapons on the school property. (3) The provisions of this section do not apply during any time students are present as a result of a curricular or extracurricular school-sponsored activity that is taking place on the school property. (B) For the purposes of the Federal Gun-Free School Zone Act (18 U.S.C. Section 921(a)), the buildings and grounds of a school that are leased to a church are not considered a school during the hours that the church has the use and enjoyment of the school property pursuant to this section. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 66, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Open Carry With Training Act'." 2024 Act No. 111, SECTIONS 1 and 24, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2024'." "SECTION 24. No provision in this act should be construed as the General Assembly discouraging responsible gun ownership; and the General Assembly, in fact, encourages all gun owners to pursue and receive appropriate gun safety training before carrying a firearm or weapon." Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 111, SECTION 11, in (A), substituted "any person may carry a concealable weapon" for "a person who holds a valid permit issued pursuant to this article may carry a concealable weapon".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-28-120 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 28 / Section 23-28-120
SECTION 23-28-120. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to deputy enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment substituted "This chapter does not" for "The provisions of this chapter shall".
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-150 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-150
SECTION 23-1-150. Residency requirements for county law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law in effect prior to February 13, 1976, any state law or local ordinance which requires an applicant for employment as a county law enforcement officer to be a resident of the county in which he seeks employment prior to time of employment shall on such date be void and of no effect and all such applicants shall be eligible for employment if otherwise qualified regardless of the county of their prior residence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-320 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 23-3-320
SECTION 23-3-320. Missing Person Task Force.
Status: in_force

There is created a Missing Person Task Force composed of five members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall designate a member as chairman. The Task Force shall study information gathered from the MPIC and the FBI/NCIC in order to make long-range plans concerning the gathering, maintaining, and processing of information and data on missing persons and missing children, concerning the effectiveness of efforts to determine the whereabouts of missing persons and missing children through the efforts of the MPIC, and concerning related matters. The Task Force shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Children on or before July 1, 1986. After submission of this report, the Missing Person Task Force is dissolved. The Task Force may meet as frequently as its chairman or a majority of its members considers necessary. Members of the Task Force are allowed the usual mileage, per diem, and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-160 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23-3-160
SECTION 23-3-160. Investigation of injury or death of person under twenty-one when use of beverages containing alcohol suspected.
Status: in_force

In any accident involving injury or death of a person under the age of twenty-one, where there is cause to believe that any beverage containing alcohol was consumed prior to the accident by the person under twenty-one, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to investigate the accident shall commence a detailed investigation to determine the circumstances under which the beverage was obtained. Upon initiation of this investigation by the local investigating law enforcement agency, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall assist in whatever capacity necessary to fully complete the inquiry and shall cooperate and assist in the prosecution of appropriate criminal charges against any person who provided a beverage containing alcohol to the person under twenty-one.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-51-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 51 / Section 23-51-40
SECTION 23-51-40. Certification by manufacturer.
Status: in_force

(A) Each manufacturer shall submit to the State Fire Marshal a written certification attesting that: (1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 23-51-30; and (2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard contained in Section 23-51-30. (B) Each cigarette listed in the certification must be described with the following information: (1) brand, or trade name on the package; (2) style, such as light or ultra light; (3) length in millimeters; (4) circumference in millimeters; (5) flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable; (6) filter or nonfilter; (7) package description, such as soft pack or box; (8) marking, pursuant to Section 23-51-50; (9) the name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test; and (10) the date that the testing occurred. (C) The certifications must be made available to the Attorney General for purposes consistent with this chapter and the Department of Revenue for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section. (D) Each cigarette certified under this section must be recertified every three years. (E) For each cigarette brand style listed in a certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the State Fire Marshal a two hundred fifty-dollar fee. The State Fire Marshal is authorized to annually adjust this fee to ensure that it defrays the actual costs of the processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities required by this chapter. (F) There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards and Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement Fund". The fund shall consist of all certification fees submitted by manufacturers, and shall, in addition to any other monies made available for this purpose, be available to the State Fire Marshal solely to support processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities under this chapter. (G) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes a change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this chapter, that cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this State until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in Section 23-51-30 and maintains records of that retesting as required by Section 23-51-30. An altered cigarette which does not meet the performance standard contained in Section 23-51-30 may not be sold in this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-140 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-140
SECTION 23-9-140. Expenses of forms, posters, and reports.
Status: in_force

All forms, blanks, circulars, posters and such reports as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be furnished at the expense of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-43-40 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 43 / Section 23-43-40
SECTION 23-43-40. Promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

The council may promulgate regulations for the proper enforcement and implementation of this chapter. Promulgated regulations must incorporate the codes enumerated in Section 6-9-50.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-90 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-90
SECTION 23-1-90. Reports of arrests in counties containing cities or towns of over 5,000.
Status: in_force

Each rural policeman, deputy sheriff, constable or other peace officer within any county containing a city or town of five thousand inhabitants or more in this State shall make and file with the county supervisor each month a verified report of all arrests made by him, the name of the party arrested, together with the offense charged, and the name of the magistrate to whom the case was referred for trial or preliminary hearing. The county supervisor shall not pay any salary to any rural policeman, deputy sheriff, constable or other peace officer until such officer has made and filed the verified report herein required. And further, in default thereof, such rural policeman, deputy sheriff, constable or other peace officer violating the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two months, at the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-39-30 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 39 / Section 23-39-30
SECTION 23-39-30. Promulgation of regulations declaring substances hazardous, establishing variations and exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever in the judgment of the Commissioner such action will promote the objectives of this chapter by avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to application, the Commissioner may by regulation declare to be a hazardous substance, for the purposes of this chapter, any substance or mixture of substances which he finds meets the requirements of subparagraph 1(a) of Section 23-39-20(e). (b) If the Commissioner finds that the requirements of Section 23-39-20(o)(1) are not adequate for the protection of the public health and safety in view of the special hazard presented by any particular hazardous substance, he may by regulation establish such reasonable variations or additional label requirements as he finds necessary for the protection of the public health and safety; and any such hazardous substance intended, or packaged in a form suitable, for use in the household or by children, which fails to bear a label in accordance with such regulations shall be deemed to be a misbranded hazardous substance. (c) If the Commissioner finds that, because of the size of the package involved or because of the minor hazard presented by the substance contained therein, or for other good and sufficient reasons, full compliance with the labeling requirements otherwise applicable under this chapter is impracticable or is not necessary for the adequate protection of the public health and safety, the Commissioner shall promulgate regulations exempting such substances from these requirements to the extent he determines to be consistent with adequate protection of the public health and safety. (d) If the Commissioner finds that the hazard of an article subject to this chapter is such that labeling adequate to protect the public health and safety cannot be devised, or the article presents an imminent danger to the public health and safety, the Commissioner may declare such article to be a banned hazardous substance and require its removal from commerce.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-250 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 23-13-250
SECTION 23-13-250. Salary.
Status: in_force

The salary of any such deputy shall be paid by the corporation at the instance of whose president, treasurer or other executive officer the appointment is made, the amount to be fixed by contract with the corporation, acting through its president, treasurer or other executive officer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-30 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 27 / Section 23-27-30
SECTION 23-27-30. Election on establishment of district and for commissioners of district.
Status: in_force

When the petition is approved by the clerk of court of the county in which the proposed special district is located the clerk shall call an election of the qualified voters within such district to vote upon the question of establishing the district for the purpose of special police protection. The clerk shall designate some place within the proposed district for the holding of the election and shall appoint the managers and declare the results thereof. He shall give notice of the time and place thereof for at least three weeks in some newspaper published in the county and by posting notices thereof in at least three public places within the proposed district for the same length of time. At such election only the qualified electors residing within the district shall be allowed to vote, according to the laws of general elections. They shall vote "Yes" or "No" on the question of establishing such special police district and at the same election they shall vote on the election of three commissioners to hold office, in the event a majority of the votes cast shall be in favor of establishing such district, for terms of two, four and six years and until their successors are elected and qualified, their successors, however, to have terms of office of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter a commissioner shall be elected at the time of each State biennial election.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1-20
SECTION 23-1-20. Employment of peace officers on contingent basis; penalties.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a peace officer to be employed within the State on a contingent basis upon which he receives any share of fines collected by him or through his efforts as compensation. A peace officer accepting employment on a contingent basis or receiving or accepting any part of the fines collected by him or through his efforts as compensation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-11-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-11-10
SECTION 23-11-10. Time for election.
Status: in_force

There shall be an election for sheriff held in each county at the general election in each presidential election year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-36-170 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 36 / Section 23-36-170
SECTION 23-36-170. Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished: (a) for the first offense, by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand, five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. (b) for the second offense, by a fine of not less than one thousand, five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than ten years. (c) for the third offense, by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than ten years nor more than fifteen years. (d) for any fourth or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than seven thousand, five hundred dollars nor more than fifteen thousand dollars and imprisonment of not less than ten years nor more than fifteen years. The license of any dealer or blaster is permanently revoked upon conviction for a second offense and no license may be issued to any person whose base operation is substantially the same as that of a person whose license has been permanently revoked.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-11-30 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-11-30
SECTION 23-11-30. Bond.
Status: in_force

The sheriffs of the several counties, before receiving their commissions, shall enter into bonds to be executed by them and any number of sureties, not exceeding twelve nor (except as provided in Section 8-3-90) less than two, to be approved by a majority of the governing body of the county in the sum of ten thousand dollars, and every sheriff shall procure other satisfactory security when duly required. Such bond shall be filed in the office of the State Treasurer, duly executed and approved, within thirty days from the time the sheriff-elect receives notice that the election is declared.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-23-80 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23-80
SECTION 23-23-80. South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council is authorized to: (1) receive and disburse funds, including those hereinafter provided in this chapter; (2) accept any donations, contributions, funds, grants, or gifts from private individuals, foundations, agencies, corporations, or the state or federal governments, for the purpose of carrying out the programs and objectives of this chapter; (3) consult and cooperate with counties, municipalities, agencies, or official bodies of this State or of other states, other governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges, junior colleges, and other institutions, concerning the development of police training schools, programs, or courses of instruction, selection, and training standards, or other pertinent matters relating to law enforcement; (4) publish or cause to be published manuals, information bulletins, newsletters, and other materials to achieve the objectives of this chapter; (5) make such regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this chapter, including the issuance of orders directing public law enforcement agencies to comply with this chapter and all regulations so promulgated; (6) certify and train qualified candidates and applicants for law enforcement officers and provide for suspension, revocation, or restriction of the certification, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the council; (7) require all public entities or agencies that employ or appoint law enforcement officers to provide records in the format prescribed by regulation of employment information of law enforcement officers; (8) provide by regulation for mandatory continued training of certified law enforcement officers, this training to be completed within each of the various counties requesting this training on a regional basis. (9) provide by regulation for mandatory continued training of certified law enforcement officers to recognize post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma and stress-related disorders in other officers. The council also is authorized to establish a mechanism to recommend participation in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program (SC LEAP) for officers involved in an incident resulting in death or serious bodily injury; and (10) appoint attorneys employed by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to sit as hearing officers for contested case hearings. The attorneys are authorized to submit hearing officers' recommendations to the council. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment in the introduction substituted "South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council" for "Director of the Criminal Justice Academy". 2014 Act No. 225, SECTION 1, reenacted the section with no apparent change. 2017 Act No. 46, SECTION 2, added (9), providing for training of officers to recognize post-traumatic stress disorder in other officers, and made nonsubstantive changes. 2018 Act No. 215, SECTION 1, added (10), providing for the appointment of attorneys employed by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to sit as hearing officers for contested case hearings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-7-10 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-7-10
SECTION 23-7-10. Appointment of special State constables upon recommendation of United States Atomic Energy Commission; compensation.
Status: in_force

The Governor may appoint and commission as special State constables such persons, including employees of a contractor of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (in this chapter hereinafter called "the Commission"), as shall be recommended to him in writing by a duly authorized representative of the Commission. Such special State constables shall serve without compensation from the State or any of its political subdivisions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-410 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 23-13-410
SECTION 23-13-410. Appointment and qualifications.
Status: in_force

Upon a written statement of the president, treasurer or other executive officer having the management of any fair association, amusement company, circus, political meeting, camp meeting or other such concern located or to be located in any county in this State directed to the sheriff of any such county, setting forth that in his opinion the interests of the association, amusement company, circus, political meeting, camp meeting or other such concern under his management and the public peace require special police supervision, the sheriff shall appoint a discreet and suitable person or persons as his deputy or deputies, whose term of office shall continue during the public exhibition of such association, amusement company, circus, political meeting, camp meeting or other such concern, unless sooner by him removed. The salary of any such deputy shall be paid by the concern requesting such appointment. Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right and duty of a sheriff, upon his own motion, to appoint such a deputy or deputies as may seem advisable.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-520 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 31 / Article 7 / Section 23-31-520
SECTION 23-31-520. Lawful open carrying of a firearm on public property during certain events; temporary restriction; notice; confiscation.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a governing body of a county, municipality, or political subdivision may temporarily restrict the otherwise lawful open carrying of a firearm on public property when a governing body issues a permit to allow a public protest, rally, fair, parade, festival, or other organized event. However, if a permit is not applied for and issued prior to an event as described in this subsection, a county, municipality, or political subdivision may not exercise the provisions of this subsection. A person or entity hosting a public protest, rally, fair, parade, festival, or other organized event must post signs at the event when open carrying is allowed or not allowed at the event. (B) A governing body exercising the authority granted to it pursuant to this section must be specific in the area, duration, and manner in which the restriction is imposed and must provide prior notice of the restriction when feasible. In no event may the restriction extend beyond the beginning and conclusion of the event or beyond the location of the event. The duration of an event may not be scheduled for such a length of time as to frustrate the intent of this section. (C) A county, municipality, or political subdivision may not confiscate a firearm or ammunition for a violation of this section unless incident to an otherwise lawful arrest. Editor's Note 2021 Act No. 66, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Open Carry With Training Act'." Effect of Amendment The 2006 amendment in the first sentence deleted "the use, sale, transportation, or" and added the second sentence relating to the power to confiscate firearms or ammunition. 2021 Act No. 66, SECTION 8, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-9-157 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 23-9-157
SECTION 23-9-157. Notice of violation.
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal or any of his authorized agents, when inspecting buildings or structures for compliance with applicable provisions of law or fire codes and finding violations of the same, must inform the owner of the building or structure in writing of the nature of the violation and a specific citation as to the particular statutory provision of law or provision of the applicable fire code on which the violation is based before any changes in the building or structure may be required or before any penalties authorized by law may be assessed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-620 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 23-3-620
SECTION 23-3-620. When DNA samples required.
Status: in_force

(A) Following a lawful custodial arrest, the service of a courtesy summons, or a direct indictment for: (1) a felony offense or an offense that is punishable by a sentence of five years or more; or (2) eavesdropping, peeping, or stalking, any of which are committed in this State, a person, except for any juvenile, arrested or ordered by a court must provide a saliva or tissue sample from which DNA may be obtained for inclusion in the State DNA Database. Additionally, any person, including any juvenile, ordered to do so by a court, and any juvenile convicted or adjudicated delinquent for an offense contained in items (1) or (2), must provide a saliva or tissue sample from which DNA may be obtained for inclusion in the State DNA Database. This sample must be taken at a jail, sheriff's office that serves a courtesy summons, courthouse where a direct presentment indictment is served, or detention facility at the time the person is booked and processed into the jail or detention facility following the custodial arrest, or other location when the taking of fingerprints is required prior to a conviction. The sample must be submitted to SLED as directed by SLED. If appropriately trained personnel are not available to take a sample from which DNA may be obtained, the failure of the arrested person to provide a DNA sample shall not be the sole basis for refusal to release the person from custody. An arrested person who is released from custody before providing a DNA sample must provide a DNA sample at a location specified by the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the offense on or before the first court appearance. (B) Unless a sample has already been provided pursuant to the provisions of subsection (A), before a person may be paroled or released from confinement, the person must provide a suitable sample from which DNA may be obtained for inclusion in the State DNA Database. (C) An agency having custody of an offender who is required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to subsection (B) must notify SLED at least three days, excluding weekends and holidays, before the person is paroled or released from confinement. (D) Unless a sample has already been provided pursuant to the provisions of subsection (A), before a person is released from confinement or released from the agency's jurisdiction, a suitable sample from which DNA may be obtained for inclusion in the State DNA Database must be provided as a condition of probation or parole. (E) A person required to provide a sample pursuant to this section may be required to provide another sample if the original sample is lost, damaged, contaminated, or unusable for examination prior to the creation of a DNA record or DNA profile suitable for inclusion in the State DNA Database. Editor's Note 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 4.A, provides as follows: "This SECTION may be cited as the 'South Carolina Protection from Violence Against Women and Children Act'." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 4.I, provides as follows: "This SECTION takes effect on January 1, 2009. However, the implementation of the procedures provided for in this SECTION is contingent upon the State Law Enforcement Division's receipt of funds necessary to implement these provisions. Until the provisions of this SECTION are fully funded and executed, implementation of the provisions of this SECTION shall not prohibit the collection and testing of DNA samples by the methods allowed prior to the implementation of this SECTION from persons convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or on probation or parole for those crimes listed in Section 23-3-620. Upon this SECTION taking effect, a South Carolina law enforcement agency, which has in its possession any DNA samples that have been included in the State DNA Database, immediately must destroy and dispose of the DNA samples in accordance with regulations promulgated by SLED pursuant to Section 23-3-640." 2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "The provisions of Section 17-28-350 become effective upon the signature of the Governor. All other provisions become effective January 1, 2009. The enactment of these provisions prior to the effective date indicates the intent of the General Assembly that statewide laws or practices shall exist to ensure additional procedures for post-conviction DNA testing, and proper preservation of biological evidence connected to murder, rape, and nonnegligent homicide in order that application for available federal funds shall be made by the appropriate agencies and considered by the appropriate federal agencies prior to the effective date." Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment rewrote this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-41-20 — SC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 41 / Section 23-41-20
SECTION 23-41-20. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter: (a) "Authorized agencies" means: (1) the State Fire Marshal when authorized or charged with the investigation of fires at the place where the fire actually took place; (2) the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division; (3) the South Carolina Attorney General; (4) the solicitor responsible for prosecution in the county where the fire occurred; (5) the United States Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (6) the Fire Chief, Sheriff, or Chief of Police having jurisdiction over the arson investigation. (b) "Relevant" means having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence. (c) Material will be "deemed important" if such material is requested by an authorized agency. (d) "Action" shall include affirmative acts and the failure to take action. (e) "Immune" means that neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution may arise from any action taken pursuant to this chapter unless actual malice on the part of the insurance company or authorized agency against the insured or gross negligence or reckless disregard for his rights is present. Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment added subparagraph (a)(6) relating to public safety officials authorized to receive information from an insurance company.