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SC Code § 23-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-20. Employment of peace officers on contingent basis; penalties.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-2; 1952 Code Section 53-2; 1948 (45) 1643; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 196.
SC Code § 23-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-30. Subsistence allowance for police officials and law-enforcement officers.

 Of the amounts appropriated by acts of the General Assembly for police officials and all commissioned law-enforcement officers, the sum of five dollars a day for each regular work day shall be designated as a statutory subsistence allowance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-2.1; 1955 (49) 667.
SC Code § 23-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-40. Subsistence allowance for municipal and county law-enforcement officers.

 Of the amounts appropriated as salaries for municipal law-enforcement officers and county law-enforcement officers the sum of five dollars per day for each such officer is hereby designated as subsistence for each day of active duty.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-2.2; 1958 (50) 1929.
SC Code § 23-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-50. Subsistence allowance for law-enforcement officers performing duties away from home area.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-2.5; 1969 (56) 698.
SC Code § 23-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-60. Appointment, compensation, removal, and terms of special deputies, constables, security guards and detectives; workers' compensation.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-3; 1952 Code Section 53-3; 1942 Code Section 3096; 1932 Code Section 3096; 1923 (33) 132; 1974 (58) 2639; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 32B.1, eff July 1, 2008.  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.
SC Code § 23-1-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-65. Initial and renewal application fees for constables appointed under Section 23-1-60.

 (A) When making application for appointment, a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars is required of all state constables appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 23-1-60. A fee of fifty dollars must be paid with each renewal application. No fees are required of employees of the State or any political subdivision appointed in the line of duty, and no fees are required on initial or renewal applications of law enforcement officers who have retired honorably from service as a law enforcement officer. "Honorably" means that the officer was not under investigation or subject to any disciplinary proceedings at the time of retirement.  (B) The fee must be paid to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The division shall remit quarterly these fees to the State Treasurer to be credited to the general fund of the State.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 466, Part II, Section 6; 1982; 1983 Act No. 4, Section 1; 1990 Act No. 612, Section 25; 1992 Act No. 298, Section 1.
SC Code § 23-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-80. Quarterly reports of peace officers without pay.

 Every constable or peace officer appointed and commissioned by the Governor to serve as such without pay shall, every three months during their respective terms of service, file with the Governor a complete report of his work, acts and doings as such officer.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-6; 1952 Code Section 53-6; 1942 Code Section 3064; 1932 Code Section 3064; 1931 (37) 330; 1940 (41) 1744.
SC Code § 23-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-90. Reports of arrests in counties containing cities or towns of over 5,000.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-7; 1952 Code Section 53-7; 1942 Code Section 3790; 1932 Code Sections 3790, 3791; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2096, 2097; 1917 (30) 111; 1927 (35) 286.
SC Code § 23-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-100. Purchase of bloodhounds or other dogs by county.

 The governing bodies of the several counties in this State, when in their judgment it is necessary, shall require the sheriff to purchase a pair of bloodhounds or other serviceable dogs to be kept at the courthouse and used as he may deem expedient for the tracking and arrest of escaped convicts and other fugitive lawbreakers. The governing body of each county may appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars, if so much be necessary, for the purchase of such dogs.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-9; 1952 Code Section 53-9; 1942 Code Section 1958; 1932 Code Section 1958; Cr. C. '22 Section 940; Cr. C. '12 Section 945; Cr. C. '02 Section 659; 1897 (22) 427.
SC Code § 23-1-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-140. Rural policemen shall not collect fees in certain cases.

 It shall be unlawful for any rural policeman in this State to accept or receive any fee or reward for making any collection of any debt, foreclosing any chattel mortgage, bill of sale or other lien or compromising criminal cases. Any rural policeman within this State who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period of not less than twenty days nor more than thirty days and shall have his commission revoked by the officer issuing it. But nothing herein shall prohibit any rural policeman from collecting delinquent taxes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-351; 1952 Code Section 53-351; 1942 Code Section 1581; 1932 Code Section 1581; Cr. C. '22 Section 534; 1916 (29) 656.
SC Code § 23-1-145 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-145. Employees of county and municipal correction facilities to have status of peace officers.

 Employees of any county or municipal jail, prison, work camp or overnight lockup facility, while performing their officially assigned duties relating to the custody, control, transportation or recapture of any inmate or prisoner in this State, shall have the status of peace officers anywhere in the State in any matter relating to the custody, control, transportation or recapture of such inmate or prisoner. Provided, that for the purposes of this section no trustee shall be considered an employee.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 310, Section 1.
SC Code § 23-1-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-150. Residency requirements for county law enforcement officers.

 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.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 468, Section 1.
SC Code § 23-1-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-170. Use of out-of-state license plates for certain purposes.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a law enforcement agency may, for the purpose of conducting undercover narcotic or vice investigations or surveillance operations, temporarily equip vehicles registered and licensed in this State with out-of-state license plates.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 158, Section 1.
SC Code § 23-1-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-180. Auction of beer or other malt beverage products seized for violation of law; destruction or disposal of seized products.

 No law enforcement agency of this State or any political subdivision thereof shall sell at auction any beer or other malt beverage products seized by it for a violation of law unless such products at the time of the auction meet the quality control standards of the manufacturer regarding freshness and fitness for consumption.  If such products do not meet these standards at the time of the scheduled auction, the products shall thereafter be destroyed or disposed of by the law enforcement agency concerned.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 409, Section 1.
SC Code § 23-1-212 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-212. Enforcement of state criminal laws by federal law enforcement officers.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1996 Act 364, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 35, Section 1; 2009 Act No. 43, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009.  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment added subparagraph (A)(12) relating to National Park Service Rangers.
SC Code § 23-1-225 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-225. Retired law enforcement officers to retain status and weapons.

 Upon retirement, state law enforcement officers may retain their commissions in retired status with all rights and privileges, including the right to retain their service weapons issued while serving in active duty status.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 55.
SC Code § 23-1-245 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 23-1-245. Quotas prohibited; definitions.

 (A) A law enforcement agency, department, or division may not require a law enforcement officer employed by the agency, department, or division to issue a specific amount or meet a quota for the number of citations he issues during a designated period of time.  (B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law enforcement agency, department, or division from evaluating an officer's performance based on the officer's points of contact.  (C) An employee of a law enforcement agency, department, or division who files a report with an appropriate authority alleging a violation of the provisions contained in this section is protected by the provisions contained in Chapter 27, Title 8.  (D) As contained in this section:  (1) "law enforcement agency, department, or division" includes, but is not limited to, municipal police departments, sheriff departments, the Highway Patrol, SLED, and other agencies that enforce state and local laws;  (2) "quota" means a fixed or predetermined amount;  (3) "points of contact" means a law enforcement officer's interaction with citizens and businesses within their jurisdictions and the law enforcement officer's involvement in community-oriented initiatives.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 264 (H.4387), Section 1, eff June 9, 2016.
SC Code § 23-3-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division|Section 23-3-10. Creation, chief and personnel of South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

 There is created the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The division must be headed by a chief appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. The term of the chief is six years. On the effective date of the provisions of this section providing for a six-year term for the chief, a successor to the chief serving on this date must be appointed as provided herein. Nothing herein prevents the chief serving on this date from being reappointed to additional six-year terms. The chief may only be removed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-3-240 of the 1976 Code. The agents and officers of the division must be commissioned by the Governor upon the recommendation of the chief. The agents and officers shall have that rank or title as may be provided under the State Employees Classification System. The chief may appoint other personnel considered necessary and as provided for in the annual appropriations act. All agents and officers commissioned by the Governor are subject to discharge for cause which must be subject to review as is now provided by law for other state employees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-16; 1974 (58) 2878; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 338.
SC Code § 23-3-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division|Section 23-3-20. Bond and oath of chief and agents; reappointment.

 Every officer and agent commissioned pursuant to this article shall file a bond, or be covered by a surety bond, of not less than two thousand dollars with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, subscribed by a licensed surety company, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, for the prompt and proper accounting of all funds coming into his hands, and for the payment of a judgment recovered against him in a court of competent jurisdiction upon a cause of action arising out of breach or abuse of official duty or power and for the payment of damages sustained by a member of the public from an unlawful act of the officer or agent. However, coverage under the bond does not include damage to persons or property arising out of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The bond may be individual, schedule, or blanket and on a form approved by the Attorney General. The premiums on the bonds must be paid by the division.  All officers and agents of the division shall take and subscribe to the oath provided by law for peace officers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-17; 1974 (58) 2878; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 340.
SC Code § 23-3-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division|Section 23-3-25. Assignment of personnel; divisions.

 The Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may assign personnel of the division to particular areas of enforcement as appropriate for the enforcement of the laws and regulations of this State which the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is charged with enforcing. For this purpose, the chief may establish divisions within the department to carry out particular duties as assigned by the chief.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 341.
SC Code § 23-3-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division|Section 23-3-30. Supervision of security personnel employed by State.

 All security personnel employed by the State, other than at correctional institutions shall be under the direct supervision of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-4.1; 1966 (54) 2596; 1983 Act No. 76, Section 1; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 46.
SC Code § 23-3-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division|Section 23-3-40. Recordation and classification of fingerprints taken in criminal investigations.

 All sheriff's and police departments in South Carolina shall make available to the Criminal Justice Records Division of the State Law Enforcement Division for the purpose of recordation and classification all fingerprints taken in criminal investigations resulting in convictions. The State Law Enforcement Division shall pay for the costs of such program and prepare the necessary regulations and instructions for the implementation of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-35; 1971 (57) 998.
SC Code § 23-3-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division|Section 23-3-45. Acceptance of fingerprints of applicants for admission to bar; exchange of records with Board of Law Examiners.

 The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is authorized to accept fingerprints of applicants for admission to the South Carolina Bar and, to the extent provided for by federal law, to exchange state, multistate, and federal criminal history records with the South Carolina Board of Law Examiners for licensing purposes.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 326, Section 1.