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SC Code § 23-36-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 36 - Explosives Control Act|Section 23-36-140. Inapplicability of chapter to fireworks and to activities of government agencies.

 (1) Nothing contained in this chapter applies to the regular military or naval forces of the United States, to the duly organized military force of any state or territory, or to police or fire departments in this State if they are acting within their official capacities and in the performance of their duties.  (2) Nothing contained in this chapter applies to the use of fireworks or to the sale or storage of fireworks as regulated by the State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 480, Section 14.
SC Code § 23-36-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 36 - Explosives Control Act|Section 23-36-150. Regulation of explosive materials by local governments.

 Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any existing ordinances or regulations pertaining to explosive materials of any county or incorporated city or town which are not less restrictive than the provisions of this chapter or affect, modify, or limit the power of the county or incorporated city or town to adopt ordinances and regulations pertaining to explosive materials within the county or corporate limits.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 480, Section 15.
SC Code § 23-36-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 36 - Explosives Control Act|Section 23-36-160. Employment of personnel to carry out provisions of chapter; powers and authority of agents of Division of State Fire Marshal.

 The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, pursuant to Section 40-73-15, may employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The agents employed by the Division of the State Fire Marshal shall have statewide authority, the power of arrest, and all other powers and authority of duly certified law enforcement officers of the State.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 480, Section 16; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 365.
SC Code § 23-36-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 36 - Explosives Control Act|Section 23-36-170. Criminal penalties.

 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.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 480, Section 17.
SC Code § 23-37-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 37 - Safety Glazing Materials|Section 23-37-20. Safety glazing labeling.

 (a) Each lite of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported, or sold for use in hazardous locations, or installed in such a location, within the State of South Carolina shall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting, firing of ceramic material, hot-die stamping, transparent pressure sensitive labels, or by other suitable means. The label shall identify the seller, whether manufacturer, fabricator, or installer, the nominal thickness and the type of safety glazing material, and the fact that the material meets the test requirements of the American National Standards Institute Standard (ANSI Standard) Z-97.1-1972.  The label must be legible and visible after installation.  (b) Such safety glazing labeling shall not be used on other than safety glazing materials.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1422; 1973 (58) 297.
SC Code § 23-37-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 37 - Safety Glazing Materials|Section 23-37-30. Sale or installation of, or other actions with regard to, glazing material other than safety glazing materials in hazardous location.

 It shall be unlawful within this State to knowingly sell, fabricate, assemble, glaze, install, cause to be installed or consent to installation of glazing materials other than safety glazing materials in any hazardous location in the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1423; 1973 (58) 297.
SC Code § 23-37-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 37 - Safety Glazing Materials|Section 23-37-40. Liability of workmen.

 No liability under this chapter shall be created as to workmen who are employees of a material supplier, contractor, subcontractor, or other employee responsible for compliance with this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1424; 1973 (58) 297.
SC Code § 23-37-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 37 - Safety Glazing Materials|Section 23-37-50. Penalties.

 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1425; 1973 (58) 297.
SC Code § 23-37-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 37 - Safety Glazing Materials|Section 23-37-60. Application of chapter.

 This chapter applies only to installations and replacements made after July 1, 1974, and shall not apply to contracts awarded or pursuant to an invitation for bids accomplished before July 1, 1974.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1426; 1973 (58) 297.
SC Code § 23-39-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Hazardous Substances Act.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1811; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-30. Promulgation of regulations declaring substances hazardous and establishing variations and exemptions.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1813; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-40. Prohibited acts.

 The following acts and the causing thereof are hereby prohibited:  (a) The introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce of any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance.  (b) The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the label of, or the doing of any other act with respect to, a hazardous substance if such act is done while the substance is in commerce, or while the substance is held for sale (whether or not the first sale) after shipment in commerce, and results in the hazardous substance being a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance.  (c) The receipt in commerce of any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof for pay or otherwise.  (d) The giving of a guarantee or undertaking referred to in Section 23-39-50(b)(2) which guarantee or undertaking is false, except by a person who relied upon a guarantee or undertaking to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the United States from whom he received in good faith the hazardous substance.  (e) The failure to permit entry or inspection as authorized by Section 23-39-100(a) or to permit access to and copying of any record as authorized by Section 23-39-110.  (f) The introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce, or the receipt in commerce and subsequent delivery or proffered delivery for pay or otherwise, of a hazardous substance in a reused food, drug, or cosmetic container or in a container which, though not a reused container, is identifiable as a food, drug, or cosmetic container by its labeling or by other identification. The reuse of a food, drug, or cosmetic container as a container for a hazardous substance shall be deemed to be an act which results in the hazardous substance being a misbranded hazardous substance. As used in this paragraph, the terms "food," "drug," and "cosmetic" shall have the same meanings as in the South Carolina Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.  (g) The use by any person to his own advantage, or revealing other than to the Commissioner or officers or employees of the agency, or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under this chapter, of any information acquired under authority of Section 23-39-100 concerning any method of process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1814; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-50. Penalties for violation of Section 23-39-40; exceptions.

 (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 23-39-40 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both; but for offenses committed with intent to defraud or mislead, or for second and subsequent offenses, the penalty shall be imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than $3,000, or both such imprisonment and fine.  (b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (a) of this section, (1) for having violated Section 23-39-40(c), if the receipt, delivery, or proffered delivery of the hazardous substance was made in good faith, unless he refuses to furnish on request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Commissioner, the name and address of the person from whom he purchased or received such hazardous substance, and copies of all documents, if any there be, pertaining to the delivery of the hazardous substance to him; or (2) for having violated Section 23-39-40(a), if he establishes a guarantee or undertaking signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the United States from whom he received in good faith the hazardous substance, to the effect that the hazardous substance is not (in misbranded packages) a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance within the meaning of those terms in the chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1815; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-60. Injunction proceedings.

 In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to apply to the appropriate circuit court for, and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of Section 23-39-40; irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1816; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-70. Procedure for embargo and condemnation of misbranded or banned hazardous substances.

 (a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the Commissioner finds or has probable cause to believe that any hazardous household substance is misbranded, or is a banned hazardous substance, within the meaning of this chapter, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, misbranded or is a banned hazardous substance and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by such agent or the court. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of such detained or embargoed article by sale or otherwise without such permission.  (b) When an article detained or embargoed under subsection (a) has been found by such agent to be misbranded or a banned hazardous substance, he shall petition the circuit court in whose jurisdiction the article is detained or embargoed for a libel of condemnation of such article. When such agent has found that an article so detained or embargoed is not misbranded or a banned hazardous substance, he shall remove the tag or other marking.  (c) If the court finds that a detained or embargoed article is misbranded or a banned hazardous substance, such article shall, after entry of the decree, be destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof, under supervision of such agent, and all court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be taxed against the claimant of such article or his agent; provided, that when the misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling of the article, the court, after entry of the decree and after such costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that such article shall be so labeled, has been executed, may by order direct that such article be delivered to claimant thereof for such labeling under the supervision of an agent of the Commissioner. The expense of such supervision shall be paid by claimant. The article shall be returned to the claimant on the representation to the court by the Commissioner that the article is no longer in violation of this chapter, and that the expenses of such supervision have been paid.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1817; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-80. Duty of solicitor upon receiving report of violation; notice and hearing before reporting violation.

 It shall be the duty of each State solicitor to whom the Commissioner reports any violation of this chapter, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Before any violation of this chapter is reported to any such solicitor for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views before the Commissioner or his designated agent, either orally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1818; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-90. Promulgation of regulations.

 (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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1819; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-100. Examinations and investigations.

 (a) For the purposes of enforcement of this chapter, officers or employees duly designated by the Commissioner upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, are authorized (1) to enter, at reasonable times, any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which hazardous substances are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce or are held after such introduction, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such hazardous substances in commerce; (2) to inspect, at reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, such factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle, and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, and labeling therein; and (3) to obtain samples of such materials or packages thereof, or of such labeling.  (b) If the officer or employee obtains any sample, prior to leaving the premises, he shall pay or offer to pay the owner, operator, or agent in charge for such sample and give a receipt describing the samples obtained.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1820; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-110. Access to records of shipment.

 For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, carriers engaged in commerce, and persons receiving hazardous substances in commerce or holding such hazardous substances so received shall, upon the request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Commissioner permit such officer or employee at reasonable times, to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in commerce of any such hazardous substances, or the holding thereof during or after such movement, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee thereof; and it shall be unlawful for any such carrier or person to fail to permit such access to and copying of any record so requested when such request is accompanied by a statement in writing specifying the nature or kind or such hazardous substance to which such request relates. Provided, that evidence obtained under this section shall not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained. Provided further, that carriers shall not be subject to the other provisions of this chapter by reason of their receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of hazardous substances in the usual course of business as carriers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1821; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-39-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act|Section 23-39-120. Reports of action taken under chapter.

 (a) The Commissioner may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing any judgments, decrees, or court orders which have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof.  (b) The Commissioner may also cause to be disseminated information regarding hazardous substances in situations involving, in the opinion of the Commissioner imminent danger to health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the agency.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1822; 1971 (57) 250.
SC Code § 23-41-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 41 - Arson Reporting-immunity Act|Section 23-41-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Arson Reporting-Immunity Act.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 436, Section 1.
SC Code § 23-41-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety|Chapter 41 - Arson Reporting-immunity Act|Section 23-41-20. Definitions.

 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; and  (5) the United States Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation.  (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.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 436, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 454, Section 2; 2009 Act No. 30, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009.  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment added subparagraph (a)(6) relating to public safety officials authorized to receive information from an insurance company.