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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-210. Creation of Program; advisory committee; laboratory services.

There is created the State Arson Control Program (program) under the office of the State Fire Marshal which shall provide administrative and logistical support to the program.
The State Arson Control Program shall have an advisory committee which must be composed of six members appointed by the Governor for terms of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that of those members first appointed, three must be appointed for terms of two years each. One member must be a law enforcement officer, one must be engaged in fire service, one must be a chemist, one must be an insurance agent, one must be a member of the general public representing the consumer, and one must be employed by an insurer licensed to do business in this State. Vacancies on the committee must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner of original appointment.
This committee shall submit to the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation an annual report which is prepared by the office of the State Fire Marshal concerning the operation and effectiveness of the State Arson Control Program.
The State Law Enforcement Division shall contract with the office of the State Fire Marshal to provide all necessary laboratory services and analyses for the program.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 49B; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 354.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-220. Duties and responsibilities.

The State Arson Control Program, which must be implemented on July 1, 1984, has the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) The investigation of all fires involving state-owned property.
(2) Investigations directed by the Governor.
(3) The investigation of fires where there is a request from a municipal or county official.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 49B.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-230. Powers of investigators and of program.

Investigators of the State Arson Control Program have the powers of other law enforcement officers of this State, including agents of the State Law Enforcement Division, when performing their duties, including the power of arrest. In addition, all powers vested in the State Fire Marshal's office are also vested in the State Arson Control Program.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 49B.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-310. Board of trustees of firemen's insurance and inspection fund.

In each city or town which has a regularly organized fire department under the control of the mayor and council or intendant and council of that city or town and in each unincorporated community having a population of two hundred fifty persons within an area of one mile radius in this State which has a regularly organized fire department under the control of a responsible authority or representative group of citizens in the community having in serviceable condition for fire duty fire apparatus and necessary equipment belonging thereto to the value of ten thousand dollars and upwards and having a total personnel of not less than ten men, including paid and volunteer members, deriving benefits from the provisions of this article, there must be appointed a local board of trustees, to be known as the trustees of the firemen's insurance and inspection fund, to be composed of three or five members.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-10 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1151; 1962 Code Section 37-1151; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 3]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-320. Composition of board of trustees in cities and towns; term of office of citizen members.

The board of trustees of the firemen's insurance and inspection fund in cities and towns, if composed of three, consists of the mayor, the councilman in charge of the fire department or the chairman of the fire committee, and the chief of the fire department. The board in cities and towns, if composed of five, consists of the chairman of the board of fire masters or the chairman of the fire committee, the chief of the fire department, the city or town treasurer, and two citizens, one to be appointed by the mayor and one to be appointed by the chief of the fire department, both to be confirmed by the governing body of the city or town. The term of office of the last two named members of the board is four years and until their successors are appointed and confirmed and qualify for office.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Sections 38-57-20 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1152; 1962 Code Section 37-1152]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-330. Composition of board of trustees in unincorporated communities; term of office of citizen members.

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.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-30 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1153; 1962 Code Section 37-1153]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-340. Compensation of trustees; election of chairman and secretary; designation of treasurer.

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.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-40 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1154; 1962 Code Section 37-1154; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 4]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-350. Enactment of ordinance providing for building and inspection code required.

No city or town may enjoy any benefits under this article unless it has passed a suitable ordinance approved by the State Fire Marshal providing a building and inspection code for the proper erection and inspection of all buildings in the city or town so as to eliminate, as far as may be possible, the danger of fires arising from defective construction or the presence and existence of inflammable and combustible material and conditions.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from 1976 Code former Section 38-57-50 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1155; 1962 Code Section 1155; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 5]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-360. Fire inspector, fire inspections, and reports required; penalties for failure to comply.

Every incorporated city or town and every county in which is located any unincorporated community accepting the benefits of this article shall annually, by February first, designate some person as the fire inspector for the city, town, or county and this person shall quarterly, by the first day of April, July, October, and January, make an inspection of every public building and business establishment located within the city, town, or county. Whenever the fire inspector finds in any building or establishment any combustible material or inflammatory conditions dangerous to the safety of the building or premises, he shall order the material or conditions removed. Quarterly reports must be filed with the State Fire Marshal, and one of these quarterly reports is considered an annual report and shall show in detail any hazardous or inflammable condition in connection with the condition of every public building, business establishment, or residence in the city, town, or county. If the requirements of this section are not complied with, the city, town, or county fire department is considered to have waived its rights for that year to the benefits to be derived under this article, and the treasurer of each county is directed not to distribute any benefits under this article to any city, town, or county fire department which has waived its rights to the benefits.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-60 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1156; 1962 Code Section 37-1156; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 6]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-370. Membership in South Carolina State Firemen's Association required; supervision of operation of building and inspection code.

For the purpose of supervision and inspection and as a guaranty that the provisions of this article are administered as herein set forth, every fire department enjoying the benefits of this article must be a member of the South Carolina State Firemen's Association. The association may supervise and inspect the operation of the ordinance required in this article to be passed in each of the several towns and cities enjoying the benefits of this article.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-70 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1157; 1962 Code Section 37-1157]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-380. Annual certificate of existence of fire department; penalty for failure to file.

The clerk of any incorporated city or town and the treasurer of the county in which is located the greater part of any unincorporated community accepting the benefits of this article as required herein shall annually, by October thirty-first, make and file with the State Fire Marshal on a blank to be furnished by the State Fire Marshal his certificate stating the existence of the department, the number of steam, hand, or other engines, hook and ladder trucks, and hose carts in actual use, the number of organized companies, and the system of water supply in use for the department, together with any other facts the State Fire Marshal requires. If the certificate required by this section is not filed with the State Fire Marshal by October thirty-first in any year, the city, town, or community failing to file the certificate is considered to have waived and relinquished its rights for that year to any benefits distributed under this article by the county treasurer.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-80 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1158; 1962 Code Section 37-1158; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 7]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-390. Designation of volunteer fire department as regular, organized fire department; annual certification to governing body of local municipality; annual certification to State Fire Marshal.

Any volunteer fire department having a headquarters station within or without a municipality, which is duly organized and has the officers which normally comprise the membership of a regular, organized fire department, with ten or more active members, is designated a regular, organized fire department.
The chief of the department shall annually certify to the governing body of the municipality or the county, dependent upon where the headquarters station is located, the names of all officers and active members. The clerk of the governing body shall in turn certify the names of the active members and the officers to the State Fire Marshal.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-90 [1962 Code Section 37-1158.1; 1964 (53) 2057; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 8.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-400. Benefits to volunteer fire departments to be transmitted to governing body of area.

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.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-100 [1962 Code Section 37-1158.2; 1964 (53) 2057; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 9]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-410. Distribution of funds collected on insurance premiums; use of funds.

The State Treasurer shall pay over the amount collected upon the premiums of the insurance business required to be reported under the provisions of Section 38-7-70 to the treasurers of the counties to which the premiums are allocated under the provisions of Section 38-7-70 in the respective portions resulting from the allocations. All monies so collected must be set apart and equitably used by each of the treasurers solely and entirely for the betterment and maintenance of skilled and efficient fire departments within the county.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-160 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1164; 1962 Code Section 37-1164; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 14]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-420. Time-frame for distribution of funds; determination of amount fire department is to receive; regulations for administration of funds.

All monies or other benefits received and distributed under the provisions of this article by a city, town, or county treasurer or other financial officer must be distributed to the trustees of the local fire department designated by the county treasurer or other financial officer to receive the benefits within forty-five days after the receipt of the monies or other benefits in the initial year and within thirty days each year thereafter. Each designated fire department shall receive an amount of the tax computed on the basis of the assessed value of improvements to real estate within the service areas of the fire department, and all monies must be administered by the trustees under the regulations adopted by them.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-170 [1947 (45) 322; 1951 (47) 433; 1952 Code Section 37-1165; 1962 Code Section 37-1165; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 15]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-430. Payment by county treasurers to State Firemen's Association of portion of proceeds received from tax on fire insurance; use of funds.

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.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-180 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1166; 1962 Code Section 37-1166; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 16]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-440. Special provisions affecting boards of trustees of firemen's insurance and inspection fund applicable to certain cities.

In cities which have adopted the provisions of Title 61 of the 1962 Code of Laws of South Carolina, the provisions of Sections 23-9-410 to 23-9-430 are subject to the provisions of Title 61.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-190 [1949 (46) 293; 1952 Code Section 37-1166.1; 1962 Code Section 37-1166.1]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-450. Disbursements of funds from firemen's insurance and inspection fund; approval.

Before any disbursements exceeding one hundred dollars of the funds of any firemen's insurance and inspection fund are made by the treasurers of the counties, they shall first submit to the supervising trustees of the South Carolina State Firemen's Association a statement of how the funds are to be expended and shall receive from the trustees their written approval of the manner and method by which the funds are to be disbursed, so that the South Carolina Firemen's Association shall know that the funds are being expended solely for the benefit of the firemen of each particular fire department in the State. If a proposed disbursement is to be expended legally and in accordance with the law, it is mandatory upon the supervising trustees to give their approval. Failure upon the part of any treasurer to comply with the foregoing makes him liable on his official bond.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-200 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-1167; 1962 Code Section 37-1167; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 17]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-460. Purposes for which funds may be expended; restrictions on use.

No funds of firemen's insurance and inspection fund may be divided among the firemen of any fire department in cash. When any fire department by a majority provides for the expenditure of any funds for the collective benefit and enjoyment of the entire department, it is mandatory for the local trustees and the state trustees of the South Carolina State Firemen's Association to approve the expenditure. None of the funds may be expended in any manner for any purpose for which any city, town, unincorporated community, or county may be legally liable.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-210 [1951 (47) 433; 1952 Code Section 37-1168; 1962 Code Section 37-1168; 1978 Act No. 585, Section 18]).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-470. Funds to be use for purposes prescribed in; to reduce amounts required to be distributed.

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.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, Section 5 (derived from former 1976 Code Section 38-57-220 [1979 Act No. 190, Section 9]).
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-520. Establishment of the South Carolina Hydrogen Permitting Program; purposes.

There is established the South Carolina Hydrogen Permitting Program within the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The purposes of this program are to:
(1) make hydrogen fuel easily accessible to the general public for retail purchase from multiple, convenient locations throughout the State in a manner similar to that used for dispensing gasoline and other fuels sold to power motor vehicles;
(2) promote and protect public health, safety, and welfare;
(3) promote a positive business environment for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry; and
(4) demonstrate leadership as a progressive alternative energy state by ensuring that hydrogen and fuel cells are permitted on a consistent basis throughout the State and meet minimum standards of quality provided in the International Code Council's 2006 codes or the latest state-adopted version.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-530. Definitions.

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.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-540. Fire marshal to permit hydrogen facilities; delegation of permitting authority; fees.

Only the State Fire Marshal may:
(1) permit a hydrogen facility in this State, although he may delegate this permitting authority to a county or municipal official if the:
(a) county or municipality served by the official has at least three hydrogen fueling stations to be renovated or constructed in its jurisdiction; and
(b) official completes prescribed training and obtains certification pursuant to Section 23-9-550(3).
(2) impose a fee related to the permitting, licensing, or inspection of a hydrogen fueling station under this article, in addition to the application filing fee provided in Section 23-9-560(B)(1). The State Fire Marshal may not delegate this authority to impose a fee.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-550. Fire marshal duties.

(A) The State Fire Marshal shall:
(1) ensure that the laws of this State governing gaseous and liquefied hydrogen at a hydrogen facility are executed faithfully;
(2) require conformance with fire prevention and protection standards based on nationally recognized standards prescribed by law or regulation for the prevention of fire and the protection of life and property;
(3) develop training and certification requirements a county or municipal official must satisfy to grant a permit to a hydrogen facility through a delegation of the State Fire Marshal's authority under Section 23-9-540, subject to the limits in subsection (B) of this section;
(4) develop minimum requirements for the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment for storing, handling, and dispensing hydrogen at a facility. These requirements must:
(a) reasonably be necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the public and a person using these materials; and
(b) substantially conform to the generally accepted standards of safety concerning hydrogen;
(5) impose at least semi-annual random inspections of a facility licensed under this article to determine the hydrogen's value for fueling and the facility's safety; and
(6) promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the requirements of this article.
(B) When a codes and standards organization certified by the American National Standards Institute develops a standard procedure for training and certifying a county or municipal official to permit to a hydrogen facility, the State Fire Marshal may adopt this procedure.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-560. Application to renovate or construct a facility to store or dispense hydrogen; contents; filing fees; hearing.

(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.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal › Section 23-9-570. Violation of article; penalties.

(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.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2010).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 10 - South Carolina Fire Academy › Section 23-10-10. Operation of the State Fire Academy; creation of State Fire Academy Advisory Committee; membership.

(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.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 190, Section 10; 1986 Act No. 347, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 355; 2000 Act No. 386, Section 3; 2022 Act No. 170 (S.460), Section 9, eff May 16, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 170, Section 9, rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 10 - South Carolina Fire Academy › Section 23-10-20. Purchase and issuance of clothing to staff.

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is authorized to purchase and issue clothing to the staff of the State Fire Academy.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 17B, eff July 1, 2009; 2022 Act No. 170 (S.460), Section 9, eff May 16, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 170, Section 9, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 11 - Sheriffs--election, Qualifications And Vacancies In Office › Section 23-11-10. Time for election.

There shall be an election for sheriff held in each county at the general election in each presidential election year.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-51; 1952 Code Section 53-51; 1942 Code Section 3473; 1932 Code Section 3473; Civ. C. '22 Section 2022; Civ. C. '12 Section 1136; Civ. C. '02 Section 820; G. S. 642; R. S. 703; 1870 (14) 338; 1882 (18) 682; 1885 (19) 144; 1888 (20) 171; 1933 (38) 97.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 11 - Sheriffs--election, Qualifications And Vacancies In Office › Section 23-11-20. Oath.

Every sheriff before entering upon the duties of his office shall, in addition to the oath of office prescribed in Article 3, section 26, of the Constitution, take the oath required of such officer by Section 8-3-20 and such oaths shall be endorsed on the commission and shall be taken and subscribed before the clerk of the court of the county. At the next term of the circuit court in the county he shall produce his commission, which shall be read in open court and recorded in the journal.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-53; 1952 Code Section 53-53; 1942 Code in the journal. Section 3481; 1932 Code Section 3481; Civ. C. '22 Section 2030; Civ. C. '12 Section 1144; Civ. C. '02 Section 828; G. S. 650; R. S. 711; 1816 (6) 27; 1880 (17) 502.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 11 - Sheriffs--election, Qualifications And Vacancies In Office › Section 23-11-30. Bond.

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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-54; 1952 Code Section 53-54; 1942 Code Sections 3478, 3479; 1932 Code Sections 3478, 3479; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2027, 2028; Civ. C. '12 Sections 1141, 1142; Civ. C. '02 Sections 825, 826; G. S. 647, 648; R. S. 708, 709; 1839 (11) 37; 1868 (14) 19; 1875 (16) 4; 1878 (16) 518; (17) 366, 681; 1897 (22) 441; 1903 (24) 29; 1905 (24) 902; 1909 (26) 38; 1919 (31) 75; 1927 (35) 227, 304; 1932 (37) 1118; 1933 (38) 256; 1936 (39) 1390; 1937 (40) 375; 1941 (42) 127.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 11 - Sheriffs--election, Qualifications And Vacancies In Office › Section 23-11-40. Vacancies in office.

(A) If any vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff in any county of this State less than one year prior to the next general election for county sheriffs, the Governor may appoint some suitable person who must be an elector of the county and who, upon qualifying, according to law, is entitled to enter upon and hold the office until a sheriff is elected and qualifies in the election and is subject to all the duties and liabilities incident to the officer during the term of his service in the office.
(B) If any vacancy occurs in the office more than one year prior to the next general election for county sheriffs, the Governor shall appoint some suitable person as provided in subsection (A) until a special election is held to elect a sheriff to hold the office until a sheriff is elected and qualifies in the next general election for county sheriffs.
(C) If any vacancy occurs in the office at any time and is created by suspension by the Governor upon any sheriff's indictment, the Governor shall appoint some suitable person, as provided for in subsection (A), to hold the office until the suspended sheriff is acquitted, or the indictment is otherwise disposed of, or until a sheriff is elected and qualifies in the next general election for county sheriffs, whichever event occurs first.
(D) The chief deputy or second-in-command of the sheriff's office shall act as sheriff until the vacancy is filled, except in the case when a vacancy occurs as a result of an indictment, where the vacancy will be filled as provided in Section 23-11-50. While acting as sheriff, the chief deputy or second-in-command is subject to the duties and liabilities incident to the office of sheriff.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-56; 1952 Code Section 53-56; 1942 Code Section 3474; 1932 Code Section 3474; Civ. C. '22 Section 2023; Civ. C. '12 Section 1137; Civ. C. '02 Section 821; G. S. 643; R. S. 704; 1870 (14) 374; 1877 (16) 232; 1878 (16) 507, 716; 1936 (39) 1541; 1986 Act No. 384, Section 1; 1987 Act No. 52, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 51, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 11 - Sheriffs--election, Qualifications And Vacancies In Office › Section 23-11-50. Coroner shall act as sheriff during vacancy.

The coroner, during the continuance of any such vacancy occurring as a result of the indictment of the sheriff and until the office is filled by appointment or election, shall assume the office, discharge its duties, incur its liabilities and be entitled to its fees and emoluments. He shall, for such purpose, take charge of the books and papers of the office and occupy the apartment allowed to the sheriff for transacting the business of his office.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-58; 1952 Code Section 53-58; 1942 Code Section 3475; 1932 Code Section 3475; Civ. C. '22 Section 2024; Civ. C. '12 Section 1138; Civ. C. '02 Section 822; G. S. 644; R. S. 705; 1839 (11) 78; 1989 Act No. 51, Section 3.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-10. Appointment; approval by court; responsibility of sheriff for acts of deputy.

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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-71; 1952 Code Section 53-71; 1942 Code Section 3486; 1932 Code Sections 3486, 3487; Civ. C. '22 Section 2032; Civ. C. '12 Section 1146; Civ. C. '02 Section 830; G. S. 652, 653; R. S. 713; 1870 (14) 332; 1880 (17) 4; 1927 (35) 44; 1936 (39) 1390; 1937 (40) 86.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-15. Patrol of homeowner's association territory; compensation from association funds.

A sheriff is authorized to employ a deputy and pay his compensation from funds received from a residential homeowner's association in the county and, in doing so, may assign that deputy to patrol the territory comprising the geographical area represented by the homeowner's association. Nothing herein shall prevent the sheriff from assigning such deputy to other areas or to perform other duties, if, in the sheriff's discretion, it is necessary to do so.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 561, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-20. Bond and oath.

Each deputy sheriff shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duty, enter into bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the sheriff of the county, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the payment to the county and to any person of all such damages as they or any of them may sustain by reason of his malfeasance in office or abuse of his discretion. He shall, in addition to the oath of office now prescribed by Section 26, of Article III, of the Constitution, take the following oath (or affirmation) to wit: "I further solemnly swear (or affirm) that during my term of office as county deputy, I will study the act prescribing my duties, will be alert and vigilant to enforce the criminal laws of the State and to detect and bring to punishment every violator of them, will conduct myself at all times with due consideration to all persons and will not be influenced in any matter on account of personal bias or prejudice. So help me, God." The form of such bond shall be approved by the county attorney and, with the oaths, shall be filed with and kept by the clerk of court for the county.
A blanket bond may be used in any county to fulfill the bond requirement of this section upon approval of the County Council and the County Attorney.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-77; 1952 Code Section 53-77; 1942 Code Sections 3488, 3494; 1932 Code Sections 3488, 3494; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2033, 2039; Civ. C. '12 Section 1147; Civ. C. '02 Section 831; G. S. 654; R. S. 714; 1870 (14) 332; 1880 (17) 4; 1912 (27) 865; 1981 Act No. 105, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-30. Monthly oath as prerequisite to salary warrant; uniforms and other equipment.

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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-80; 1952 Code Section 53-80; 1942 Code Section 3491; 1932 Code Section 3491; Civ. C. '22 Section 2036; 1912 (27) 569, 865; 1961 (52) 497.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-40. Special deputies.

The sheriff, without seeking the approval of the circuit judge, may appoint special deputies as the exigency of his business may require for the service of process in civil and criminal proceedings only. He shall be responsible for the conduct of such special deputies.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-83; 1952 Code Section 53-83; 1942 Code Section 3489; 1932 Code Section 3489; Civ. C. '22 Section 2034; Civ. C. '12 Section 1148; Civ. C. '02 Section 832; G. S. 652; R. S. 715; 1870 (14) 332; 1880 (17) 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-50. Authority to perform duties of office.

When duly qualified a deputy sheriff may perform any and all of the duties appertaining to the office of his principal.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-84; 1952 Code Section 53-84; 1942 Code Section 3488; 1932 Code Section 3488; Civ. C. '22 Section 2033; Civ. C. '12 Section 1147; Civ. C. '02 Section 831; G. S. 654; R. S. 714; 1870 (14) 332; 1880 (17) 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-60. Power of arrest.

The deputy sheriffs may for any suspected freshly committed crime, whether upon view or upon prompt information or complaint, arrest without warrant and, in pursuit of the criminal or suspected criminal, enter houses or break and enter them, whether in their own county or in an adjoining county.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-85; 1952 Code Section 53-85; 1942 Code Section 3493; 1932 Code Section 3493; Civ. C. '22 Section 2038; Cr. C. '22 Section 328; 1912 (27) 865.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-70. Duty to patrol county.

The deputy sheriffs shall patrol the entire county at least twice a week by sections assigned to each by the sheriff, remaining on duty at night when occasion or circumstances suggest the propriety thereof to prevent or detect crime or to make an arrest. They shall always be on duty for not less than ten hours a day, except when granted occasional indulgences or leaves of absence by the sheriff. They shall frequent railroad depots, stores and other public places where people congregate, disorder is probable, vagrants may be loafing or alcoholic liquors may be sold, bartered or given away and they shall as often as practicable ride by houses that are off the public highways and in lonely parts of the county, especially such as are without male protectors, and shall use every means to prevent or detect, arrest and prosecute for breaches of the peace, drunkenness, using obscene language, boisterous conduct or discharging of firearms on the public highways or at any public place or gathering, carrying weapons contrary to law, gambling, vagrancy, setting out fire, violation of the game and fish laws, cruelty to animals or children, violation of the child labor laws, lynching and for the violation of every law which is detrimental to the peace, good order and morals of the community.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-86; 1952 Code Section 53-86; 1942 Code Section 3492; 1932 Code Section 3492; Civ. C. '22 Section 2037; 1912 (27) 865.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-210. Appointment and qualifications.

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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-101; 1952 Code Section 53-101; 1942 Code Section 3499; 1932 Code Section 3499; Civ. C. '22 Section 2042; Civ. C. '12 Section 1149; Civ. C. '02 Section 833; 1898 (22) 743; 1899 (23) 75; 1933 (38) 47; 1947 (45) 225.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-220. Appointment of more than one deputy for larger communities.

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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-102; 1952 Code Section 53-102; 1942 Code Section 3499; 1932 Code Section 3499; Civ. C. '22 Section 2042; Civ. C. '12 Section 1149; Civ. C. '02 Section 833; 1898 (22) 743; 1899 (23) 75; 1933 (38) 47.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety › Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally › Section 23-13-230. Oath; bond.

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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 53-103; 1952 Code Section 53-103; 1942 Code Sections 3499, 3501; 1932 Code Sections 3499, 3501; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2042, 2044; Civ. C. '12 Sections 1149, 1151; Civ. C. '02 Sections 833, 835; 1898 (22) 743; 1899 (23) 75; 1901 (23) 696; 1933 (38) 47.