(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.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 23-1-15. Public parking lots within police jurisdiction.
Section 23-1-20. Employment of peace officers on contingent basis; penalties.
Section 23-1-30. Subsistence allowance for police officials and law-enforcement officers.
Section 23-1-40. Subsistence allowance for municipal and county law-enforcement officers.
Section 23-1-80. Quarterly reports of peace officers without pay.
Section 23-1-90. Reports of arrests in counties containing cities or towns of over 5,000.
Section 23-1-100. Purchase of bloodhounds or other dogs by county.
Section 23-1-140. Rural policemen shall not collect fees in certain cases.
Section 23-1-150. Residency requirements for county law enforcement officers.
Section 23-1-170. Use of out-of-state license plates for certain purposes.
Section 23-1-212. Enforcement of state criminal laws by federal law enforcement officers.
Section 23-1-225. Retired law enforcement officers to retain status and weapons.