(A) Workers' compensation benefits may be provided for reserves by the governing body in the same manner as benefits are provided for full-time officers.
(B) For purposes of compensation or benefits arising from duty-related injury or death, reserves must be considered employees of the entity for which they were appointed and must be included with regular duty officers in the assigned responsibility for prevention, suppression, and control of crime.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 481, Section 11; 1978 Act No. 599, Section 1; 2007 Act No. 44, Section 1, eff June 4, 2007.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment designated subsections (A) and (B); and, in subsection (B), deleted "political" preceding "entity" and made nonsubstantive language changes.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 28 - Reserve Police Officers
Section 23-28-10. Definitions.
Section 23-28-20. Appointment of reserve police officers authorized; powers and duties.
Section 23-28-30. Training course; subjects of study.
Section 23-28-40. Manner in which training provided; in-service training.
Section 23-28-50. Physical examination; applicability of other minimum selection standards.
Section 23-28-60. Additional requirements; identification cards.
Section 23-28-70. Duties of officers; appointment of coordinator-supervisor.
Section 23-28-80. Additional training for reserve officers desiring to become full-time officers.
Section 23-28-90. Former full-time officer becoming member of reserve.
Section 23-28-100. Uniforms and equipment.