(A) Constables may not receive compensation including, but not limited to, salary for services rendered absent specific statutory authorization.
(B) Any uniforms and equipment issued by the department shall remain the property of the department, but may, in the discretion of the director, be entrusted to the care and control of the constables. A constable assisting a full-time department law enforcement officer shall wear uniforms or other insignia which identify the constable as a special law enforcement officer assisting the department.
(C) Workers' compensation benefits may be provided on an as needed basis for special constables by the director in the same manner as benefits are provided for full-time officers. For purposes of compensation or benefits arising from duty-related injury or death, special constables shall be considered as employees of the department.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 252, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 6 - Department Of Public Safety
Section 23-6-30. Duties and powers of department.
Section 23-6-40. Director; appointment; duties; deputy directors.
Section 23-6-110. Existing uniforms and emblems continued in use during transition.
Section 23-6-120. Troopers and officers to file, or be covered by, bond.
Section 23-6-130. Violations of Section 23-6-100 may be enjoined; notice, petition, hearing.
Section 23-6-140. Powers, duties and responsibilities of officers and troopers.
Section 23-6-150. Summons; bail.
Section 23-6-170. Promotions; adoption of promotion policy.
Section 23-6-180. Retention of Patrolmen's permanent records after death or retirement.
Section 23-6-190. Support of Highway Patrol.
Section 23-6-191. Physical examination costs.
Section 23-6-195. Providing meals during emergencies.
Section 23-6-200. Definitions.
Section 23-6-210. Commissioning of special constables; powers and duties; removal; training.
Section 23-6-220. Compensation; uniforms and equipment; workers' compensation and death benefits.
Section 23-6-230. Identification cards.
Section 23-6-240. Authority to carry pistols.
Section 23-6-400 to 23-6-495. Repealed by 2006 Act No. 317, Section 7, eff May 30, 2006.
Section 23-6-500. South Carolina Public Safety Coordinating Council created; purpose.