No reserve shall assume a detention officer function until he has completed successfully a jail preservice training program approved by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 23 and passed a comprehensive test prepared by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and administered by the director of the local detention facility. Within one year of appointment, a reserve must successfully complete a jail operations training program promulgated by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 23 in order to be eligible for continuation as a reserve. A reserve who serves more than one year must complete the same annual in-service training requirements as regular full-time detention officers. All training which is provided locally or regionally is subject to review by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council and approval of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 62, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 335, Section 9, eff June 16, 2008; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 50, eff June 11, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment substituted "South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy" for "Department of Public Safety" and "Chapter 23" for "Article 9, Chapter 6" throughout and in the fourth sentence deleted "Advisory" preceding "Council".
The 2010 amendment deleted "jailer or" and "jailers or" before "detention officer" and "detention officers" in the first and third sentences respectively.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 24 - Corrections, Jails, Probations, Paroles and Pardons
Section 24-5-12. Devolving certain duties concerning jails on governing body of county.
Section 24-5-20. Appointment of facility managers.
Section 24-5-30. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 237, Section 91, eff June 11, 2010.
Section 24-5-50. Keeping prisoners committed by coroner.
Section 24-5-60. Keeping prisoners committed by United States.
Section 24-5-70. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 237, Section 91, eff June 11, 2010.
Section 24-5-90. Discrimination in treatment of prisoners.
Section 24-5-100. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 237, Section 91, eff June 11, 2010.
Section 24-5-110. Return to court of names of prisoners.
Section 24-5-120. Facility manager's annual report on condition of jail.
Section 24-5-130. Leaving jails unattended.
Section 24-5-140 to 24-5-160. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 237, Section 91, eff June 11, 2010.
Section 24-5-170. Removal of prisoners in case of destruction of jail.
Section 24-5-200. Short title.
Section 24-5-220. Mutual aid and assistance agreements.
Section 24-5-230. Construction of article.
Section 24-5-300. Definitions.
Section 24-5-320. Pre-service training; comprehensive test.
Section 24-5-330. Physical competence and capability.
Section 24-5-340. Additional requirements.
Section 24-5-350. Duties of reserve detention officer; supervision.
Section 24-5-360. Additional training to become full-time jailer or detention officer.
Section 24-5-370. Reserve identification card for former full-time detention officers.