(A) The authority is authorized to adopt and promulgate regulations governing the use of roads, streets, and parking facilities upon the lands leased by, subleased by, owned by, or under the jurisdiction of the authority. All state laws are declared to be applicable to the roads, streets, and parking facilities under the control of the authority.
(B) The authority may employ police officers to be commissioned by the Governor who shall enforce all laws and regulations authorized under the provisions of this article and, in addition, shall have authority to issue summonses for violations of them in the manner provided for South Carolina State Highway Patrolmen.
(C) Persons violating any of the applicable laws within a magistrate's jurisdiction or any of the regulations of the authority must be tried by magistrates having jurisdiction of the area in which the violation occurred.
(D) Any person violating the provisions of any of the regulations of the authority is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
(E) All fines and forfeitures collected under the provisions of this article must be forwarded to the authority to be credited to the general operating fund of the county where the final disposition of the case is made.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 545, Section 3; 1998 Act No. 365, Section 1, eff June 10, 1998; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 1998 amendment, in subsection (E), at the end of the first sentence substituted "county where the final disposition of the case is made" for "district"; and deleted the second sentence, requiring all court costs collected be remitted to the general fund.
The 2012 amendment made no apparent changes.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 11 - Particular Airports
Section 55-11-10. Powers of board of trustees.
Section 55-11-110. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District created.
Section 55-11-120. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission created; membership; terms; vacancies.
Section 55-11-130. Commission officers; commissioners' expenses.
Section 55-11-140. Powers and duties of Commission.
Section 55-11-150. Issuance of revenue bonds.
Section 55-11-160. Disposition of unpledged revenues.
Section 55-11-170. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulations.
Section 55-11-180. Property and income exempt from taxes.
Section 55-11-185. Airport district property may not be annexed; conditions.
Section 55-11-190. Obligations not to be impaired.
Section 55-11-200. Contributions by counties equalized.
Section 55-11-220. Property not barrier to contiguity for annexation purposes.
Section 55-11-310. Richland-Lexington Airport District created.
Section 55-11-330. Officers of Commission.
Section 55-11-340. Powers and duties of Commission.
Section 55-11-370. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulation.
Section 55-11-380. Exemption from taxes.
Section 55-11-390. Obligations not to be impaired.
Section 55-11-400. Richland and Lexington Counties to furnish funds to Airport Commission.
Section 55-11-410. Annual appropriations; defaults.
Section 55-11-420. Exceptions.
Section 55-11-430. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.
Section 55-11-500. Definitions.
Section 55-11-520. Issuance of general obligation bonds; conditions to issuance.
Section 55-11-610. Pee Dee Regional Airport District created.
Section 55-11-630. Powers and duties of Authority.
Section 55-11-650. Revenue; bonds.
Section 55-11-660. Disposition of revenues derived from facilities.
Section 55-11-670. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulation.
Section 55-11-680. Exemption from taxes.
Section 55-11-690. Obligations not to be impaired.
Section 55-11-700. Exceptions.
Section 55-11-710. Counties and City of Florence not liable.
Section 55-11-720. Electric utilities and suppliers unaffected.
Section 55-11-730. Annexation of district property by City of Florence.