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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 23-1-15. Public parking lots within police jurisdiction. - Any real property which is used as a parking lot...
Section 23-1-20. Employment of peace officers on contingent basis; penalties. - It is unlawful for a peace officer to be employed...
Section 23-1-30. Subsistence allowance for police officials and law-enforcement officers. - Of the amounts appropriated by acts of the General Assembly...
Section 23-1-40. Subsistence allowance for municipal and county law-enforcement officers. - Of the amounts appropriated as salaries for municipal law-enforcement officers...
Section 23-1-50. Subsistence allowance for law-enforcement officers performing duties away from home area. - Any law-enforcement officer ordered to perform duties which carry him...
Section 23-1-60. Appointment, compensation, removal, and terms of special deputies, constables, security guards and detectives; workers' compensation. - (A) The Governor may, at his discretion, appoint additional deputies,...
Section 23-1-65. Initial and renewal application fees for constables appointed under Section 23-1-60. - (A) When making application for appointment, a nonrefundable fee of...
Section 23-1-80. Quarterly reports of peace officers without pay. - Every constable or peace officer appointed and commissioned by the...
Section 23-1-90. Reports of arrests in counties containing cities or towns of over 5,000. - Each rural policeman, deputy sheriff, constable or other peace officer...
Section 23-1-100. Purchase of bloodhounds or other dogs by county. - The governing bodies of the several counties in this State,...
Section 23-1-140. Rural policemen shall not collect fees in certain cases. - It shall be unlawful for any rural policeman in this...
Section 23-1-145. Employees of county and municipal correction facilities to have status of peace officers. - Employees of any county or municipal jail, prison, work camp...
Section 23-1-150. Residency requirements for county law enforcement officers. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law in effect prior to...
Section 23-1-170. Use of out-of-state license plates for certain purposes. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a law enforcement agency...
Section 23-1-180. Auction of beer or other malt beverage products seized for violation of law; destruction or disposal of seized products. - No law enforcement agency of this State or any political...
Section 23-1-210. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Temporary transfer or assignment of law...
Section 23-1-212. Enforcement of state criminal laws by federal law enforcement officers. - (A) For purposes of this section, "federal law enforcement officer"...
Section 23-1-215. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Agreements between multiple law enforcement jurisdictions...
Section 23-1-225. Retired law enforcement officers to retain status and weapons. - Upon retirement, state law enforcement officers may retain their commissions...
Section 23-1-230. First Responders Advisory Committee; membership; term; authority and responsibilities. - (A) There is hereby created the First Responders Advisory Committee...
Section 23-1-240. Body-worn cameras; definition; guidelines; policies and procedures; fund; data release. - (A) For purposes of this section, "body-worn camera" means an...
Section 23-1-245. Quotas prohibited; definitions. - (A) A law enforcement agency, department, or division may not...
Section 23-1-250. Use of chokeholds limited. - (A) The use of a chokehold or carotid hold is...
Chapter 3 - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Section 23-3-10. Creation, chief and personnel of South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. - There is created the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)....
Section 23-3-15. Additional jurisdiction, authority and responsibilities; exclusive authority; other agencies or departments to assist SLED. - (A) In addition to those authorities and responsibilities set forth...
Section 23-3-20. Bond and oath of chief and agents; reappointment. - Every officer and agent commissioned pursuant to this article shall...
Section 23-3-25. Assignment of personnel; divisions. - The Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may...
Section 23-3-30. Supervision of security personnel employed by State. - All security personnel employed by the State, other than at...
Section 23-3-40. Recordation and classification of fingerprints taken in criminal investigations. - All sheriff's and police departments in South Carolina shall make...
Section 23-3-45. Acceptance of fingerprints of applicants for admission to bar; exchange of records with Board of Law Examiners. - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is authorized to accept...
Section 23-3-47. South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service; criminal background checks. - A person seeking a covered position, as defined in 45...
Section 23-3-50. Revenue from certain fees and licenses to be remitted to State Treasurer. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all revenue from fees...
Section 23-3-55. Expenditure of revenue. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all revenue generated by...
Section 23-3-65. South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program to provide counseling services and other support services. - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall administer the South...
Section 23-3-70. Plain language communications requirements for local and state emergency, fire, and law enforcement agencies. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, each local and state emergency,...
Section 23-3-75. Administrative subpoena to a financial institution, public or private utility, or communications provider; disclosure; privacy of information; regulations; applicable federal law. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Attorney General" means...
Section 23-3-80. Repealed by 2011 Act No. 69, Section 16, eff January 1, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-3-80 was entitled "Negotiation of memorandum...
Section 23-3-85. Confidential communications. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Client" means a...
Section 23-3-110. Creation and functions of statewide criminal information and communication system. - There is hereby established as a department within the State...
Section 23-3-115. Fees for criminal record searches; charitable organizations; school districts. - (A) The State Law Enforcement Division shall charge and collect...
Section 23-3-120. Reports of criminal data and fingerprints by law-enforcement agencies and court officials; taking of fingerprints. - (A) All law enforcement agencies and court officials must report...
Section 23-3-130. Determination of information to be supplied and methods of evaluation and dissemination; promulgation of rules and regulations. - The State Law Enforcement Division is authorized to determine the...
Section 23-3-140. Effect of Article on disclosure of information. - The provisions of this article shall not be construed to...
Section 23-3-150. Grants and appropriations; contracts with public agencies. - The State Law Enforcement Division is authorized to accept, on...
Section 23-3-160. Investigation of injury or death of person under twenty-one when use of beverages containing alcohol suspected. - In any accident involving injury or death of a person...
Section 23-3-170. Investigation of traffic-related injury or death of person where use of illegal drugs or controlled substances suspected. - In any motor vehicle accident involving injury or death of...
Section 23-3-175. Inspection of junkyard, car dealership, parking lot, etc., for purpose of locating stolen vehicle or investigating titling or registration of wrecked or dismantled vehicle. - The State Law Enforcement Division Vehicle Theft Unit is authorized...
Section 23-3-200. Creation of Center; use of FBI file. - There is created a Missing Person Information Center, hereinafter referred...
Section 23-3-210. Definitions. - For the purposes of this article: (1) "Missing child" means...
Section 23-3-220. Chief of State Law Enforcement Division, generally; employees. - The MPIC is under the direction of the Chief of...
Section 23-3-230. Promulgation of regulations. - The MPIC shall promulgate regulations prescribing: (a) procedures for accepting...
Section 23-3-240. Submission of missing person reports to Center. - Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, public or private agency...
Section 23-3-250. Dissemination of missing persons data by law enforcement agencies. - A law enforcement agency, upon receipt of a missing person...
Section 23-3-260. Responsibilities of Center. - The MPIC shall: (a) Assist local law enforcement agencies with...
Section 23-3-270. Notification requirements when missing person located. - Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, public or private agency...
Section 23-3-280. Release of information. - The following may make inquiries of, and receive data or...
Section 23-3-290. Fees. - The MPIC may not charge any fee for inquiries made...
Section 23-3-300. Toll-free phone line; instructions to callers; communication with law enforcement agencies. - The MPIC shall provide a toll-free telephone line for anyone...
Section 23-3-310. Improper release of information; penalty. - Any person who knowingly and wilfully releases, or authorizes the...
Section 23-3-320. Missing Person Task Force. - There is created a Missing Person Task Force composed of...
Section 23-3-330. Endangered Person Notification System. - (A) The Endangered Person Notification System is established within the...
Section 23-3-400. Purpose. - The intent of this article is to promote the state's...
Section 23-3-410. Registry; contents and purpose; cross-reference alias names. - (A) The registry is under the direction of the Chief...
Section 23-3-420. Promulgation of regulations. - The State Law Enforcement Division shall promulgate regulations to implement...
Section 23-3-430. Sex offender registry; convictions and not guilty by reason of insanity findings requiring registration. - (A) Any person, regardless of age, residing in the State...
Section 23-3-436. Registration of persons adjudicated delinquent. - (A) A child who is fourteen years of age or...
Section 23-3-437. Removal of certain juveniles from registry. - A juvenile convicted of an offense in family court who...
Section 23-3-440. Notification of sheriff of offender's release, probation or change of residence; juvenile offenders. - (1) Before an offender's release from the Department of Corrections...
Section 23-3-450. Offender registration with sheriff; sheriff's notification of local law enforcement agencies. - The offender shall register with the sheriff of each county...
Section 23-3-460. Bi-annual registration for life subject to provisions of Section 23-3-462 and Section 23-3-463; notification of change of address; notification of local law enforcement agencies. - (A) A person required to register pursuant to this article...
Section 23-3-462. Termination of registration requirements. - (A) After successful completion of the requirements of this section,...
Section 23-3-463. Motion to request order to be removed from requirements of the sex offender registry. - (A) An offender may file a motion with the general...
Section 23-3-465. Residence in campus student housing. - Any person required to register under this article is prohibited...
Section 23-3-470. Failure to register or provide required notifications; penalties. - (A) It is the duty of the offender to contact...
Section 23-3-475. Registering with false information; penalties. - (A) Anyone who knowingly and wilfully gives false information when...
Section 23-3-480. Notice of duty to register; what constitutes; registration following charge of failure to register not a defense. - (A) An arrest on charges of failure to register, service...
Section 23-3-490. Public inspection of offender registry. - (A) Information collected for the offender registry is open to...
Section 23-3-500. Psychiatric or psychological treatment for children adjudicated for certain sex offenses. - A court must order that a child under twelve years...
Section 23-3-510. Persons committing criminal offenses using sex offender registry information; punishment. - A person who commits a criminal offense using information from...
Section 23-3-520. Immunity of public officials, employees, and agencies for acts or omissions under this article; exceptions; duties regarding disclosure of information. - (A) An appointed or elected public official, public employee, or...
Section 23-3-525. Notice by real estate brokerage about obtaining sex offender registry information. - A real estate brokerage and its affiliated licensees is immune...
Section 23-3-530. Protocol manual for sex offender registry; contents. - The State Law Enforcement Division shall develop and maintain a...
Section 23-3-535. Limitation on places of residence of certain sex offenders; exceptions; violations; local government ordinances; school districts required to provide certain information. - (A) As contained in this section: (1) "Children's recreational facility"...
Section 23-3-538. Certain sex offenders prohibited from operating or working for child-oriented businesses; definitions; penalties. - (A) As contained in this section: (1) "Child-oriented business" means...
Section 23-3-540. Electronic monitoring; reporting damage to or removing monitoring device; penalty. - (A) Upon conviction, adjudication of delinquency, guilty plea, or plea...
Section 23-3-545. Effect of conviction of wilfully violating term or condition of active electronic monitoring. - (A) If a person is convicted of wilfully violating a...
Section 23-3-550. Assisting or harboring unregistered sex offender; penalty. - (A) A person who has reason to believe that a...
Section 23-3-555. Internet account, access provider, identifiers reporting requirements; notification of change; failure to comply; punishment; information provided to interactive computer services; judicial limitations on Internet usage by certain r... - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Interactive computer service"...
Section 23-3-600. Short title. - This article may be cited as the State Deoxyribonucleic Acid...
Section 23-3-610. State DNA Database established; purpose. - There is established in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division...
Section 23-3-615. Definitions. - As used in this article: (A) "DNA sample" means the...
Section 23-3-620. When DNA samples required. - (A) Following a lawful custodial arrest, the service of a...
Section 23-3-625. DNA samples of missing persons. - Family members of a missing person may submit DNA samples...
Section 23-3-630. Persons authorized to take DNA sample; immunity from liability. - (A) Only an appropriately trained person may take a sample...
Section 23-3-635. DNA identification, typing, and testing of unidentified person's tissue and fluid samples. - Upon notification by the Medical University of South Carolina or...
Section 23-3-640. Specifications, procedures, and equipment; use of DNA profiles; disposition of samples. - (A) Samples must be taken and submitted to SLED pursuant...
Section 23-3-650. Confidentiality of DNA record and profile; availability; wilful disclosure; penalty. - (A) The DNA record and the results of a DNA...
Section 23-3-660. Expungement of DNA record; grounds for requesting. - (A) A person whose DNA record or DNA profile has...
Section 23-3-670. Cost of collection supplies for processing samples; processing fees. - (A) The cost of collection supplies for processing a sample...
Section 23-3-680. Promulgation of regulations. - SLED shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of...
Section 23-3-690. Promulgation of regulations for processes regarding samples. - SLED shall promulgate regulations for sample testing and analysis and...
Section 23-3-700. Implementation of article contingent on funding and regulations; implementation of DNA sample collection. - Implementation of this article and the requirements under this article...
Section 23-3-810. Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit established; duties. - (A) The Vulnerable Adults Investigations Unit is established within the...
Section 23-3-1010. National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact ratified; State Law Enforcement Division to administer. - (A) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of...
Section 23-3-1100. Determination of lawfulness of prisoner's presence in United States; notification of Department of Homeland Security of presence of unlawful alien; housing and maintenance expenses; transportation. - (A) If a person is charged with a criminal offense...
Section 23-3-1200. SLED electronic monitoring system; collection, storage and use of information. - (A) The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) shall serve as...
Section 23-3-1300. Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system; creation; requirements; reports; confidentiality. - (A) The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) shall create and...
Section 23-3-1400. Blue alert program established; adoption of guidelines and procedures. - (A) The "Blue Alert Program" is established within the South...
Chapter 4 - Criminal Justice Committee And Programs
Section 23-4-10. Legislative findings. - The General Assembly finds that the increasing incidence of crime...
Section 23-4-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (A) "Committee" means the Governor's...
Section 23-4-110. Creation of committee; members and officers. - There is created the Governor's Committee on Criminal Justice, Crime...
Section 23-4-120. Duties of committee. - The committee shall advise the Governor and the General Assembly...
Section 23-4-130. Reports. - The committee shall file with the Governor by December thirty-first...
Section 23-4-140. Meetings; quorum; proxies. - The committee shall meet as soon as practical after appointment...
Section 23-4-210. Creation of council; members. - There is hereby created a Juvenile Justice Advisory Council. The...
Section 23-4-220. Duties of council. - The advisory council shall advise the committee and the office...
Section 23-4-230. Quorum. - The provisions of Section 23-4-140 for a quorum shall apply...
Section 23-4-310. Creation of committee; members; terms. - There is hereby established a Judicial Planning Committee whose membership...
Section 23-4-320. Duties of committee. - The J.P.C. shall establish court improvement priorities, consider court improvement...
Section 23-4-330. Consultation with committee by other agencies. - The Office of Criminal Justice Programs shall consult with and...
Section 23-4-340. Staff support. - Staff support for the J.P.C. shall be provided by the...
Section 23-4-350. Meetings; rules. - The J.P.C. shall meet at such times as may be...
Section 23-4-510. Creation of programs. - There is hereby created the Office of Criminal Justice Programs...
Section 23-4-520. Duties of office. - The office in conjunction with the Governor's Committee on Criminal...
Section 23-4-530. Executive director. - The office shall be administered by an executive director, who...
Section 23-4-540. Appointment of employees; policies for governing office; employees as subject to laws applicable to state employees. - The executive director may appoint and prescribe the duties for...
Section 23-4-550. Obtaining information by executive director. - The executive director may request and receive from any department...
Section 23-4-710. Compensation of members of committee, advisory council and J.P.C. - The members of the committee, the advisory council and the...
Chapter 6 - Department Of Public Safety
Section 23-6-10. Definitions. - For the purposes of this title, the following words, phrases,...
Section 23-6-20. Department of Public Safety established; divisions comprising Department; transfer of functions, powers, duties, responsibilities and authority; rules, standards, etc., of former entities remain in effect. - (A) The Department of Public Safety is established as an...
Section 23-6-30. Duties and powers of department. - The department shall have the following duties and powers: (1)...
Section 23-6-40. Director; appointment; duties; deputy directors. - (A) The Governor, with the advice and consent of the...
Section 23-6-50. Annual audit; carrying funds into next fiscal year; retention of revenue to meet department expenses. - The director shall annually cause the department to be audited....
Section 23-6-60. Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit; director, officers, agents and employees; powers; cooperation with other agencies; training. - Text of section effective upon contingency, see editor's note. (A)...
Section 23-6-90. Security of government facilities; employment, equipment, and provision of officers. - The department may employ, equip, and provide such officers as...
Section 23-6-100. Highway Patrol Division, State Police Division created; distinctive uniforms, emblems, etc. - (A) There is created a South Carolina Highway Patrol Division...
Section 23-6-110. Existing uniforms and emblems continued in use during transition. - In order to carry out the provisions of Section 23-6-100...
Section 23-6-120. Troopers and officers to file, or be covered by, bond. - Every officer and trooper commissioned pursuant to this chapter shall...
Section 23-6-130. Violations of Section 23-6-100 may be enjoined; notice, petition, hearing. - Any violation of Section 23-6-100 may be enjoined by the...
Section 23-6-140. Powers, duties and responsibilities of officers and troopers. - The patrol of the highways of the State and the...
Section 23-6-145. Traffic stop by commissioned officer or uniformed officer; requirement of reasonable belief of violation of law. - A commissioned officer or a uniformed officer of the department...
Section 23-6-150. Summons; bail. - When any person is apprehended by a officer upon a...
Section 23-6-170. Promotions; adoption of promotion policy. - No officer or trooper may be promoted to a higher...
Section 23-6-180. Retention of Patrolmen's permanent records after death or retirement. - The Department of Public Safety is directed to keep permanent...
Section 23-6-185. Enforcement by State Transport Police Division funded by motor carrier registration fees. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, enforcement by the State...
Section 23-6-187. Witness fees for trooper trained in Advanced Accident Investigation testifying in civil matters. - The department may charge a witness fee of one hundred...
Section 23-6-190. Support of Highway Patrol. - All monies collected in the Department of Public Safety Building...
Section 23-6-191. Physical examination costs. - The Department may pay the cost of physical examinations for...
Section 23-6-193. Reimbursement for expenditures incurred during emergency; retention and expenditure of funds. - The department may collect, expend, retain, and carry forward all...
Section 23-6-195. Providing meals during emergencies. - The department may provide meals to employees of the department...
Section 23-6-200. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Former law enforcement officer"...
Section 23-6-210. Commissioning of special constables; powers and duties; removal; training. - (A) The director is authorized to establish programs for the...
Section 23-6-220. Compensation; uniforms and equipment; workers' compensation and death benefits. - (A) Constables may not receive compensation including, but not limited...
Section 23-6-230. Identification cards. - Identification cards registering a special constable must be issued by...
Section 23-6-240. Authority to carry pistols. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, constables who have received...
Section 23-6-400 to 23-6-495. Repealed by 2006 Act No. 317, Section 7, eff May 30, 2006. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-6-400 was entitled "Intent of article;...
Section 23-6-500. South Carolina Public Safety Coordinating Council created; purpose. - There is created a council to administer certain responsibilities of...
Section 23-6-510. Composition; filling of vacancies. - (A) The council is composed of the following persons for...
Section 23-6-520. Duties. - The council has the following duties to: (1) recommend a...
Section 23-6-530. Council may elect officers; service is without pay; per diem, mileage and subsistence. - The council may elect such other officers as it deems...
Chapter 7 - State Constables
Section 23-7-10. Appointment of special State constables upon recommendation of United States Atomic Energy Commission; compensation. - The Governor may appoint and commission as special State constables...
Section 23-7-20. Term of office; removal. - The appointment of a special State constable under this chapter...
Section 23-7-30. Oath; bond. - All special state constables appointed under this chapter are required...
Section 23-7-40. Jurisdiction of constables. - The jurisdiction of a special state constable is confined and...
Section 23-7-50. General powers and duties. - A special state constable possesses all of the rights and...
Section 23-7-60. Issuance of summons for violation of traffic law. - Each special State constable appointed under the provisions of this...
Section 23-7-70. Exclusive remedy. - The South Carolina Tort Claims Act, Chapter 78 of Title...
Chapter 9 - State Fire Marshal
Section 23-9-10. State Fire Marshall; qualifications; appointment. - The State Fire Marshal shall have a master's degree from...
Section 23-9-20. Statewide jurisdiction and authority; duties; issuance of citations. - (A) The State Fire Marshal shall have jurisdiction and authority...
Section 23-9-25. Volunteer Strategic Assistance and Fire Equipment Program; purpose; administration of grants. - (A) It is the purpose of this section to create...
Section 23-9-30. Resident fire marshals; persons who may act under authority of State Fire Marshal. - (A) The chief of any organized fire department or county...
Section 23-9-35. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Handicapped ramps; fees and permits, had...
Section 23-9-40. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Duty of State Fire Marshal to...
Section 23-9-45. Fire equipment dealer licenses and permits; proof of training; fees. - (A) An applicant for a Class A, B, C, D,...
Section 23-9-50. Authority to inspect buildings or premises. - (A) The State Fire Marshal shall have authority at all...
Section 23-9-60. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Duty to require conformance with minimum...
Section 23-9-65. Automatic fueling clips on self-service gasoline dispensers permitted. - Automatic fueling clips on self-service gasoline dispensers that are permitted...
Section 23-9-70. Order and appeals from order of State Fire Marshal to remove or remedy a fire hazard; assessments, appeals and execution of order of repair upon noncompliance by owner; injunctive relief. - Whenever the State Fire Marshal, deputy or resident fire marshal...
Section 23-9-80. Service of order or penalty assessment. - The service of any order or penalty assessment as provided...
Section 23-9-90. Power to subpoena witnesses and take testimony in fire investigation; perjury. - In the conduct of any investigation into the cause, origin,...
Section 23-9-100. Report of incendiary fires to police. - If, as the result of any such investigation or because...
Section 23-9-110. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled File of fire reports; public inspection;...
Section 23-9-120. Enforcement of chapter. - The State Fire Marshal shall see that the provisions of...
Section 23-9-125. Authority of State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety. - This chapter does not repeal, amend, or otherwise affect the...
Section 23-9-130. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Dissemination of information relating to fires,...
Section 23-9-140. Expenses of forms, posters, reports and the like. - All forms, blanks, circulars, posters and such reports as may...
Section 23-9-150. "Unsafe buildings" defined; procedure for procuring the repair or demolition of unsafe buildings. - All buildings or structures referred to in Section 23-9-20, except...
Section 23-9-155. Installation of smoke detectors in apartments houses having no fire protection system; limitations on liability; promulgation of regulations. - Every dwelling unit within an apartment house having no fire...
Section 23-9-157. Notice of violation. - The State Fire Marshal or any of his authorized agents,...
Section 23-9-160. Emergency powers and duties of State Fire Marshal concerning unsafe buildings; lien for costs incurred. - The decision of the State Fire Marshal concerning unsafe structures...
Section 23-9-170. Interference with State Fire Marshal or his agents; injunctive relief. - Any person who interferes with the action of the Fire...
Section 23-9-180. Staying emergency orders of State Fire Marshal. - The orders of the Fire Marshal in a situation determined...
Section 23-9-190. Determining eligibility for income tax deduction by volunteer firefighters, rescue squad members, and Hazardous Materials Response Team members. - (A) The State Fire Marshal shall establish a performance-based point...
Section 23-9-195. Community fireworks display license. - The sponsor of a community fireworks display using consumer fireworks...
Section 23-9-197. Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Cancer" includes malignant...
Section 23-9-210. Creation of Program; advisory committee; laboratory services. - There is created the State Arson Control Program (program) under...
Section 23-9-220. Duties and responsibilities. - The State Arson Control Program, which must be implemented on...
Section 23-9-230. Powers of investigators and of program. - Investigators of the State Arson Control Program have the powers...
Section 23-9-310. Board of trustees of firemen's insurance and inspection fund. - In each city or town which has a regularly organized...
Section 23-9-320. Composition of board of trustees in cities and towns; term of office of citizen members. - The board of trustees of the firemen's insurance and inspection...
Section 23-9-330. Composition of board of trustees in unincorporated communities; term of office of citizen members. - The board of trustees of the firemen's insurance and inspection...
Section 23-9-340. Compensation of trustees; election of chairman and secretary; designation of treasurer. - All members of the board of trustees of each firemen's...
Section 23-9-350. Enactment of ordinance providing for building and inspection code required. - No city or town may enjoy any benefits under this...
Section 23-9-360. Fire inspector, fire inspections, and reports required; penalties for failure to comply. - Every incorporated city or town and every county in which...
Section 23-9-370. Membership in South Carolina State Firemen's Association required; supervision of operation of building and inspection code. - For the purpose of supervision and inspection and as a...
Section 23-9-380. Annual certificate of existence of fire department; penalty for failure to file. - The clerk of any incorporated city or town and the...
Section 23-9-390. Designation of volunteer fire department as regular, organized fire department; annual certification to governing body of local municipality; annual certification to State Fire Marshal. - Any volunteer fire department having a headquarters station within or...
Section 23-9-400. Benefits to volunteer fire departments to be transmitted to governing body of area. - Any benefits accruing to an area serviced by a volunteer...
Section 23-9-410. Distribution of funds collected on insurance premiums; use of funds. - The State Treasurer shall pay over the amount collected upon...
Section 23-9-420. Time-frame for distribution of funds; determination of amount fire department is to receive; regulations for administration of funds. - All monies or other benefits received and distributed under the...
Section 23-9-430. Payment by county treasurers to State Firemen's Association of portion of proceeds received from tax on fire insurance; use of funds. - For the purposes of Section 23-9-370 and to defray the...
Section 23-9-440. Special provisions affecting boards of trustees of firemen's insurance and inspection fund applicable to certain cities. - In cities which have adopted the provisions of Title 61...
Section 23-9-450. Disbursements of funds from firemen's insurance and inspection fund; approval. - Before any disbursements exceeding one hundred dollars of the funds...
Section 23-9-460. Purposes for which funds may be expended; restrictions on use. - No funds of firemen's insurance and inspection fund may be...
Section 23-9-470. Funds to be use for purposes prescribed in; to reduce amounts required to be distributed. - No funds from the firemen's insurance and inspection fund may...
Section 23-9-510. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Hydrogen...
Section 23-9-520. Establishment of the South Carolina Hydrogen Permitting Program; purposes. - There is established the South Carolina Hydrogen Permitting Program within...
Section 23-9-530. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Container" means all vessels...
Section 23-9-540. Fire marshal to permit hydrogen facilities; delegation of permitting authority; fees. - Only the State Fire Marshal may: (1) permit a hydrogen...
Section 23-9-550. Fire marshal duties. - (A) The State Fire Marshal shall: (1) ensure that the...
Section 23-9-560. Application to renovate or construct a facility to store or dispense hydrogen; contents; filing fees; hearing. - (A) A party seeking to renovate or construct a facility...
Section 23-9-570. Violation of article; penalties. - (A) A person who conveys or offers to convey hydrogen...
Chapter 10 - South Carolina Fire Academy
Section 23-10-10. Operation of the State Fire Academy; creation of State Fire Academy Advisory Committee; membership. - (A) The State Fire Marshal has the sole responsibility for...
Section 23-10-20. Purchase and issuance of clothing to staff. - The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation is...
Chapter 11 - Sheriffs--election, Qualifications And Vacancies In Office
Section 23-11-10. Time for election. - There shall be an election for sheriff held in each...
Section 23-11-20. Oath. - Every sheriff before entering upon the duties of his office...
Section 23-11-30. Bond. - The sheriffs of the several counties, before receiving their commissions,...
Section 23-11-40. Vacancies in office. - (A) If any vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff...
Section 23-11-50. Coroner shall act as sheriff during vacancy. - The coroner, during the continuance of any such vacancy occurring...
Section 23-11-110. Qualifications. - (A) All sheriffs and candidates for sheriff in this State...
Chapter 13 - Deputy Sheriffs Generally
Section 23-13-10. Appointment; approval by court; responsibility of sheriff for acts of deputy. - The sheriff may appoint one or more deputies to be...
Section 23-13-15. Patrol of homeowner's association territory; compensation from association funds. - A sheriff is authorized to employ a deputy and pay...
Section 23-13-20. Bond and oath. - Each deputy sheriff shall, before entering upon the discharge of...
Section 23-13-30. Monthly oath as prerequisite to salary warrant; uniforms and other equipment. - Before issuing any warrant to any deputy for his salary,...
Section 23-13-40. Special deputies. - The sheriff, without seeking the approval of the circuit judge,...
Section 23-13-50. Authority to perform duties of office. - When duly qualified a deputy sheriff may perform any and...
Section 23-13-60. Power of arrest. - The deputy sheriffs may for any suspected freshly committed crime,...
Section 23-13-70. Duty to patrol county. - The deputy sheriffs shall patrol the entire county at least...
Section 23-13-210. Appointment and qualifications. - Upon a written statement of the president, treasurer or other...
Section 23-13-220. Appointment of more than one deputy for larger communities. - In communities or localities of one hundred or more inhabitants...
Section 23-13-230. Oath; bond. - Before entering upon the duties of his office, any such...
Section 23-13-240. Term of office; removal. - The term of office of any such deputy sheriff shall...
Section 23-13-250. Salary. - The salary of any such deputy shall be paid by...
Section 23-13-260. Jurisdiction. - The jurisdiction of any such deputy sheriff, as an officer...
Section 23-13-270. Situations in which jurisdiction may extend to other communities. - When any industrial corporation controls and operates more than one...
Section 23-13-280. Rights, powers and duties of deputies. - Any such deputy sheriff: (1) Shall have, do and exercise...
Section 23-13-290. Responsibility for malfeasance of deputies. - Neither the sheriff of the county nor the industrial corporation...
Section 23-13-300. Article shall be applicable notwithstanding that community is composed of temporary residents. - The provisions of this article shall apply to any such...
Section 23-13-410. Appointment and qualifications. - Upon a written statement of the president, treasurer or other...
Section 23-13-420. Oath; bond. - Before entering upon the duties of his office any such...
Section 23-13-430. Jurisdiction. - The jurisdiction of such a deputy sheriff shall extend over...
Section 23-13-440. Rights, powers and duties. - Any such deputy sheriff: (1) Shall have and exercise all...
Section 23-13-510. Appointment and qualifications. - Upon a written statement of the president, treasurer or other...
Section 23-13-520. Oath. - Before entering upon the duties of his office, any such...
Section 23-13-530. Term; removal. - The term of office of any such deputy sheriff shall...
Section 23-13-540. Jurisdiction. - The jurisdiction of any such deputy sheriff shall extend over...
Section 23-13-550. Rights, powers and duties. - Any such deputy sheriff: (1) Shall have, do and exercise...
Chapter 15 - General Powers And Duties Of Sheriffs And Deputy Sheriffs
Section 23-15-20. Maintenance and contents of books of record. - (A) The sheriff of every county shall keep and preserve...
Section 23-15-30. Manner in which final process and other papers shall be kept and arranged. - The sheriff shall keep the mesne and final processes in...
Section 23-15-40. Service of process, orders and notices; penalties for default. - The sheriff or his regular deputy, on the delivery thereof...
Section 23-15-45. Service of arrest warrants on incarcerated inmates; statewide jurisdiction. - A sheriff is invested with statewide territorial jurisdiction to serve...
Section 23-15-50. Arrest of persons against whom process issued; bail. - The sheriff or his deputy shall arrest all persons against...
Section 23-15-60. Breaking into house to arrest person or seize goods. - It shall be lawful for the sheriff or his deputy...
Section 23-15-70. Call out for assistance or posse comitatus; penalty for refusing to assist. - Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other officer specially empowered...
Section 23-15-80. Attending circuit courts; service of rule of court or writ of attachment for contempt thereof; costs. - The sheriffs or their deputies shall attend all the circuit...
Section 23-15-90. Summoning constables to attend court. - The sheriff shall summon the requisite number of constables, not...
Section 23-15-100. Execution of orders of county governing bodies. - Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall execute all legal orders to...
Section 23-15-110. Practicing law or serving as clerk of court. - No sheriff, deputy sheriff or sheriff's clerk, while in office,...
Section 23-15-120. Coroner to serve or execute process on sheriff in certain circumstances. - If the sheriff shall be a party plaintiff or defendant...
Section 23-15-130. Filing statements of money collected. - Each sheriff shall on the first Tuesday in every month...
Section 23-15-135. Restrictions on public officials and law enforcement officers as to providing food, product, or services to prisoners for personal income; application of procurement codes. - No public official, public member, or public employee who is...
Section 23-15-140. Badges for sheriffs and deputy sheriffs. - (A) The purpose of this section is to provide for...
Chapter 17 - Liabilities Of Sheriffs And Deputy Sheriffs
Section 23-17-10. Default in returning warrants or other process of magistrate. - If the sheriff shall neglect or delay to return any...
Section 23-17-20. Open contempt or breach of duty. - Any sheriff shall be liable to be proceeded against in...
Section 23-17-30. Failure to execute or return final process or pay over money. - If any sheriff shall fail to execute or return final...
Section 23-17-40. Official misconduct for remaining in contempt after attachment. - If any sheriff shall be attached for contempt for failing...
Section 23-17-50. Additional penalty for failure of sheriff to pay over money after demand. - If any sheriff, upon the demand of any plaintiff or...
Section 23-17-60. Penalty for sheriff or deputy permitting prisoners committed by civil process to go at large. - If any sheriff, or his deputy, shall permit any prisoner...
Section 23-17-70. Negligent escape of prisoner on mesne or final process. - The sheriff shall be liable for the negligent escape of...
Section 23-17-80. Punishment for permitting escape of convicted criminal. - If any sheriff, deputy sheriff, jailer or other officer wilfully...
Section 23-17-90. Illegal arrest. - If any sheriff or deputy sheriff, without writ, warrant or...
Section 23-17-100. Penalty for purchasing judgments, decrees or executions by sheriff or deputy. - If any sheriff or his deputy shall contract for, buy...
Section 23-17-110. Penalties for purchase by sheriff or deputy at sheriff's sale. - It is unlawful for a sheriff or deputy sheriff to...
Section 23-17-120. Rule to show cause or attachment barred two years after expiration of term. - No sheriff shall be liable to be served with any...
Section 23-17-130. Liability of sureties of sheriff. - The return of nulla bona on any execution against the...
Chapter 19 - Sheriffs' Fees And Accounting With Successor
Section 23-19-10. Fees of sheriffs generally. - Except as otherwise expressly provided by general law, the fees...
Section 23-19-20. County and municipality charge for federal prisoners. - (A) The sheriffs or jailers of the respective counties of...
Section 23-19-110. Furniture, books, papers and other property. - Every sheriff and, if any sheriff be dead, his personal...
Section 23-19-120. Commissions on moneys collected and turned over to successor. - The retiring sheriff shall be entitled to retain only one...
Section 23-19-130. Penalties for failure to pay over moneys. - If a retiring sheriff or his successor neglects or refuses...
Section 23-19-140. Entries of collections in predecessors' cases. - Whenever a sheriff shall collect moneys in cases that have...
Chapter 20 - Law Enforcement Assistance And Support Act
Section 23-20-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Assistance...
Section 23-20-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Law enforcement agency" means...
Section 23-20-30. Mutual aid agreements. - (A) Any county, incorporated municipality, or other political subdivision of...
Section 23-20-40. Required mutual aid agreement provisions. - (A) All mutual aid agreements for law enforcement services must...
Section 23-20-50. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Approval of contracts; copy to Governor...
Section 23-20-60. Waiver of requirement for written agreement. - The Governor, upon the request of a law enforcement authority...
Chapter 21 - Police Commissioners In Cities Of 20,000 To 50,000
Section 23-21-10. Establishment, membership and compensation of members of boards of police commissioners. - The mayor and aldermen of any city of not less...
Section 23-21-20. Election of members of board. - The first election may be held at the first meeting...
Section 23-21-30. Vacancies on board. - Should a vacancy occur in the board from any other...
Section 23-21-40. Meetings; secretary. - Such board of police commissioners shall hold a stated meeting...
Section 23-21-50. Election of police chief and officers; control and management of police force. - The board of police commissioners thus established under this chapter...
Section 23-21-60. Devolving additional duties on board. - The city council of any city establishing such a board...
Section 23-21-70. Proceedings against officers; suspension; temporary appointments. - The mode of preferring accusations against the officers and members...
Section 23-21-80. Compelling attendance of witnesses before board. - When any resident of any city that establishes a board...
Chapter 23 - Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy
Section 23-23-10. Purpose; definitions. - (A) In order to ensure the public safety and general...
Section 23-23-20. South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. - There is hereby created the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy...
Section 23-23-30. South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; members; terms. - (A) There is hereby created a South Carolina Law Enforcement...
Section 23-23-40. Certification requirement. - (A) No law enforcement officer employed or appointed on or...
Section 23-23-50. Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits (CLEEC) in domestic violence requirement; guidelines for exemptions. - (A) A law enforcement officer who is Class 1-LE certified...
Section 23-23-55. Continuing law enforcement education credits in mental health or addictive disorders. - A law enforcement officer who is Class 1-LE, Class 2-LCO,...
Section 23-23-60. Certificates of compliance; information to be submitted relating to qualification of candidates for certification; expiration of certificate. - (A) At the request of any public law enforcement agency...
Section 23-23-70. Certificates to be issued to certain officers appointed as chiefs and certain retired law enforcement officers. - (A) A retired law enforcement officer with twenty years or...
Section 23-23-80. South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council; powers and duties. - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council is authorized to:...
Section 23-23-85. Establishment of required minimum standards for all law enforcement agencies; punitive actions. - Section effective January 1, 2023. (A) The council shall establish...
Section 23-23-90. Internal documents relating to requirements or administration of chapter as basis for court action. - An oral or written report, document, statement, or other communication...
Section 23-23-100. Compliance orders; penalties. - (A) All public law enforcement agencies are required to comply...
Section 23-23-110. Law enforcement in municipality with single officer when officer attending training. - When a municipality employs only one law enforcement officer and...
Section 23-23-115. Training of officers with Savannah River Site Law Enforcement Department. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person employed as a...
Section 23-23-120. Reimbursement for training costs. - (A) For purposes of this section, "governmental entity" means the...
Section 23-23-130. Retention of academy-generated revenue. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, revenue received from the...
Section 23-23-140. Patrol canine teams, certification. - (A) For purposes of this section, "patrol canine teams" refers...
Section 23-23-150. Adjudication of allegations of misconduct. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Academy" means the...
Section 23-23-160. Compliance Division; responsibilities. - Section effective January 1, 2023. (A) There is hereby established...
Chapter 24 - Off-duty Private Jobs Of Law Enforcement Officers
Section 23-24-10. Use of official uniforms and weapons by officers on private job. - Uniformed law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 23-23-10, and...
Section 23-24-20. Duties of employing agencies. - Each agency head shall determine before such off-duty work is...
Section 23-24-30. Liability of public employer for off-duty acts. - Off-duty work performed by law enforcement officers shall not be...
Section 23-24-40. Procedure when officer causes death on private job. - Any law enforcement officer who causes the death of any...
Section 23-24-50. Notice to agency concerning off-duty employment. - Uniformed police officers performing private jobs during their off duty...
Chapter 25 - Law Enforcement Officers Hall Of Fame
Section 23-25-10. Establishment, purpose and location. - There is hereby established the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers...
Section 23-25-20. Creation, purpose and membership of South Carolina Law-Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame Committee. - (A) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame...
Section 23-25-30. Power of advisory committee to erect and maintain South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame; guidelines. - It shall be the responsibility of the advisory committee to...
Section 23-25-40. Nominations to South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame; meetings of advisory committee, compensation of members and clerical assistance. - The advisory committee shall establish procedures and regulations for the...
Chapter 27 - Police Districts In Unincorporated Communities
Section 23-27-10. Authorization for special police districts. - In order to provide adequate police protection for unincorporated villages...
Section 23-27-20. Petition to establish district. - Before any such special district may be formed there shall...
Section 23-27-30. Election on establishment of district and for commissioners of district. - When the petition is approved by the clerk of court...
Section 23-27-40. Organization; vacancies; compensation. - As soon as practicable after the election, if a majority...
Section 23-27-50. Board as body politic; rights, privileges and duties. - The board of commissioners of any such special district shall...
Section 23-27-60. Recommendation of personnel for police duty in district. - The board of commissioners may recommend to the sheriff of...
Section 23-27-70. Bond of deputy sheriffs for district. - No person shall be commissioned as a deputy sheriff under...
Section 23-27-80. Powers and duties of deputies. - The deputies so commissioned shall assume the general duties of...
Section 23-27-90. Budget and description of district. - To meet the expenses for such special deputy sheriffs in...
Section 23-27-100. Levy of taxes; disposition of funds collected. - Upon receipt of the budget submitted by the commission, the...
Section 23-27-110. Procedure for abolishing district. - Any special police district created under the provisions of this...
Section 23-27-120. Declaration of purpose; construction of chapter. - The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate police...
Section 23-27-130. Chapter is cumulative. - The rights, privileges and methods provided for in this chapter...
Chapter 28 - Reserve Police Officers
Section 23-28-10. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (A) "Reserves" means persons...
Section 23-28-20. Appointment of reserve police officers authorized; powers and duties. - (A) The chief, with the approval of the governing body...
Section 23-28-30. Training course; subjects of study. - (A) A reserve officer may not assume a police function...
Section 23-28-40. Manner in which training provided; in-service training. - (A) The training described in Section 23-28-30 may be provided...
Section 23-28-50. Physical examination; applicability of other minimum selection standards. - Before final acceptance as a reserve each candidate shall, at...
Section 23-28-60. Additional requirements; identification cards. - (A) Additional requirements beyond those set out in this chapter...
Section 23-28-70. Duties of officers; appointment of coordinator-supervisor. - (A) Reserves shall serve and function as law enforcement officers...
Section 23-28-80. Additional training for reserve officers desiring to become full-time officers. - A reserve who has been in active status for at...
Section 23-28-90. Former full-time officer becoming member of reserve. - A currently certified full-time law enforcement officer who leaves his...
Section 23-28-100. Uniforms and equipment. - The uniforms and equipment issued by the political entity shall...
Section 23-28-110. Workers' compensation. - (A) Workers' compensation benefits may be provided for reserves by...
Section 23-28-120. Exemptions. - This chapter does not apply to deputy enforcement officers of...
Chapter 31 - Firearms
Section 23-31-10. Purchase of rifle or shotgun in another state. - A resident of this State including a corporation or other...
Section 23-31-20. Purchase of rifle or shotgun in this State by resident of any state. - A resident of any state may purchase rifles and shotguns...
Section 23-31-110 to 23-31-200. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 285, Section 2, eff June 29, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-31-110 was entitled "Definitions" and was...
Section 23-31-205. Name. - This article may be cited as the "Law Abiding Citizens...
Section 23-31-210. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Resident" means an individual...
Section 23-31-215. Issuance of permits. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except subject to...
Section 23-31-216. Collection and retention of fees. - The State Law Enforcement Division shall collect, retain, expend, and...
Section 23-31-217. Effect on Section 16-23-20. - Nothing in this article shall affect the provisions of Section...
Section 23-31-220. Right to allow or permit concealed weapons upon premises; signs. - (A) Nothing contained in this article shall in any way...
Section 23-31-225. Carrying concealed weapons into residences or dwellings. - No person who holds a permit issued pursuant to Article...
Section 23-31-230. Carrying concealed weapons between automobile and accommodation. - Notwithstanding any provision of law, any person may carry a...
Section 23-31-232. Carrying concealable weapons on premises of certain schools leased by churches. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon express permission...
Section 23-31-235. Sign requirements. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any requirement...
Section 23-31-240. Persons allowed to carry concealable weapons within the State. - Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this article, the following...
Section 23-31-250. State cannot be compelled by federal government to take any action that limits carrying concealable weapons; evaluation of federal laws by Attorney General. - (A) The State of South Carolina, and its political subdivisions,...
Section 23-31-310. Definitions. - When used in this article: (a) "Machine gun" applies to...
Section 23-31-320. Exceptions to application of article. - The provisions of this article shall not apply to the...
Section 23-31-330. Application and registration of person allowed to possess machine gun or sawed-off shotgun or rifle. - (A) Every person permitted by Section 23-31-320 to possess a...
Section 23-31-340. Penalties. - A person who violates the provisions of this article is...
Section 23-31-350. Article not applicable to antique firearms. - The provisions of this article shall not apply to antique...
Section 23-31-360. Unregistered possession of machine guns or military firearms by licensed manufacturer. - Machine guns or military firearms manufactured by a firm licensed...
Section 23-31-370. Special limited license for possession, transportation, and sale of machine guns; violations and penalties. - (a) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may issue a...
Section 23-31-400. Definitions; unlawful use of firearm; violations. - (A) As used in this article: (1) "Use a firearm"...
Section 23-31-410. Blood and urine testing. - (A) A person who uses a firearm within this State...
Section 23-31-415. Testing following death or serious personal injury; effect of refusal; evidentiary use. - (A) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to...
Section 23-31-420. Presumptions. - (A) Upon the trial of a civil or criminal action...
Section 23-31-510. Regulation of ownership, transfer, or possession of firearm or ammunition; discharge on landowner's own property. - No governing body of any county, municipality, or other political...
Section 23-31-520. Temporary restriction of lawful open carrying of a firearm on public property during certain events; notice; confiscation of firearms or ammunition. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a governing body of...
Section 23-31-600. Retired personnel; identification cards; qualification for carrying concealed weapon. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Identification card" is...
Section 23-31-1010. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Adjudicated as a mental...
Section 23-31-1020. Collection and submission of information of persons adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution. - (A) The Judicial Department and the Chief of SLED, or...
Section 23-31-1030. Petition to remove prohibition from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition. - (A) If a person is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing,...
Section 23-31-1040. Unlawful for a person adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm or ammunition; penalty; confiscation. - (A) It is unlawful for a person who has been...
Section 23-31-1050. Definitions for Sections 23-31-1030 and 23-31-1040. - As used in Section 23-31-1030 and Section 23-31-1040: (1) "Ammunition"...
Section 23-31-1060. Hearing on fitness to stand trial. - Nothing in this article affects a court's duty to conduct...
Chapter 33 - Missiles
Section 23-33-10. "Missile" defined. - A "missile," as contemplated by this chapter, shall be defined...
Section 23-33-20. Permit required for firing missile. - Before any person shall fire or attempt to fire or...
Section 23-33-30. Exemptions from application of chapter. - The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the...
Section 23-33-40. Penalties. - Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon...
Chapter 35 - Fireworks And Explosives
Section 23-35-10 to 23-35-40. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 196, Section 2, eff June 1, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-35-10 was entitled "Sale, storage, transportation...
Section 23-35-45. Use of pyrotechnic materials indoors; regulation. - Nothing in this chapter or in any other provision of...
Section 23-35-50 to 23-35-120. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 196, Section 2, eff June 1, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-35-50 was entitled "Exception for storage...
Section 23-35-130. Manufacture, storage, transportation or possession of certain fireworks illegal; storage and assembly of public display material; penalty. - (A) It is unlawful to manufacture, store, transport, or possess...
Section 23-35-140. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 196, Section 2, eff June 1, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-35-140 was entitled "Issuance of rules...
Section 23-35-150. Penalties. - Any person violating any provisions of this chapter or regulations...
Section 23-35-160. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 196, Section 2, eff June 1, 2010. - Editor's Note Former Section 23-35-160 was entitled "Sale, possession, discharge...
Section 23-35-170. Manner in which powerful explosives shall be sold or delivered; reports; penalties. - No person shall sell, deliver or dispose of dynamite or...
Section 23-35-175. Fireworks prohibited zones; Discharge of Fireworks Prohibited Agreements; extension of zones; posting of notice. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Fireworks" means ICC...
Chapter 36 - Explosives Control Act
Section 23-36-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Explosives...
Section 23-36-20. Legislative findings. - The General Assembly finds it necessary to assure the people...
Section 23-36-30. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Explosive materials" means any...
Section 23-36-40. License and permit requirements; liability insurance requirement; classification of blasters. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in...
Section 23-36-50. Applicability of license and permit requirements. - (1) No person shall possess an explosive material unless he...
Section 23-36-60. Accounting and recordkeeping requirements; access to records. - (1) Dealers must keep accurate accounts of all inventories and...
Section 23-36-70. Notice of theft, illegal use, or illegal possession of explosive materials; inspection of magazines by dealers and blasters. - Any sheriff, police department, or law enforcement officer shall give...
Section 23-36-80. Promulgation of regulations by Division of State Fire Marshal; administrative procedures applicable; enforcement of chapter by State Fire Marshal. - The Division of the State Fire Marshal shall promulgate regulations...
Section 23-36-90. Assessment of civil penalties; referral of civil penalties to Attorney General for collection; deposit of civil penalties in general fund. - (1) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing in...
Section 23-36-100. Revocation, suspension, or denial of license or permit. - (1) A license or permit may be revoked, suspended, or...
Section 23-36-110. Confiscation, storage, or disposal of explosive materials by State Fire Marshal. - (1) The State Fire Marshal or his representative has authority...
Section 23-36-120. Storage of explosive materials. - It is unlawful to store explosive materials within the boundaries...
Section 23-36-130. Abandonment of explosive materials. - It is unlawful to abandon explosive materials or blasting caps...
Section 23-36-140. Inapplicability of chapter to fireworks and to activities of government agencies. - (1) Nothing contained in this chapter applies to the regular...
Section 23-36-150. Regulation of explosive materials by local governments. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any existing ordinances...
Section 23-36-160. Employment of personnel to carry out provisions of chapter; powers and authority of agents of Division of State Fire Marshal. - The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation,...
Section 23-36-170. Criminal penalties. - Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter is...
Chapter 37 - Safety Glazing Materials
Section 23-37-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, words and phrases have the...
Section 23-37-20. Safety glazing labeling. - (a) Each lite of safety glazing material manufactured, distributed, imported,...
Section 23-37-30. Sale or installation of, or other actions with regard to, glazing material other than safety glazing materials in hazardous location. - It shall be unlawful within this State to knowingly sell,...
Section 23-37-40. Liability of workmen. - No liability under this chapter shall be created as to...
Section 23-37-50. Penalties. - Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall...
Section 23-37-60. Application of chapter. - This chapter applies only to installations and replacements made after...
Chapter 39 - Hazardous Substances Act
Section 23-39-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Hazardous...
Section 23-39-20. Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter - (a) The term...
Section 23-39-30. Promulgation of regulations declaring substances hazardous and establishing variations and exemptions. - (a) Whenever in the judgment of the Commissioner such action...
Section 23-39-40. Prohibited acts. - The following acts and the causing thereof are hereby prohibited:...
Section 23-39-50. Penalties for violation of Section 23-39-40; exceptions. - (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of...
Section 23-39-60. Injunction proceedings. - In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the Commissioner is...
Section 23-39-70. Procedure for embargo and condemnation of misbranded or banned hazardous substances. - (a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the Commissioner finds...
Section 23-39-80. Duty of solicitor upon receiving report of violation; notice and hearing before reporting violation. - It shall be the duty of each State solicitor to...
Section 23-39-90. Promulgation of regulations. - (a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement...
Section 23-39-100. Examinations and investigations. - (a) For the purposes of enforcement of this chapter, officers...
Section 23-39-110. Access to records of shipment. - For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter,...
Section 23-39-120. Reports of action taken under chapter. - (a) The Commissioner may cause to be published from time...
Chapter 41 - Arson Reporting-immunity Act
Section 23-41-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Arson...
Section 23-41-20. Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter: (a) "Authorized agencies" means:...
Section 23-41-30. Release of information by insurance company. - (a) Any authorized agency may require, in writing, the insurance...
Section 23-41-40. Confidentiality. - (a) Any authorized agency or insurance company which receives any...
Section 23-41-50. Violations. - (a) No person shall intentionally or knowingly refuse to release...
Section 23-41-60. Penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter...
Chapter 43 - Modular Buildings Construction Act
Section 23-43-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as The South Carolina Modular...
Section 23-43-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Council" means the South...
Section 23-43-30. Policy and purpose. - It is the policy and purpose of this State to...
Section 23-43-40. Promulgation of regulations. - The council may promulgate regulations for the proper enforcement and...
Section 23-43-60. Building Code Council to hear appeals; variances. - The council shall hear appeals and approve or disapprove requested...
Section 23-43-70. Publication of standards. - The council shall have printed all regulations prescribing standards for...
Section 23-43-80. Certification by South Carolina Building Codes Council. - Modular buildings must be certified by the council, as complying...
Section 23-43-85. Standards for placement of modular homes; display models. - (A) A single-family modular home manufactured after January 1, 2005,...
Section 23-43-90. Final plan review and approval, inspection, and certification of a single family residential modular building; commercial or multifamily modular buildings. - (A) An approved inspection agency shall perform final plan review...
Section 23-43-100. Effect of certification; responsibilities of local enforcement agencies. - Modular building units certified pursuant to this chapter are considered...
Section 23-43-110. Suspension or revocation of certification. - The council shall suspend or revoke, or cause to be...
Section 23-43-120. Variance orders. - The council may upon appeal in specific cases authorize variance...
Section 23-43-130. Reservation of local authority; enforcement by local officials. - Modular building units bearing evidence of approval must be acceptable...
Section 23-43-150. Licensing sellers of modular building units. - No person may engage in the business of selling wholesale...
Section 23-43-160. Establishment of fees for enforcement and implementation of chapter. - The council may establish various fees for the proper enforcement...
Section 23-43-170. Certification by other States. - (A) If the council finds that the standards for the...
Section 23-43-180. Injunctive relief. - The council may obtain injunctive relief from an administrative law...
Section 23-43-190. Private suits. - Any person in an individual capacity, or on behalf of...
Section 23-43-200. Violations; penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter...
Chapter 47 - Public Safety Communications Center
Section 23-47-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "911 charge" means a...
Section 23-47-20. System requirements. - (A)(1) The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall be responsible...
Section 23-47-30. System plan. - (A) A local government which seeks funding for a 911...
Section 23-47-40. System funding. - (A) The local government is authorized to adopt an ordinance...
Section 23-47-50. Subscriber billing. - (A) The maximum 911 landline charge that a subscriber may...
Section 23-47-55. 911 charges. - (A) For services for which a bill is rendered prior...