The Department of Public Safety is directed to keep permanent records of all Highway Patrolmen who are killed in the line of duty or die in any other manner while actively employed as well as records of those who are retired.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-6-180
Retention of Patrolmen's permanent records after death or retirement
2003 Act No. 61, SECTION 14.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.