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S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-60

Composition and classes of militia

1962 Code SECTION 44-6; 1952 Code SECTION 44-6; 1950 (46) 1881; 1964 (53) 2241; 1984 Act No. 378, SECTION 2; 2001 Act No. 85, SECTION 6; 2011 Act No. 46, SECTION 4, eff June 7, …

(A) The militia of this State consists of all able-bodied persons over seventeen years of age who are:

(1) citizens of the United States residing within this State;

(2) citizens of the United States bound by law, lawful order, or contract to serve in the militia or military forces of this State; or

(3) persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States and are bound by law, lawful order, or contract to serve in the militia or military forces of this State.

(B) The militia is divided into three classes:

(1) the National Guard;

(2) the organized militia not in National Guard service; and

(3) the unorganized militia.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.