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S.C. Code Ann. § 25-9-570

Termination of powers and duties granted to special law enforcement officer; penalty

Known as the South Carolina Emergency Management Law Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 25–25 (11 sections).

2015 Act No. 35 (H.3168), SECTION 1, eff June 1, 2015.

(A) The powers and duties granted to a special law enforcement officer pursuant to this article shall terminate immediately upon:

(1) the cancellation of the state of emergency or disaster declaration; or

(2) notice from either the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or his designee, that a special law enforcement officer's powers and duties in this State have been terminated.

(B) A person who knowingly exercises or knowingly attempts to exercise the powers of a special law enforcement officer after his powers and duties have been terminated pursuant to subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 16-17-720.

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