Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of vehicular and traffic laws is a "police officer."
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-420
Police officer defined
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56-5-10 to 56-5-990 (418 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 46-246; 1952 Code SECTION 46-246; 1949 (46) 466.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.