SECTION 49 -
K05-DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
49.1. (DPS: Special
Events Traffic Control) The highway patrol must not charge any fee associated
with special events for maintaining traffic control and ensuring safety on
South Carolina public roads and highways unless approved by the General
Assembly. Nothing shall prohibit the Treasury of the State from accepting
voluntary payment of fees from private or public entities to defray the actual
expenses incurred for services provided by the Department of Public Safety.
49.2. (DPS:
Retention of Private Detective Fees) The Department of Public Safety is hereby
authorized to receive, expend, retain, and carry forward all funds transmitted
from SLED related to fees charged and collected by SLED from license and
registration fees for private detective businesses, private security
businesses, including employees of these businesses, and companies which
provide private security on their own premises. The funds transferred are to
be used in the Bureau of Protective Services Program to provide security for
state agencies and the Capitol Complex.
49.3. (DPS: Motor
Carrier Advisory Committee) From the funds appropriated and/or authorized to
the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Motor Vehicles, the departments
are directed to jointly establish a Motor Carrier Advisory Committee to solicit
input from the Trucking Industry and other interested parties in developing
policies and procedures for the regulation of this industry. The members of
the advisory committee shall serve without compensation.
49.4. (DPS: Sale of
Real Property) At such time as any portion of the Laurens Road property in
Greenville is declared to be surplus by the agency or agencies which occupy
said portion, and after receiving approval from the Budget and Control Board
for the sale of the property, the Department of Public Safety, the Department
of Transportation, and the Department of Motor Vehicles are authorized to
receive, retain, expend, and carry forward funds derived from the sale of the
real property in which each agency holds an interest or title. No portion of
the property may be declared as surplus by one agency if another agency is
occupying said property. The Department of Public Safety is directed to use
these funds to defray the operating expenses of the Highway Patrol and the
Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles are directed
to use their portion of these funds for department operating expenses.
49.5. (DPS: CMV
Driver Rest Areas) A joint working group is to be established between the
Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, State Transport
Police and the South Carolina Trucking Association to review and evaluate where
critical rest areas may be made available for commercial motor vehicle drivers
to park and obtain their federally mandated required rest.
49.6. (DPS: SC Law
Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame Scholarships) The Department of Public
Safety is hereby authorized to accept donations from the public in order to provide
scholarships to the children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of
duty. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame Advisory
Committee is authorized to set the criteria for awarding such scholarships.
All revenue received for this purpose shall be used to provide scholarships and
shall be retained, carried forward, and expended for the same purpose.
49.7. (DPS:
Retention of DMV Cash Transfer) The Department of Public Safety is hereby
authorized to retain, expend, and carry forward funds transmitted by the
Department of Motor Vehicles without any specific restrictions for the
utilization of these funds pursuant to Proviso 90.20 (SR: DMV Cash Transfer) of
Act 23 of 2009.