Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety, and inserting:
/SECTION 1. Section 23-11-110(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A)
All sheriffs and candidates for sheriff in
this State must have the following qualifications:
(1)
be a citizen of the United States;
(2)
be a resident of the county in which he seeks the office
of sheriff for at least one year immediately preceding the date
of the election for sheriff;
(3)
be a registered voter;
(4)
have attained the age of at least twenty-one years prior
to the date of his qualifying for election to the office;
(5)
have:
(a)
obtained a high school diploma, its recognized equivalent
in educational training as established by the State Department
of Education, and have at least five years experience as a
Class 1 certified law enforcement officer; or
(b)
obtained a two-year associate degree and three years
experience as a Class 1 certified law enforcement
officer; or
(c)
obtained a four-year baccalaureate degree and one
years experience as a Class 1 certified
law enforcement officer; or
(d)
served as a summary court judge for
at least ten years.
For purposes of this section, a 'Class
1 certified law enforcement officer' is a person who has
been issued a certificate as a Class 1 law enforcement
officer pursuant to Section 23-23-10 by the
South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council. A sheriff
holding office on the effective date of this section is not
required to have obtained the necessary experience as a
certified law enforcement officer in the State;
(6)
have not been convicted of, or
pled guilty to, or pardoned for a violation of Section
56-1-460 or 56-5-2930, or both, within the past ten years or a
felony in this State or another state; and
(7)
have not been convicted of, pled guilty to, or been
pardoned for a felony or a crime of moral turpitude in this
State or another state;
(8)
be fingerprinted and have the State Law Enforcement
Division make a search of local, state, and federal fingerprint
files for any criminal record. Fingerprints are to be taken
under the direction of any law enforcement agency and must be
made available to SLED no later than one hundred thirty days
prior to the general election. The results of the records search
are to be filed with the county executive committee of the
person's political party. A person seeking nomination by
petition must file the records search with the county election
commission in the county of his residence; and
(9)
be eligible to be issued a certificate as a
Class 1 law enforcement officer by the South Carolina Law
Enforcement Training Council upon the commencement of the term
of office. A sheriff holding office on the effective date of
this section is exempt from the provisions in this
subsection." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.