South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1198

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1198
Ratification Number:            413
Act Number:                     373
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960229
Primary Sponsor:                Alexander 
All Sponsors:                   Alexander 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\10626cm.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960522
Date of Last Amendment:         19960425
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960529
Subject:                        County code enforcement
                                officers
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960613  Act No. A373
------  19960529  Signed by Governor
------  19960523  Ratified R413
House   19960522  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960521  Read second time
House   19960515  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19960430  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960426  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960425  Amended, read second time, 
                  unanimous consent for third reading 
                  on Friday, 19960426
Senate  19960424  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19960229  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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(A373, R413, S1198)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-145, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THEIR AUTHORITY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

County code enforcement officers

SECTION 1. Section 4-9-145 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 411 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 4-9-145. The governing body of a county may appoint and commission as many code enforcement officers as may be necessary for the proper security, general welfare, and convenience of the county. These officers are vested with all the powers and duties conferred by law upon constables in addition to duties imposed upon them by the governing body of the county. However, no code enforcement officer commissioned under this section may perform a custodial arrest. These code enforcement officers shall exercise their powers on all private and public property within the county. The governing body of the county may limit the scope of a code enforcement officer's authority or the geographic area for which he is authorized to exercise the authority granted."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 29th day of May, 1996.