South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4324

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4324
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19960109
Primary Sponsor:                   Meacham 
All Sponsors:                      Meacham, Littlejohn, Walker,
                                   Allison, Simrill, Delleney 
Drafted Document Number:           DKA\3392CM.96
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Medical, Military, Public and
                                   Municipal Affairs Committee 27
                                   H3M
Subject:                           Reserve police officers
History


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

House   19960109  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
House   19951206  Prefiled, referred to Committee          27 H3M
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DUTIES OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFIED SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER AND TO REQUIRE RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS TO BE IN PROXIMATE CONTACT WITH CERTIFIED SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 23-28-70 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 85 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"Section 23-28-70. Reserves shall serve and function as law enforcement officers only on specific orders and directions of the chief or sheriff. To maintain status, reserves shall maintain a minimum logged service time of twenty hours per each month or sixty hours per each quarter.

While performing in any capacity as a reserve, a reserve police officer at all times must be accompanied by a full-time certified South Carolina police officer. Each reserve must be in proximate contact, by radio or otherwise, with a full-time certified South Carolina police officer. Reserves shall in no case shall not assume full-time duties of law enforcement officers without complying with all requirements for full-time officers.

Each department utilizing reserves shall have one full-time officer as coordinator-supervisor who must be responsible directly to the chief or sheriff."

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

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