South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 946

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       946
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19960109
Primary Sponsor:                   Waldrep 
All Sponsors:                      Waldrep, O'Dell, Courtney,
                                   Alexander, Reese, Gregory, Elliott,
                                   Lander, Hayes
Drafted Document Number:           RES9787.RLW
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Police officers, reserve
History


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

Senate  19960109  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19951023  Prefiled, referred to Committee          11 SJ
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DUTIES AND SUPERVISION OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FULL-TIME CERTIFIED SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER AND TO REQUIRE THAT EACH RESERVE MUST BE IN APPROXIMATE CONTACT WITH A FULL-TIME OFFICER TO WHOM HE IS ASSIGNED.

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 month or sixty hours per 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 shall be in proximate contact, by radio or otherwise, with the full-time officer to whom he is assigned. Reserves shall in no case 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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