Definitions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-28-10
in effectFor the purposes of this chapter: (A) "Reserves" means persons given part-time police powers without being assigned regularly to full-time law enforcement duties. (B) "Chief" means the chief law enforcement officer of a state agency, municipality, county, county sheriff, or other entity of the State having police powers. Effect of Amendment The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "assigned regularly" for "regularly assigned"; and, in subsection (B), added "state agency," and ", county sheriff," and deleted "political" preceding "entity".
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c028.phpFetched: 10/17/2026
