South Carolina Statutes
§ 5-25-160 — Building inspectors' responsibility to hold inquiries into origins of fires; ex officio inspectors.
South Carolina § 5-25-160
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 5-25-160 (2026).
Text
The inspector of buildings of every incorporated city or town in this State shall hold an inquiry into the origin of every fire occurring within the limits of such city or town. The inspector of buildings may subpoena witnesses as may magistrates of the State. The mayor, chief of the fire department or other municipal officer may be ex officio inspector of buildings.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-1176; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1176; 1942 Code SECTION 7259; 1932 Code SECTION 7259; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4414; 1917 (30) 361; 1961 (52) 498.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 5-25-160, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/25/5-25-160.