South Carolina Statutes
§ 23-27-120 — Declaration of purpose; construction of chapter.
South Carolina § 23-27-120
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Ch. 27POLICE DISTRICTS IN UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-120 (2026).
Text
The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate police protection for unincorporated villages, towns and thickly populated areas outside of the limits of incorporated municipalities, and this chapter shall be liberally construed and interpreted to carry into effect such purpose.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 53-312; 1952 Code SECTION 53-312; 1948 (45) 1790.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 23-27-120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/27/23-27-120.