South Carolina § 23-27-80 Powers and duties of deputies.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 23-27-80 — Powers and duties of deputies.

South Carolina § 23-27-80

Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Ch. 27POLICE DISTRICTS IN UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-80 (2026).

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The deputies so commissioned shall assume the general duties of law-enforcement officers within the district to which they are appointed and as such officers they shall have the same power and authority as to offenses committed within the district as deputy sheriffs have within the county. Persons arrested by a special deputy sheriff commissioned under the provisions of this chapter may be carried by such arresting officer before any magistrate in the county having jurisdiction over the district and there be charged for the offense and the cases shall be disposed of as provided by law.

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The deputies so commissioned shall assume the general duties of law-enforcement officers within the district to which they are appointed and as such officers they shall have the same power and authority as to offenses committed within the district as deputy sheriffs have within the county. Persons arrested by a special deputy sheriff commissioned under the provisions of this chapter may be carried by such arresting officer before any magistrate in the county having jurisdiction over the district and there be charged for the offense and the cases shall be disposed of as provided by law.