S.C. Code § 44-20-290

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 44-20-290 - Security guards; powers; bonds

The director or his designee may employ at regional centers security guards who are vested and charged with the powers and the duties of peace officers. They may arrest felons and misdemeanants, eject trespassers, and, without warrant, arrest persons for disorderly conduct who are trespassers on the grounds of the regional center and have them tried in a court of competent jurisdiction. Officers so employed must be bonded and under the direct supervision of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and shall report directly to the director or his designee.

S.C. Code § 44-20-290

Amended by 2011 S.C. Acts, Act No. 47 (SB 687), s 2, eff. 6/7/2011.
1993 Act No. 181, Section 1078; 1990 Act No. 496, Section 1.