Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3356 Ratification Number:67 Act Number:36 Primary Sponsor:Simrill Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Law enforcement officer, emergency situation Companion Bill Number:372 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930325 Computer Document Number:JIC/5271DW.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930422 Introduced Date:19930203 Date of Last Amendment:19930309 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930422 Last History Type:Act No. 36 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Simrill Kirsh Meacham Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3356 ------ 19930422 Act No. 36
3356 ------ 19930422 Signed by Governor
3356 ------ 19930420 Ratified R 67
3356 House 19930325 Concurred in Senate
amendment, enrolled for
ratification
3356 Senate 19930310 Read third time, returned to
House with amendment
3356 Senate 19930309 Amended, read second time
3356 Senate 19930304 Recalled from Committee 11
3356 Senate 19930302 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
3356 House 19930226 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3356 House 19930225 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
next Legislative day
3356 House 19930224 Committee Report: Favorable 27
3356 House 19930203 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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(A36, R67, H3356)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A MUNICIPALITY TO SEND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO RECORD THE REQUEST AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY DOES NOT AFFECT THE APPLICABILITY OF THE TORT LIABILITY COVERAGE, AND TO EXTEND TORT LIABILITY COVERAGE TO THE OFFICERS SENT TO ANOTHER MUNICIPLITY WHICH THEY HAVE IN THE SENDING MUNICIPALITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Law enforcement officers sent to another municipality-procedure
SECTION 1. Section 5-7-120 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 435 of 1978, is further amended to read:
"Section 5-7-120. (A) The governing body of any municipality may upon the request of the governing body of any other political subdivision of the State, send any law enforcement officers to the requesting political subdivision in cases of emergency. A complete record of the request, together with the names of the officers sent, must be recorded in the minutes of the next regular or special meeting of the governing bodies of both the requesting and the sending political subdivisions. Failure to record the request at the next regular or special meeting of the governing bodies does not affect the applicability of the tort liability coverage. Expenses of the requested services may be borne by the requesting municipality.
(B) When law enforcement officers are sent to another municipality pursuant to this section, the jurisdiction, authority, rights, privileges, and immunities, including coverage under the workmen's compensation laws, and tort liability coverage obtained pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 78 of Title 15, which they have in the sending municipality are extended to and include the area in which like benefits, authorities, and tort liability coverage are or could be afforded to the law enforcement officers of the requesting political subdivision. When so sent they have the same authority to make arrests and to execute criminal process as is vested by law in the law enforcement officers of the requesting political subdivision, but this section does not extend the effect of the laws of the sending political subdivision."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.