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TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF A CORPORATE CERTIFICATE TO A PROPOSED MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AREA SEEKING TO BE INCORPORATED MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF PROPOSING A MINIMUM LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IF THE PROPOSAL DESCRIBES HOW THE AREA SHALL PROVIDE SERVICES IN EQUAL OR GREATER LEVELS TO THE AREA'S EXISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT COVERAGE PRIOR TO SEEKING INCORPORATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 5-1-30(A)(5) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 77 of 2005, is amended to read:
"(5) the area seeking to be incorporated has filed a proposal for providing either directly or by contract a minimum level of law enforcement services (a) as required in regulations promulgated by the State Law Enforcement Division, or (b) by describing in the proposal how the area shall provide law enforcement services in equal or greater levels to the area's existing law enforcement coverage prior to seeking incorporation. If law enforcement services are by contract, the proposal must indicate which governmental entity provides the service and the estimated compensation for the service; and"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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