S.C. Code Ann. § 25-9-600: Employee status of special law enforcement officer; office holding; certification; bond.

(A) A special law enforcement officer serving pursuant to this article remains the employee of his home agency and does not become an employee of the State of South Carolina, or an agency or political subdivision of this State.

(B) Special law enforcement officers do not hold office in South Carolina.

(C) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a special law enforcement officer is not subject to certification requirements for law enforcement personnel set forth in South Carolina law, and a special law enforcement officer is not required to post a bond.