{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-115","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-115","heading":"Deputy coroners; training and law enforcement status.","body":"(A) A person appointed by a coroner to the position of deputy coroner may, at the discretion of the coroner, attend the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to be trained and certified as a Class III officer.\n(B) A law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 23-23-10(E)(1), who is certified by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council and appointed to serve as a deputy coroner, may, at the discretion of the coroner, retain law enforcement status as a Class III officer.\n(C) The classification is limited to the deputy coroner's official duties as provided by law and does not authorize the officer to enforce the state's general criminal laws.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 5 Coroners and Medical Examiners","ARTICLE 3 Coroners"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:45:39Z","sha256":"db715a0e64e9d682697bdc4b73509fddb8019af36eb696d5626fbe725bfb2b15","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-110","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}