{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-1-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-1-20","heading":"Employment of peace officers on contingent basis; penalties.","body":"It is unlawful for a peace officer to be employed within the State on a contingent basis upon which he receives any share of fines collected by him or through his efforts as compensation. A peace officer accepting employment on a contingent basis or receiving or accepting any part of the fines collected by him or through his efforts as compensation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:49:39Z","sha256":"9f9f0b7d99c45340925577d91ec61cb0632dbf9e423085202a009f79e5209874","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-1-15","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-1-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}