{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-70","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-70","heading":"Plain language communications requirements for local and state emergency, fire, and law enforcement agencies.","body":"Notwithstanding another provision of law, each local and state emergency, fire, and law enforcement agency shall either:\n(1) adopt plain language communications as outlined by the Department of Homeland Security as its agency's standard; or\n(2) implement and submit for review by the State Law Enforcement Division a plan for the use of plain language communication during periods of a declared emergency.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 3 South Carolina Law Enforcement Division","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:49:44Z","sha256":"ee1d74b5a450413130937f5e394e1913079a17b06e8751913a943b9b01519920","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-65","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-3-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}