{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-9-540","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 25-9-540","heading":"Oath of office; record.","body":"Prior to performing law enforcement activities in the State of South Carolina, a special law enforcement officer must take and subscribe to the oath of office set forth in Section 5, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution in the presence of either the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or his designee. The Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or his designee, shall maintain a written record of all special law enforcement officers who take and subscribe to the oath of office required pursuant to this article.","path":["Title 25 - MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 9 Emergency Measures","ARTICLE 6 South Carolina Emergency Management Law Enforcement Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t25c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:53:54Z","sha256":"9ce54a864ecd27949b05e0b10d0222941481190b68d46b0c56786ca400c641c0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-9-530","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-9-550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}