{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-9-550","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 25-9-550","heading":"Authority of special law enforcement officer.","body":"A special law enforcement officer appointed pursuant to this article is authorized to:\n(1) preserve the peace and protect the people of this State;\n(2) detain and arrest individuals without a warrant for criminal offenses occurring within the officer's presence or view and necessary to maintain and establish public peace, health, or safety in the State;\n(3) exercise the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities that are afforded law enforcement officers of this State;\n(4) possess and carry firearms and other weapons as authorized while on duty; and\n(5) exercise statewide jurisdiction.","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":"3d67f6fed9f83356a2e830f964dd2152d93bd38c5ef2ff8086a7af0000c9a50e","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-9-540","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-9-560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}