{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-80-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-80-40","heading":"Background and registration requirements; federal employees excepted; firefighters serving more than one department; reinstatement.","body":"(A) No person may be allowed to perform firefighting duties with a public fire department, organization, or employer of a county, municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision in this State on or after July 1, 2001, without first undergoing a criminal background check as required by Section 40-80-20 and being recommended for registration pursuant to Section 40-80-50.\n(B) A firefighter employed by the United States Government and working in the course and scope of his official duties as a federal employee is not required to be registered under this chapter.\n(C) A firefighter who works for or serves more than one fire department must be registered by each fire department.\n(D) A firefighter previously registered with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, but not actively engaged with a fire department or as a firefighter for a period of six months, must apply for registration and must submit a criminal records check as required by Section 40-80-20. Firefighters that are being reinstated to their last registered department within a period of not more than three years are exempted from the provisions contained in this section.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 80 South Carolina Firefighters Employment and Registration Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c080.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:24:44Z","sha256":"5a9eca9c47788e8f068ced2bea48ec388b6aed65ed612c56389dea2d61a20598","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-80-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-80-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}