{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-5-420","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-420","heading":"Police officer defined.","body":"Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of vehicular and traffic laws is a \"police officer.\"","path":["Title 56 - MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 5 Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways","ARTICLE 3 Definitions","Subarticle II Governmental Agencies, Pedestrians, Police Officers and Other Persons"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:52:34Z","sha256":"4fbf301cc212da8084422e0c16683b5f8b4ad5b86416feea5af5faeb248870a1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-5-410","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-56-5-430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}