South Carolina § 23-9-390 - Volunteer fire department as regular; annual certification.
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§ 23-9-390. Volunteer fire department as regular; annual certification.
Any volunteer fire department having a headquarters station within or without a municipality, which is duly organized and has the officers which normally comprise the membership of a regular, organized fire department, with ten or more active members, is designated a regular, organized fire department.
The chief of the department shall annually certify to the governing body of the municipality or the county, dependent upon where the headquarters station is located, the names of all officers and active members. The clerk of the governing body shall in turn certify the names of the active members and the officers to the State Fire Marshal.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 5 (derived from former 1976 Code SECTION 38-57-90 [1962 Code SECTION 37-1158.1; 1964 (53) 2057; 1978 Act No. 585, SECTION 8.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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