South Carolina § 17-5-115 - Deputy coroners; training and law enforcement status.
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§ 17-5-115. Deputy coroners; training and law enforcement status.
(A) A person appointed by a coroner to the position of deputy coroner may, at the discretion of the coroner, attend the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to be trained and certified as a Class III officer.
(B) A law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 23-23-10(E)(1), who is certified by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council and appointed to serve as a deputy coroner, may, at the discretion of the coroner, retain law enforcement status as a Class III officer.
(C) The classification is limited to the deputy coroner's official duties as provided by law and does not authorize the officer to enforce the state's general criminal laws.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 222, SECTION 2, eff March 1, 2011.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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