South Carolina § 24-5-390 - Workers' Compensation benefits.
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§ 24-5-390. Workers' Compensation benefits.
Workers' compensation benefits may be provided for reserves by the governing body in the same manner that benefits are provided for full-time detention officers.
For purposes of compensation or benefits arising from duty-related injury or death, reserves must be considered employees of the political entities for which they were appointed and must be included with regular duty detention officers in the assigned responsibility for prevention, suppression, and control of crime.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 62, SECTION 1; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 56, eff June 11, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment inserted "that" before "benefits are provided" in the first sentence, and deleted "jailers or" before "detention officers" in two instances.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does South Carolina Code of Laws § 24-5-390 cover?
Section 24-5-390 ("Workers' Compensation benefits.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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