South Carolina § 25-3-130 - Circumstances warranting call into service; law enforcement powers vested in officers.
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§ 25-3-130. Circumstances warranting call into service; law enforcement powers vested in officers.
The Governor may, in case of insurrection, invasion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace or imminent danger thereof or to enforce the laws of this State order into service any part of the South Carolina State Guard that he may deem necessary. When the South Carolina State Guard is on active service, the commanding officer and his subordinates shall be, and they are hereby, invested with all the authority of, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in enforcing the laws of this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 44-263; 1952 Code SECTION 44-263; 1950 (46) 1881.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-3-130 ("Circumstances warranting call into service; law enforcement powers vested in officers.") 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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