South Carolina § 5-7-32 - Municipal code enforcement officers; appointment; powers and duties.
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§ 5-7-32. Municipal code enforcement officers; appointment; powers and duties.
A municipality may appoint and commission as many code enforcement officers as may be necessary for the proper security, general welfare, and convenience of the municipality. These officers are vested with all the powers and duties conferred by law upon constables in addition to duties imposed upon them by the governing body of the municipality. However, no code enforcement officer commissioned under this section may perform a custodial arrest. These code enforcement officers shall exercise their powers on all private and public property within the municipality.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 341, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-7-32 ("Municipal code enforcement officers; appointment; powers and duties.") 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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