Section
91.01 When an emergency exists
91.02 Proclamation by Mayor; curfew; exemptions from curfew
91.03 City Council to be called into session
91.04 Termination of emergency by Mayor
91.05 Certain acts prohibited during emergency
91.06 Authority to issue additional orders
91.07 Inability of Mayor to act
91.08 Adoption of the National Incident Management System
Statutory reference:
Civil defense and disaster control regulations, see S.C. Code §§ 25-1-420 et seq.
A state of public emergency shall be deemed to exist whenever during times, existing or threatening, of great public crisis, rioting, civil disturbance, or disorder, or for any reason of natural or manmade disaster or catastrophe, municipal public safety authorities are unable to maintain public order or afford adequate protection for lives, safety, health, welfare, or property.
('64 Code, § 17-42(a)) (Ord. passed 7-22-68)
(A) In the event of a state of public emergency threatening or endangering the lives, safety, health, and welfare of the people within the city or threatening damage to or destruction of property, the Mayor of the city is authorized and empowered to issue a public proclamation declaring to all persons the existence of a state of public emergency, and, in order more effectively to protect the lives, safety, and property of people within the city, to define and impose a curfew applicable to all persons within the jurisdiction of the city.
('64 Code, § 17-42(b))
(B) The Mayor is authorized and empowered to limit the application of a curfew to any area specifically designated and described within the jurisdiction of the city and to specify hours of the day or night; and to exempt from the curfew police officers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, and any other classes of persons as may be essential to the preservation of public order and immediately necessary to serve the safety, health, and welfare needs of the people within the city.
('64 Code, § 17-42(c)) (Ord. passed 7-22-68)
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