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ARTICLE I: IN GENERAL
Section
   13.101   Composition; appointment; oath of office
   13.102   Chief of Police; authority
   13.103   Functions
   13.104   Special police officers
   13.105   Mutual aid absent emergencies
   13.106   Powers; generally
   13.107   Bonds and fines
   13.108   Same; bail money
   13.109   Surety bond
   13.110   Compensation
   13.111   Uniforms; exceptions
   13.112   Property to be returned
   13.113   Streets; jurisdiction
   13.114   Same; observation of conditions
   13.115   Temporary transfer of law enforcement officers; written agreement; compensation; bond
   13.116   Emergencies; other political subdivisions; assistance
   13.117   Personal property; recovered
   13.118   Take home vehicles
Editor’s note:
   State law (S.C. Code § 5-7-260) authorizes a municipal governing body to establish, alter or abolish any department by ordinance.
§ 13.101  COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT; OATH OF OFFICE.
   a.   The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police, who shall be appointed by the Mayor.
   b.   The Mayor shall appoint such other officers and employees as may be required.
   c.   Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each police officer shall take and subscribe to an oath that he or she will support the constitution and laws of the state and the Constitution of the United States.
(Prior Code, § 13.101)
Cross-reference:
   As to oath, see § 2.108
§ 13.102  CHIEF OF POLICE; AUTHORITY.
   a.   The Chief of Police, subject to the Mayor, shall have administrative supervision over the Police Department.
   b.   He or she shall be responsible for the enforcement of state laws and town ordinances, protection of life and property, preservation of law and order, investigation of crimes and suppression of vice.
   c.   The Chief shall direct the proper assignment of police officers, establish training programs, maintain adequate records, provide traffic control and enforcement, cooperate with other law enforcement agencies, establish departmental rules and regulations, and be responsible for the custody of town prisoners.
   d.   The Chief and police officers are given the same authority over lands owned by the town or leased to the town beyond the town limits as they have within the town.
   e.   He or she shall perform such additional duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Mayor.
(Prior Code, § 13.102)
§ 13.103  FUNCTIONS.
   The Police Department shall perform the following functions:
   a.   Provide protection for persons and property against unlawful acts and reduce the opportunity for committing crime within the town;
   b.   Maintain an active crime prevention and control program in order to ensure the security of the citizens;
   c.   Provide police patrol services in all areas of the town;
   d.   Investigate crimes and identify the perpetrators of crimes;
   e.   Recover stolen property and investigate and apprehend those who receive stolen property;
   f.   Arrest, apprehend and prosecute offenders;
   g.   Maintain detention facilities to house persons arrested on various charges;
   h.   Design and implement training programs for employees of the Department;
   i.   Maintain and administer records and identification facilities for processing of persons arrested, including the processing, storage and control of evidence;
   j.   Maintain a communications system;
   k.   Maintain and supply uniforms and clothing for all uniformed personnel; and
   l.   Perform such other functions as prescribed by the town Council or by directives of the Mayor.
(Prior Code, § 13.103)
§ 13.104  SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.
   a.   The Mayor, upon any emergency or apprehension of riot or tumult or mob violence or threatened violence, and during any of the public elections, may appoint as many special police officers as he or she may deem necessary; provided, that such special police officers shall not be paid at a higher rate than that paid to regular patrol officers at the time such services are performed.
   b.   Such special police officers shall be subject to the provisions of this article and all rules and regulations of the Police Department.
(Prior Code, § 13.104)
§ 13.105  MUTUAL AID ABSENT EMERGENCIES.
   a.   In the absence of emergency conditions, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to enter mutual aid agreements with other political subdivisions for mutual aid.
   b.   The agreements shall be written and shall state the conditions and terms of the temporary employment of officers to be transferred.
(Prior Code, § 13.105)
§ 13.106  POWERS; GENERALLY.
   a.   Each officer of the Department shall be sworn and invested with all powers as authorized by law, and he or she shall have the power to perform all duties assigned to him or her by statutes, ordinances, resolutions, directives, rules or regulations.
   b.   Any officer failing or refusing to exercise his or her lawful authority shall be subject to suspension or discharge.
(Prior Code, § 13.106)
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