(A) Application required. Any individual needing special police protection, upon an application to the Chief of Police or Town Administrator, and showing the necessity therefor, may have certified police officers appointed as special police officers and detailed for special police duty.
(B) Qualifications; powers.
(1) Such officers shall be certified police officers subject to the order of the business appointing them and the Chief of Police.
(2) They shall obey all police regulations of the town and shall, during such appointment, have all the powers of regular police officers.
(C) Compensation; not considered town employee while serving. They shall receive no salary or pay whatsoever from the town and shall not be considered a town employee while so serving.
(D) May wear uniform and use weapons with Chief’s approval. Such officers may wear their uniforms and use their weapons and like equipment while performing private jobs in their off-duty hours, with permission from the Chief of Police.
(E) Removal of officers. Such special officers may be removed at any time by the business appointing them or by the Chief of Police.
Statutory reference:
Authority for law enforcement officers to use official uniforms on private jobs, see S.C. Code § 23-24-10