(A) When authorized by ordinance, the Mayor and Council hereby declare the town to be a “crime watch area,” and hereby authorize the placing of signs upon highway rights-of-way upon highways entering the town designating the community as a “Crime Watch Area”.
(B) Appropriate signs shall be placed in accordance with the state’s Department of Transportation (SCDOT) regulations, as authorized by the general assembly.
Statutory reference:
Authority for Department of Transportation to erect certain signs requested by local governing bodies, see S.C. Code § 57-3-110(11)