Police officer defined.

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-420
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Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of vehicular and traffic laws is a "police officer."
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.phpFetched: 10/17/2026
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-420 — Police officer defined | Code of Laws of South Carolina (Aug. 2026 snapshot) | Corpus