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2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances
Section 44-53-1970. Civil and criminal immunity for law enforcement officers.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 44-53-1970 (2019)
A law enforcement officer who arrests a person for an offense listed in Section 44-53-1920(B) is not subject to criminal prosecution, or civil liability, for false arrest or false imprisonment if the officer made the arrest based on probable cause.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
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