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2025-2026 Bill 4764 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 01, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4764

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Amended

April 1, 2026

H. 4764

Introduced by Reps. T. Moore, C. Mitchell, 
Ballentine, Bradley, Brewer, Caskey, Chapman, Crawford, Davis, Duncan, 
Erickson, Forrest, Gagnon, Gatch, Gilliam, Guest, Hardee, Hartz, Hewitt, Hiott, 
Hixon, J. E. Johnson, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Martin, McCravy, B. Newton, W. 
Newton, Oremus, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Robbins, Schuessler, Sessions, G. M. 
Smith, M. M. Smith, Taylor, Teeple, Vaughan, Wickensimer, Whitmire, Willis, 
Wooten, Yow, Bowers, Bailey, Cromer, Lastinger, White and Gibson 

S. Printed 4/1/26--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2026

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING 
SECTION 23-1-260 SO AS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OPERATING 
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SHALL ENTER INTO WRITTEN AGREEMENTS OR MEMORANDUMS OF 
AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 
IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS THAT AUTHORIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENFORCE FEDERAL 
IMMIGRATION LAWs; and BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-80, RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL 
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE SLED SHALL PROVIDE A TRAINING 
PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 
1. Chapter 1, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended 
by adding:

 Section 
23-1-260. (A) As contained in this 
section:

 (1) 
"Agreement" means a written agreement or memorandum of agreement between a law 
enforcement agency and a federal immigration enforcement agency as contemplated 
under 8 U.S.C. Section 1357 or any successor program or statute.

 (2) 
"Correctional facility" means any jail, prison, work camp, or overnight lockup 
facility whose primary purpose is to manage the custody of detained persons in 
this State, that is operated by any agency, department, or division of the 
State or of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision. Nothing 
in this section may be construed to apply to a "holding cell" as defined in 
Standard 1005(h) of the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities in 
South Carolina, promulgated pursuant to Section 24-9-20 and enforced by the 
Jail and Prison Inspection Division of the Department of Corrections, or any 
successor standard, policy, or guidance issued by the department.

 (3) 
"Federal immigration enforcement agency" means the United States Department of 
Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border Patrol, United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Department of Justice, or 
any successor or comparable federal agency, department, or division that is 
authorized to enforce federal immigration laws.

 (4) 
"Law enforcement agency", as used in this section:

 (a) means any agency, department, or 
division of the State or of any county, municipality, or other political 
subdivision, charged with managing the custody of detained persons within a 
correctional facility in this State; and

 (b) includes, but is not limited to, 
any county or municipal police department, sheriff's office, state police 
department, or any state, county, or municipal agency, department, or division 
that is charged with operating a correctional facility.

 (5) 
"Law enforcement officer" means:

 (a) an appointed officer or employee 
hired by and regularly on the payroll of the State or any of its political 
subdivisions, who is granted statutory authority to enforce all or some of the 
criminal, traffic and penal laws of the State, and who possesses, with respect 
to those laws, the power to effect arrests for offenses committed or alleged to 
have been committed, or

 (b) a person who is employed by a law 
enforcement agency or correctional facility and who is granted statutory 
authority to oversee or manage the custody of detained persons within said 
facility; 

 (6) 
"Manage," when used in the context of the custody of detained persons, means to 
direct, control, or be legally responsible for the confinement, supervision, or 
housing of detained persons, whether directly or through subordinate officers 
or employees, within a correctional facility;

 (7) 
"Operate" means to manage, supervise, administer, or otherwise exercise custody 
of or authority over a correctional facility; and

 (8) 
"Presiding law enforcement official" means the sheriff, chief of police, 
warden, administrator, or other similarly situated individual who is 
responsible for the overall management of a law enforcement agency.

 (B) 
As soon as possible after the effective date of this act, each law enforcement 
agency op