FEB 12, 1996

Asking whether state statute 23-1-40 Code of Laws of South Carolina concerning the amounts appropriated as salaries for municipal law enforcement officers applies to Coroners and Deputy Coroners, and whether a coroner is a “law-enforcement officer” for purposes of the statute.

Requested by: The Honorable Lloyd B. Ward, Coroner, Barnwell County

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