South Carolina prohibits any local government or law enforcement agency from adopting sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Section 17-13-170 and related provisions of the South Carolina Code expressly forbid counties, municipalities, and law enforcement agencies from enacting policies, ordinances, or practices that restrict communication or cooperation with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. State and local officers are authorized to verify the immigration status of persons lawfully detained and to honor federal detainers. The Attorney General may investigate and bring enforcement actions against any political subdivision that adopts sanctuary policies. Public funds and grants may be withheld from non-compliant jurisdictions, ensuring statewide uniformity on immigration cooperation.
Local jurisdictions adopting sanctuary policies risk loss of state funding, civil enforcement by the Attorney General, and removal of officials.
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County Code Sec. 4-17 declares it a public nuisance to keep a pet that howls, barks, whines or cries so as to disturb any residence within 200 fee...
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County Code Sec. 15-102 prohibits noise crossing a neighbor's exterior property line above 70 dB between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. or 60 dB between...
Greenville County, SC
Abandoned vehicles in unincorporated Greenville County are handled under two layers: the Greenville County Code, Chapter 9, Division 4 (Abandoned Motor Vehic...
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County has no separate county-level beekeeping ordinance. Beekeeping in Greenville County is governed primarily by South Carolina Code Title 46, C...
Simpsonville, SC
Simpsonville does not have a dedicated chicken or livestock ordinance. The City Code of Ordinances Chapter 6 (Animals) treats poultry as 'fowl' within the fo...
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County, South Carolina has no countywide outdoor watering ordinance. The dominant water provider, Greenville Water, serves more than 750,000 resid...
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