S.C. Code of Law (16-23-420). Possession of firearm on school property.
- It is unlawful for a person to possess a firearm of any kind on any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, other post-secondary institution, or in any publicly owned building, without the express permission of the authorities in charge of the premises or property. The provisions of this subsection related to any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, or other post- secondary institution, do not apply to a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 when the weapon remains inside an attended or locked motor vehicle and is secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle.
- It is unlawful for a person to enter the premises or property described in subsection and to display, brandish, or threaten others with a firearm.
- A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Possession of any kind of weapon, i.e., handguns, fireworks or explosives is prohibited on any property owned or operated by Denmark Technical College.
NOTE: Penalty for possession of firearms or other dangerous weapons on or off Denmark Technical College Property: ANY STUDENT WHO IS FOUND TO BE IN THE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM OR OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPONS WHILE ON OR OFF DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE PROPERTY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE COLLEGE AND REMOVED FROM THE CAMPUS IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE NOTE: Denmark Technical College expressly prohibits the possession of alcohol and drugs; firearms orother dangerous weapons; and fighting (on campus and/or off campus). The penalty for violation of this regulation is suspension and/or expulsion from the college.