Permisos para poseer y usar chalecos antibalas en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

En Carolina del Sur, si quieres comprar o usar un chaleco antibalas, necesitas un permiso de la policía o del sheriff. Ellos pueden decirte si está permitido o si hay reglas específicas que debes seguir.

Es como cuando necesitas un pase para entrar a un concierto; sin el pase, no puedes entrar. De la misma manera, sin el permiso, no puedes usar un chaleco antibalas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive en Carolina del Sur y quiere comprar un chaleco antibalas por seguridad. Antes de comprarlo, debe pedir un permiso al sheriff. Si el sheriff se lo otorga, Juan debe llevar siempre ese permiso cuando use el chaleco.

Penalidades

Violaciones pueden resultar en prisión de hasta cinco años o multas de hasta dos mil dólares.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

any manner determined appropriate by that chief of police or county sheriff. If permission is restricted, the chief of police or county sheriff must state the restrictions in the permission document. (5) Chiefs of police and county sheriffs must exercise broad discretion in determining whether to issue written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor under this section. However, nothing in this section requires a chief of police or county sheriff to issue written permission to any particular petitioner. The issuance of written permission to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor under this section does not relieve any person or entity from criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed. (6) A person who receives written permission from a chief of police or county sheriff to purchase, own, possess, or use body armor must have the written permission in his possession when he is purchasing, owning, possessing, or using body armor. (C) A law enforcement agency may issue body armor to a person who is in the custody of a law enforcement agency or a local or state correctional facility or who is a witness to a crime for his protection without a petition being filed under subsection (B). If the law enforcement agency issues body armor to a person under this subsection, the law enforcement agency must document the reasons for issuing the body armor and retain a copy of that document as an official record. The law enforcement agency must issue written permission to the person to possess and use body armor under this section. (D) A person who violates this section is guilty of: (1) a felony for a violation of subsection (A) and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both; (2) a misdemeanor