Section 23-3-45 - Exemption of officers already serving

23-3-45. Exemption of officers already serving.Law enforcement officers, elected or appointed, who are already serving on July 1, 1970, shall not be required to meet any requirement of §§23-3-41 and 23-3-42 as a condition of tenure or continued employment. The Legislature finds, and it is hereby declared to be the policy of §§23-3-26 to 23-3-47, inclusive, that such law enforcement officers have satisfied such requirements by their experience. Source: SL 1970, ch 145, §5 (a).