S 1231

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 1231
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A concurrent RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE SHERIFF CARTER WEAVER FOR BEING
NAMED THE 2026 SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION SHERIFF OF THE YEAR AND TO
COMMEND HIM FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO GEORGETOWN COUNTY AND THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the South
Carolina General Assembly is pleased to learn that Sheriff Carter Weaver has
been named the 2026 Sheriff of the Year by the South Carolina Sheriffs'
Association; and
Whereas, a native of
Georgetown County, Sheriff Weaver is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University,
the Charleston School of Law, and the FBI National Academy; and
Whereas, Sheriff Weaver
began his career in law enforcement with the South Carolina Law Enforcement
Division (SLED) where he worked in various roles including the bloodhound
tracking team, SWAT, outlaw motorcycle gangs, fugitive apprehension, and
criminal investigations; and
Whereas, Sheriff Weaver joined
the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office in 2001 as the Assistant Sheriff. His
duties included the management of enforcement, corrections, judicial, and
communications units sworn to protect the citizens of Georgetown County; and
Whereas, Sheriff Weaver was
elected as the Sheriff of Georgetown County in February of 2020. As sheriff, he
has spearheaded many initiatives to serve his staff and community. He launched
The Truth with Transparency Builds Trust (T3) Initiative in response to public
concern following the George Floyd case. Under this initiative, a group of
Georgetown County citizens meets quarterly to review every use of force
incident involving the sheriff's office. Residents are also updated through
community listening sessions, the sheriff's app, and an online annual report
from the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, all of which were instituted by
Sheriff Weaver; and
Whereas, Sheriff Weaver
also pushed to reduce violent crime and drug trafficking in Georgetown County
through local, state and federal partnerships. In 2025, the agency had a one
hundred percent clearance rate for murder and kidnapping cases, and a violent
crime clearance rate of almost seventy-five percent compared to a state average
of almost thirty-nine percent; and
Whereas, Sheriff Weaver
relaunched the Georgetown County Sheriff's Reentry Program, which has now
provided GED classes, job training, and life skills workshops to more than two
hundred fifty inmates; and
Whereas, Sheriff Weaver
is deeply concerned about the well-being of the sheriff's department and its
employees. During his tenure, he has successfully lobbied for annual pay and
benefits increases for all enforcement, corrections, and 911 dispatch employees,
and has almost doubled deputy pay; and
Whereas, he also worked closely
with the Georgetown County Council for the construction of a new detention
center. The state-of-the-art campus will also feature a law enforcement
training center, a Reentry Program building, and a 911 telecommunications
center. Construction of the new detention center is well underway, and it is
scheduled to open in the spring of 2027; and
Whereas, a leader in law
enforcement, Sheriff Weaver has been involved with many different
organizations, including as Commissioner for the National Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). He also teaches
undergraduate and master's level courses at Columbia College; and
Whereas, the General
Assembly is grateful for Sheriff Weaver's dedicated service to the people and
the State of South Carolina and takes great pleasure in saluting him for
receiving the prestigious Sheriff of the Year award.  Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, Sheriff Carter Weaver for
being named the 2026 South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Sheriff of the Year
and commend him for his distinguished service to Georgetown County and the
State of South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be presented to Sheriff Carter Weaver.
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