S.C. Code Ann. § 25-3-20
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SECTION 25-3-20. Governor may call State Guard into duty.
Official statutory text
Whenever any part of the National Guard of this State is ordered into Federal service so as to cause the State to be, in the opinion of the Governor, without proper defense, the Governor may call the South Carolina State Guard into state duty.
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