Columbia Supervision of prisoners; records ordinance (§ 21-30)
Chapter 21: Police · Article II. Department
The chief of police shall exercise supervision over all city prisoners, keeping a register of all persons imprisoned for offenses against the ordinances, by whose order the person is imprisoned, for what offense the person is imprisoned, where such person is imprisoned and when such person was committed and when he shall be discharged.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 21-30
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.