Section 24-5-220 - Mutual aid and assistance agreements(A) Mutual aid and assistance agreements may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) statement of the services to be provided;(2) arrangements for the use of equipment and facilities;(3) records to be maintained on behalf of the receiving local detention facility;(4) authority of the providing facility manager to maintain control over the receiving local detention facility's inmates or other personnel;(5) terms of financial agreements between the parties;(6) duration, modification, and termination of the agreement; and(7) legal contingencies for any lawsuits or the payment of damages that arise from the provided services.(B) Nothing in this article requires a local detention facility to have a written mutual aid and assistance agreement, nor does it preclude mutual aid to take place absent a written agreement in the case of an emergency.Added by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 237 (SB 217), s 93, eff. 6/11/2010.