(a) In addition to other requirements imposed by law, each agency shall:
(1) Adopt and make available for public inspection a description of its organization, stating the general course and method of its operations and the methods whereby the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests;
(2) Adopt and make available for public inspection a written policy statement setting forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available, including a description of all forms and instructions used by the agency;
(3) Make available for public inspection all final orders, decisions and opinions except as otherwise provided by law.
(b) No agency rule, order or decision is valid or effective against any person or party, nor may it be invoked by the agency for any purpose until it has been made available for public inspection as required by this article and Article 2. This provision is not applicable in favor of any person or party who has actual knowledge thereof.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 176, Art. I, Section 14.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 1 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 23 - State Agency Rule Making And Adjudication Of Contested Cases
Section 1-23-30. Filing of documents with Legislative Council; public inspection; distribution.
Section 1-23-40. Documents required to be filed and published in State Register.
Section 1-23-50. Legislative Council to establish procedures.
Section 1-23-70. Duty of Attorney General.
Section 1-23-80. Costs incurred and revenues collected by Legislative Council.
Section 1-23-90. Complete codifications of documents; Code of State Regulations designated.
Section 1-23-125. Approval, disapproval and modification of regulations.
Section 1-23-126. Petition requesting promulgation, amendment or repeal of regulation.
Section 1-23-130. Emergency regulations.
Section 1-23-140. Duties of state agencies; necessity for public inspection.
Section 1-23-150. Appeals contesting authority of agency to promulgate regulation.
Section 1-23-160. Prior filed regulations unaffected.
Section 1-23-280. Small Business Regulatory Review Committee; membership; terms.
Section 1-23-300. Applicability.
Section 1-23-310. Definitions.
Section 1-23-330. Evidentiary matters in contested cases.
Section 1-23-350. Final decision or order in contested case.
Section 1-23-360. Communication by members or employees of agency assigned to decide contested case.
Section 1-23-370. Procedures regarding issuance, denial or renewal of licenses.
Section 1-23-380. Judicial review upon exhaustion of administrative remedies.
Section 1-23-390. Supreme Court review.
Section 1-23-400. Application of article.
Section 1-23-500. South Carolina Administrative Law Court created; number of judges.
Section 1-23-505. Definitions.
Section 1-23-510. Election of judges; terms.
Section 1-23-520. Eligibility for office.
Section 1-23-525. Members of General Assembly disqualified for office of law judge.
Section 1-23-530. Oath of office.
Section 1-23-535. Official seal.
Section 1-23-540. Compensation; full-time position.
Section 1-23-570. Chief Judge responsible for administration of division.
Section 1-23-580. Clerk of division; assistants to administrative law judges; other staff.
Section 1-23-590. Appropriation of funds.
Section 1-23-600. Hearings and proceedings.
Section 1-23-630. Powers of law judges.
Section 1-23-640. Principal offices of court; where cases heard.
Section 1-23-650. Promulgation of rules.
Section 1-23-670. Filing fees.
Section 1-23-680. Cost of South Carolina Code, supplements, and replacement volumes.