(A) A county auditor annually shall complete satisfactorily a minimum of eighteen hours of continuing education courses that the department establishes or causes to be established. Failure to complete satisfactorily these courses in any year results in the auditor forfeiting one thousand dollars of his state salary supplement for that year as provided in the annual general appropriations act. The content, cost, and dates of the courses must be determined by the department.
(B) The department, for reasonable cause, may excuse a county auditor from attending these courses for any year. If excused, the auditor does not forfeit one thousand dollars of his state salary supplement for that year.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 444, Section 1; 1991 Act No. 123, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 386, Section 55.K, eff June 14, 2006.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 12-39-15. County auditors, continuing education requirements.
Section 12-39-20. Oaths of auditors.
Section 12-39-30. Suspension and removal from office; designation of substitute.
Section 12-39-40. Deputy auditor.
Section 12-39-50. Auditor may administer oaths.
Section 12-39-60. Time and place auditor shall receive returns and make assessments.
Section 12-39-70. Classifications for purposes of appraising and assessing personal property.
Section 12-39-120. Auditor may enter and examine buildings (except dwellings) to ascertain value.
Section 12-39-140. Time when tax books shall be completed.
Section 12-39-150. County duplicate list.
Section 12-39-160. Report of property subject to special levy.
Section 12-39-190. Manner of entering taxes on duplicate.
Section 12-39-200. Forms for county duplicates.
Section 12-39-210. Auditor's returns of omitted personal property; penalty.
Section 12-39-270. "Abatement book"; contents and use.
Section 12-39-280. Auditor shall permit inspection and use of his books.
Section 12-39-350. Adoption of valuations of assessor.
Section 12-39-360. Extension of date for filing returns and payment of property taxes.