A member of the General Assembly may not serve in any capacity as a member of a state board or commission, except for the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Legislative Audit Council, the Legislative Council, the Legislative Services Agency, the Judicial Council, the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, the South Carolina Tobacco Community Development Board, the Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority, the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, the Commission on Indigent Defense, the South Carolina Research Authority, and the joint legislative committees.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 248, Section 3, eff January 1, 1992 and governs only transactions which take place after December 31, 1991; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 35D, eff July 1, 1998; 1999 Act No. 77, Section 3, eff June 11, 1999; 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 69A.4, eff June 30, 2000; 2003 Act No. 76, Section 18, eff June 26, 2003; 2005 Act No. 103, Section 1, eff July 1, 2005; 2012 Act No. 209, Section 5, eff June 7, 2012.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 13 - Ethics, Government Accountability, And Campaign Reform
Section 8-13-100. Definitions.
Section 8-13-120. Fee for education and training programs.
Section 8-13-150. Carrying forward unexpended lobbyists and lobbyist's principals registration fees.
Section 8-13-320. Duties and powers of State Ethics Commission.
Section 8-13-322. Prohibited contacts during pendency of investigation or open complaint.
Section 8-13-325. Commission to retain fees.
Section 8-13-340. Annual report of commission.
Section 8-13-350. Ethics brochure to be provided to public officials, members, and employees.
Section 8-13-365. Electronic filing system for disclosures and reports; public accessibility.
Section 8-13-510. Creation of ethics committees; committee membership; terms; filling vacancies.
Section 8-13-520. Duty to recommend changes in ethics laws and rules.
Section 8-13-530. Additional powers and duties of committee.
Section 8-13-535. Issuance of ethics advisory opinions.
Section 8-13-550. Consideration of report of committee by House or Senate; action; public record.
Section 8-13-795. Receipt of award, grant, or scholarship by public official or family member.
Section 8-13-920. Report of campaign expenditures.
Section 8-13-930. Seeking or offering pledges of votes for candidates.
Section 8-13-935. Public Service Commission election requirements; violations and penalties.
Section 8-13-1110. Persons required to file statement of economic interests.
Section 8-13-1120. Contents of statement of economic interests.
Section 8-13-1130. Report on names of, and purchases by, lobbyists.
Section 8-13-1140. Filing of updated statement.
Section 8-13-1150. Filing of statement by certain consultants.
Section 8-13-1300. Definitions.
Section 8-13-1302. Maintenance of records of contributions, contributors, and expenditures.
Section 8-13-1306. Contents of statement of organization.
Section 8-13-1308. Filing of certified campaign reports by candidates and committees.
Section 8-13-1309. Certified campaign reports; filing; contents.
Section 8-13-1312. Campaign bank accounts.
Section 8-13-1314. Campaign contribution limits and restrictions.
Section 8-13-1322. Dollar limits on contributions to committees.
Section 8-13-1324. Anonymous campaign contributions.
Section 8-13-1326. Loans to candidates considered contributions; limitations; exceptions.
Section 8-13-1328. Limits on repayment of loans from candidate or family members to campaign.
Section 8-13-1330. Contributions by spouses or parent and child.
Section 8-13-1332. Unlawful contributions and expenditures.
Section 8-13-1333. Soliciting contributions from the general public.
Section 8-13-1338. Persons prohibited from soliciting contributions.
Section 8-13-1356. Economic interests statements, filing deadlines for particular candidates.
Section 8-13-1358. Format of certified campaign reports.
Section 8-13-1360. Contribution and expenditure reporting form; contents.
Section 8-13-1364. Sending of notice of obligation to report and forms.
Section 8-13-1366. Public availability of certified campaign reports.
Section 8-13-1372. Technical violations of rules on campaign reports.
Section 8-13-1374. Richland County designated as site of failure to file.