South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 1 - Administration of the Government

Section 1-1-550. Honorably discharged veterans shall have preference for public employment. - Honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces who...

Section 1-1-610. Official State gem stone. - The amethyst is the official gem stone of the State....

Section 1-1-615. American History Month designated. - The month of February in every year is designated American...

Section 1-1-616. African American History Month designated. - The month of February of every year is also designated...

Section 1-1-617. Endometriosis Awareness Month. - The month of March in every year is designated as...

Section 1-1-618. Airborne Heritage Day designated. - August sixteenth of each year is designated as South Carolina...

Section 1-1-620. Official State stone. - Blue granite is the official stone of the State. HISTORY:...

Section 1-1-625. Official State reptile. - The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is the official reptile of...

Section 1-1-630. Official State bird. - The Carolina Wren is the official bird of the State....

Section 1-1-635. Official State wild game bird. - The South Carolina Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) is the official...

Section 1-1-640. Official State fish. - The striped bass or rockfish is the official fish of...

Section 1-1-645. Official State insect. - (A) The Carolina mantid, Stagmomantis carolina (Johannson) , or praying...

Section 1-1-647. Official State butterfly. - The tiger swallowtail is designated as the official state butterfly....

Section 1-1-650. Official State animal. - The white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) is the official animal of...

Section 1-1-655. Official State dog. - The Boykin Spaniel is the official dog of the State....

Section 1-1-660. Official State tree. - The palmetto tree is hereby designated and adopted as the...

Section 1-1-665. Official State dance. - The shag is the official dance of the State. HISTORY:...

Section 1-1-667. Official State waltz. - "The Richardson Waltz" is designated as the official state waltz....

Section 1-1-670. Official pledge to State flag. - The pledge to the flag of South Carolina shall be...

Section 1-1-674. State Pecan Festival. - The South Carolina Pecan Festival in Florence County is designated...

Section 1-1-675. State Botanical Garden. - The Botanical Garden of Clemson University is designated the State...

Section 1-1-676. Official State lowcountry handcraft. - The sweet grass basket is the official state lowcountry handcraft....

Section 1-1-677. Official State grass. - Indian Grass, Sorghastrum nutans, is designated as the official grass...

Section 1-1-680. Official State fruit. - The peach is the official fruit of the State. HISTORY:...

Section 1-1-681. Official state vegetable. - Collard greens are the official vegetable of the State. HISTORY:...

Section 1-1-682. Official state snack food. - Boiled peanuts are the official state snack food. Nothing in...

Section 1-1-683. Official state picnic cuisine. - Barbecue is designated as the official State Picnic Cuisine of...

Section 1-1-685. Official State song. - "South Carolina On My Mind" is designated as an official...

Section 1-1-688. Official State music. - The spiritual is the official music of the State. HISTORY:...

Section 1-1-689. Official State popular music. - Beach music is designated as the official state popular music...

Section 1-1-690. Official State beverage. - Milk is the official state beverage. HISTORY: 1984 Act No....

Section 1-1-691. Official state fossil. - The Columbian Mammoth is designated as the official State Fossil...

Section 1-1-692. Official State hospitality beverage. - South Carolina grown tea is designated as the official hospitality...

Section 1-1-693. Official State opera. - Porgy and Bess is designated as the official opera of...

Section 1-1-694. Official State Tobacco Museum. - (A) The South Carolina Tobacco Museum is the official tobacco...

Section 1-1-695. Official State shell. - The Lettered Olive, Oliva sayana, is the official shell of...

Section 1-1-696. Official State language. - The English language is the official language of the State...

Section 1-1-697. Use of language other than English prohibited. - Neither this State nor any political subdivision thereof shall require,...

Section 1-1-698. Exceptions to prohibition against use of language other than English. - Sections 1-1-696 through 1-1-698 do not prohibit any law, ordinance,...

Section 1-1-699. Official State amphibian. - The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, is designated as the official...

Section 1-1-700. Official State American Folk Dance. - The square dance is the official American Folk Dance of...

Section 1-1-701. Official State spider. - The "Carolina Wolf Spider", Hogna carolinensis, is designated as the...

Section 1-1-702. Official State tapestry. - The tapestry, "From the Mountains to the Sea", is designated...

Section 1-1-703. Official State tartan. - The Carolina Tartan is designated as the official tartan of...

Section 1-1-704. Official State wildflower. - Goldenrod (solidago altissima) is the official state wildflower. HISTORY: 2003...

Section 1-1-705. Official State railroad museum. - The South Carolina Railroad Museum in Fairfield County is the...

Section 1-1-706. Official State military academy. - (A) Camden Military Academy is designated as the official military...

Section 1-1-707. Official State Hall of Fame. - (A) The South Carolina Hall of Fame located in the...

Section 1-1-708. Official State folk art and crafts center. - The South Carolina Artisans Center, a nonprofit organization, located in...

Section 1-1-709. Official State rural drama theater. - (A) The Abbeville Opera House is designated as the official...

Section 1-1-710. Official State color. - The color indigo blue worn on the uniform of Colonel...

Section 1-1-711. Official state duck. - The "wood duck" (Aix sponsa) also known as the summer...

Section 1-1-712. Official state marine mammal. - The "bottlenose dolphin" (Tursiops truncatus) is designated as the official...

Section 1-1-713. Official state migratory marine mammal. - The "northern right whale" (Eubalaena glacialis) is designated as the...

Section 1-1-713A. Official state emblem of United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty. - The Honor and Remember Flag is designated as the official...

Section 1-1-714. Official state heritage horse. - The Marsh Tacky is designated as the official State Heritage...

Section 1-1-714A. Official state heritage work animal. - The mule is hereby designated as the official State Heritage...

Section 1-1-715. United States Census of 2020 adopted. - (A) The United States Census of 2020 is adopted as...

Section 1-1-810. Annual accountability reports by agencies and departments of state government. - Each agency and department of state government shall submit an...

Section 1-1-820. Contents of annual accountability reports. - The annual accountability report required by Section 1-1-810 must contain...

Section 1-1-830. One report shall not be embraced in another. - No State officer shall embrace in his report the report...

Section 1-1-840. Special reports. - The Governor or the General Assembly, or either branch thereof...

Section 1-1-970. Personnel data required to be furnished quarterly. - All agencies, departments and institutions of state government shall furnish...

Section 1-1-980. Penalties for failure to cooperate with implementation of reporting procedures. - All service agencies of the State shall cooperate with individual...

Section 1-1-990. Reports and information deemed public records; dissemination of copies. - All reports and information assembled pursuant to the provisions of...

Section 1-1-1000. Partial exemption granted law enforcement agencies. - The provisions of this article shall not be construed to...

Section 1-1-1020. Purchase of equipment by Office of State Treasurer for lease or resale to entities of state government; funding. - (A) The Office of State Treasurer is authorized to provide...

Section 1-1-1025. Insurance on state data processing and telecommunications facilities. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, through its Insurance Reserve Fund,...

Section 1-1-1030. Governmental or quasi-governmental entity not to pay contingency fee or bonus to private counsel without prior written agreement. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective July 1, 1993,...

Section 1-1-1035. Expenditure of state or Medicaid funds to perform abortions. - No state funds or Medicaid funds shall be expended to...

Section 1-1-1040. Links to websites posting department's monthly state procurement card statements or information; redaction. - All agencies, departments, and institutions of state government must be...

Section 1-1-1210. Annual salaries of certain state officers. - Section effective until the approval and ratification of an amendment...

Section 1-1-1210. Annual salaries of certain state officers. - Section effective upon the approval and ratification of an amendment...

Section 1-1-1310. State boards and commissions; notification of membership changes; contents. - Each state board and commission must send written notification to...

Section 1-1-1410. Development and implementation of workplace domestic violence policy; zero tolerance policy statement. - Every state agency, based upon guidelines developed by the Office...

Section 1-1-1510. In general. - (A) Joint Resolution 775 of 1976 is repealed. (B) The...

Section 1-1-1610. Use for performing administrative hearings; evidence of cost savings requirement; annual reports. - An administrative state agency performing administrative hearings within this State...

Chapter 3 - Governor And Lieutenant Governor

Section 1-3-10. Departments, agencies and the like shall furnish information requested by Governor. - The departments, bureaus, divisions, officers, boards, commissions, institutions and other...

Section 1-3-20. Salary of Governor. - The Governor shall receive such annual salary as may be...

Section 1-3-30. Executive chamber, official papers and records. - The Governor shall be furnished with a suitable office, to...

Section 1-3-40. Private secretary of Governor. - The Governor shall be allowed a private secretary, to be...

Section 1-3-50. Personal staff of Governor for ceremonial occasions; military secretary. - Whenever the Governor shall desire the attendance of a personal...

Section 1-3-60. Governor designation of agency to administer South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council. - The Governor shall designate, by executive order, the appropriate agency...

Section 1-3-110. Date of installation of Governor. - The Governor shall be installed on the first Wednesday following...

Section 1-3-120. Vacancy in office of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor. - In case of the removal, death, resignation or disability of...

Section 1-3-125. Filling vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor. - Beginning with the Lieutenant Governor elected in the 2018 General...

Section 1-3-130. Disability of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and President of Senate. - In case of the disability, from whatever cause, of the...

Section 1-3-140. Disability of all of officers enumerated in Sections 1-3-120 and 1-3-130. - In case of the disability, from whatever cause, of all...

Section 1-3-150. Term of Governor elected pursuant to Section 1-3-140. - Whenever a Governor shall be elected as provided in Section...

Section 1-3-210. Filling vacancies when Senate not in session. - During the recess of the Senate, vacancy which occurs in...

Section 1-3-215. Appointments by the Governor requiring advice and consent of Senate. - (A) Appointments by the Governor requiring the advice and consent...

Section 1-3-220. Appointment of certain officers by Governor. - The following appointments shall be made by the Governor and...

Section 1-3-230. Appointment of poet laureate. - Upon the recommendation of qualified candidates by the South Carolina...

Section 1-3-240. Removal of officers by Governor. - (A) Any officer of the county or State, except: (1)...

Section 1-3-245. Removal from office of member of state board for three consecutive unexcused absences; vacancy created; requirement of chairman to notify appointing authority; exclusion for ex officio member or designee. - (A) A member of a state board, council, commission, or...

Section 1-3-250. Appeal by officer removed by Governor. - An officer, other than a state officer appointed by the...

Section 1-3-260. Removal procedure as additional to other removal procedures. - The power and procedure of removal conferred and provided for...

Section 1-3-270. Filling of vacancies created by removal pursuant to Section 1-3-240. - Any vacancy created under the authority vested by Section 1-3-240...

Section 1-3-410. Governor may act to prevent violence. - The Governor may take such measures and do all and...

Section 1-3-420. Proclamation of emergency by Governor. - The Governor, when in his opinion the facts warrant, shall,...

Section 1-3-430. Orders to prevent danger. - In all such cases when the Governor shall issue his...

Section 1-3-440. Further powers of Governor. - For the purposes already stated the Governor may take and...

Section 1-3-450. Intervention by Governor in situations of violence or public disorder. - The Governor may intervene in any situation where there exists...

Section 1-3-460. Governor's powers under article shall be supplemental to powers granted by other laws of State. - The powers granted in this article are supplemental to and...

Section 1-3-470. Lowering flags upon death in line of duty of firefighter or law enforcement officer. - The Governor on the day of burial or other service...

Section 1-3-480. Authority of Governor to authorize national guard to support federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in drug enforcement matters; delegation of authority. - (A) The Governor, as Commander-in-Chief of the organized militia of...

Section 1-3-490. National Guard Mutual Assistance Counterdrug Activities Compact. - The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counterdrug Activities Compact is hereby...

Section 1-3-610. Compensation. - The Lieutenant Governor shall receive such annual salary as may...

Section 1-3-620. Office of Lieutenant Governor to be part-time. - Beginning with the term of the Lieutenant Governor elected in...

Chapter 5 - Secretary Of State

Section 1-5-10. Compensation. - The Secretary of State shall receive such annual salary as...

Section 1-5-20. Bond. - The Secretary of State, before entering upon the duties of...

Section 1-5-30. Responsibility for executive records and papers. - The Secretary of State shall, during the absence of the...

Section 1-5-40. Duty to monitor state boards and commissions; certification of dates of terms of office. - (A) The office of Secretary of State is designated as...

Section 1-5-50. Fees for searching or copying records. - The Secretary of State may establish and collect fees, not...

Section 1-5-60. Fees associated with collection of dishonored checks. - The Secretary of State may establish, collect, and retain fees...

Chapter 6 - Office Of The State Inspector General

Section 1-6-10. Definitions. - As used in this title: (1) "Agency" means an authority,...

Section 1-6-20. Office of State Inspector General established; duties; appointment and removal; information and documents. - (A) There is hereby established the Office of the State...

Section 1-6-30. Powers of the State Inspector General. - The State Inspector General may: (1) initiate, supervise, and coordinate...

Section 1-6-35. Interscholastic sports competition investigation. - (A) The State Inspector General may only initiate, supervise, and...

Section 1-6-40. Mandatory reports of misconduct to Governor, agency head, and law enforcement; agency report of disciplinary and preventative action. - (A) If the State Inspector General has reasonable cause to...

Section 1-6-50. Investigatory powers; subpoena; report and advice; civil actions. - The State Inspector General has the following powers: (A) As...

Section 1-6-60. Evidence of ethics violation; complaint. - If the State Inspector General investigates and determines that there...

Section 1-6-70. Evidence of misconduct resulting in financial loss; report to Attorney General; civil actions. - (A) This section applies if the State Inspector General finds...

Section 1-6-80. Evidence of criminal activity; certification and information to be provided to prosecuting attorney. - (A) If the State Inspector General discovers evidence of criminal...

Section 1-6-90. Toll-free public telephone number for receiving information. - The State Inspector General must establish a toll-free public telephone...

Section 1-6-100. Confidentiality of identity of person reporting information in good faith; public inspection; exception. - (A) If an individual discloses information alleging fraud, waste, abuse,...

Chapter 7 - Attorney General And Solicitors

Section 1-7-10. Compensation of Attorney General. - The Attorney General shall receive such annual salary as may...

Section 1-7-20. Bond of Attorney General. - Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Attorney...

Section 1-7-30. Appointment of Assistant Attorneys General. - The Attorney General shall appoint the Assistant Attorneys General. HISTORY:...

Section 1-7-40. Appearance for State in Supreme Court and other courts and tribunals. - He shall appear for the State in the Supreme Court...

Section 1-7-50. Defense of actions against public officers and employees. - In the event that any officer or employee of the...

Section 1-7-55. Counter-claims, cross-actions, or other actions on behalf of public officers and employees. - When the Attorney General undertakes to defend any civil action...

Section 1-7-60. Investigation required prior to defense of actions against public officers and employees; effect of insurance. - Before any such defense, however, is undertaken, an investigation shall...

Section 1-7-70. Information obtained pursuant to Sections 1-7-50 and 1-7-60 shall be confidential and inadmissible as evidence. - Any and all information obtained by virtue of the provisions...

Section 1-7-80. Conditions attached to appropriation for Attorney General for expenses of litigation. - The annual appropriation for the Attorney General for the expenses...

Section 1-7-85. Reimbursement of costs in representing State in criminal proceedings and State and its officers and agencies in civil and administrative proceedings. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of the...

Section 1-7-90. Advice to General Assembly and Governor. - The Attorney General shall, when required by either branch of...

Section 1-7-100. Advice to solicitors; attendance at grand jury and trials. - The Attorney General shall consult with and advise the solicitors...

Section 1-7-110. Advice to State officers and Public Service Commission. - He shall, when required by the Secretary of State, State...

Section 1-7-115. Duties of Division of Securities devolved upon Attorney General. - (A) The duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Division of...

Section 1-7-117. Duties of Division of Public Charities devolved upon Attorney General. - (A) The duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Division of...

Section 1-7-120. Action against intruders on property of State. - The Attorney General when, in his judgment, the interest of...

Section 1-7-130. Protection of public charities and prosecution of corporations. - The Attorney General shall enforce the due application of funds...

Section 1-7-140. Annual report to General Assembly. - The Attorney General shall annually make a report to the...

Section 1-7-150. Accounting to Treasurer; deposit of funds. - (A) The Attorney General shall account to the State Treasurer...

Section 1-7-160. Hiring of attorneys. - A department or agency of state government may not hire...

Section 1-7-170. Engaging attorney on fee basis. - (A) A department or agency of state government may not...

Section 1-7-310. Number, election and terms of solicitors. - There is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be...

Section 1-7-320. Solicitors shall perform duties of Attorney General and assist in prosecutions. - Solicitors shall perform the duty of the Attorney General and...

Section 1-7-325. Solicitors to be full-time state employees; compensation; secretary. - The solicitors of this state shall be full-time employees of...

Section 1-7-330. Attendance at circuit courts; preparation and publication of docket. - The solicitors shall attend the courts of general sessions for...

Section 1-7-340. Attendance at inquests and preliminary hearings in capital cases. - The several solicitors of the State shall attend all inquests...

Section 1-7-350. Representation of State institutions, departments and agencies; assignment to criminal matters outside circuit. - The several solicitors of the State shall, within their respective...

Section 1-7-360. Compensation of solicitors; disposition of defendants' costs; expenses for services performed outside circuit. - The circuit solicitors of the various judicial circuits of this...

Section 1-7-370. When solicitors may defend accused persons. - The solicitors may defend any persons brought to trial before...

Section 1-7-380. Litigation against the State prohibited. - The several solicitors of the State shall not engage in...

Section 1-7-390. Vacancies. - In case any circuit solicitor shall cease to reside in...

Section 1-7-396. Full-time solicitor's investigator to have police power. - Any investigator employed by a solicitor who is required to...

Section 1-7-400. Circuit solicitors disabled by intoxication. - Any circuit solicitor who shall, while in the public discharge...

Section 1-7-405. Appointment of assistant solicitors, investigators and secretaries. - Each solicitor may appoint as many assistant solicitors, investigators and...

Section 1-7-406. Full-time assistant solicitor and investigator for each judicial circuit. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each judicial circuit of...

Section 1-7-407. Receipt and disbursement of funds for employment of assistant solicitor and investigator. - Each solicitor shall enter into an agreement with a county...

Section 1-7-408. Repealed by 2005 Act No. 164, Section 37, eff June 10, 2005. - Editor's Note Former Section 1-7-408 was entitled "Report of expenditures"...

Section 1-7-410. Additional duties of solicitor for fourteenth judicial circuit. - The circuit solicitor of the fourteenth judicial circuit shall advise...

Section 1-7-420. Assistant solicitor for first judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the first judicial circuit may, upon the...

Section 1-7-430. Additional assistant solicitor for first judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the first judicial circuit may appoint an...

Section 1-7-440. Assistant solicitor for third judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the third judicial circuit may appoint an...

Section 1-7-450. Assistant solicitor for fourth judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the fourth judicial circuit may appoint an...

Section 1-7-460. Assistant solicitors for fifth judicial circuit. - The circuit solicitor of the fifth judicial circuit may appoint...

Section 1-7-470. Assistant solicitor for seventh judicial circuit. - The circuit solicitor of the seventh judicial circuit may appoint...

Section 1-7-480. Assistant solicitor for eighth judicial circuit. - There is hereby created the office of assistant solicitor for...

Section 1-7-490. Assistant solicitors for ninth judicial circuit. - The Circuit Solicitor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit may appoint...

Section 1-7-500. Assistant solicitor for tenth judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the tenth judicial circuit may employ a...

Section 1-7-510. Assistant solicitor for thirteenth judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the thirteenth judicial circuit may appoint an...

Section 1-7-520. Assistant solicitor for fourteenth judicial circuit. - There is hereby created the office of assistant solicitor for...

Section 1-7-530. Assistant solicitor for sixteenth judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the sixteenth judicial circuit may appoint an...

Section 1-7-533. Special investigator for third judicial circuit. - The solicitor of the third judicial circuit may appoint a...

Section 1-7-540. Special investigator and assistant special investigator for ninth judicial circuit. - The circuit solicitor for the ninth judicial circuit may appoint...

Section 1-7-710. Defense of persons claiming under State. - In all cases wherein the right of the State may...

Section 1-7-720. Suits for penalties. - The Attorney General and solicitors shall sue for the penalties...

Section 1-7-730. Examination of offices of county officers. - The Attorney General and solicitors shall annually, at such times...

Section 1-7-740. Legal assistance to Dairy Board. - Whenever legal assistance is needed by the State Dairy Board...

Section 1-7-750. Circuit solicitors authorized to employ outside counsel. - A circuit solicitor may employ outside counsel, in his discretion,...

Section 1-7-910. Commission on Prosecution Coordination created. - There is created a commission to coordinate all activities involving...

Section 1-7-920. Commission membership. - The commission is composed of the following persons for terms...

Section 1-7-930. Vacancies. - If a vacancy occurs, it must be filled for the...

Section 1-7-940. Duties. - (A) The commission has the following duties: (1) coordinate all...

Section 1-7-950. Election of chairman and officers. - The chairman of the commission must be elected by a...

Section 1-7-960. Executive director; staff. - The commission has the authority to appoint an executive director...

Section 1-7-970. Compensation; expenses. - Members of the commission shall serve without pay but are...

Section 1-7-980. Funding. - Funding for the commission must be derived from the per...

Section 1-7-990. Promulgation of regulations. - The Commission on Prosecution Coordination may promulgate those regulations necessary...

Section 1-7-1000. Salaries of circuit solicitors. - Circuit solicitors shall receive a salary as provided by the...

Section 1-7-1100. Creation of Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division; transfer of existing crime victim services entities. - The following agencies, boards, and commissions, including all the allied,...

Section 1-7-1110. Creation of four crime victim services departments under division; confidential information. - (A) There is created the South Carolina Crime Victim Services...

Chapter 9 - Emergency Provisions

Section 1-9-10. Short title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 1-9-20. Definitions. - Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in...

Section 1-9-30. Emergency interim successors to office of Governor. - In the event that the Governor, for any of the...

Section 1-9-40. Designation of successors by State officers; powers; duties; vacancies. - All State officers, subject to such regulations as the Governor...

Section 1-9-50. Authorization of qualified local governments to enact ordinances providing for emergency interim successors to local offices. - With respect to local offices for which the governing bodies...

Section 1-9-60. Applicability of emergency interim successor provisions to officers of political subdivisions not included in Section 1-9-50. - The provisions of this section shall be applicable to officers...

Section 1-9-70. Emergency interim successors for judges. - In the event that any judge of any court is...

Section 1-9-80. Oath of successors. - At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and...

Section 1-9-90. Duration of successors' authority to exercise powers and duties. - Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this article,...

Section 1-9-100. Designated successors shall serve at pleasure of designating authority prior to assuming new duties of an office. - Until such time as the persons designated as emergency interim...

Section 1-9-110. Governor shall adjudicate disputes. - Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this...

Section 1-9-210. Declaration of emergency seats of government by Governor. - Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of...

Section 1-9-220. Official acts at emergency location shall be valid. - During such time as the seat of government remains at...

Section 1-9-230. Provisions of this article shall control. - The provisions of this article shall control and be supreme...

Chapter 10 - Removal And Placement Of Confederate Flag

Section 1-10-10. Flags authorized to be flown atop State House dome, in chambers of Senate and House of Representatives and on grounds of Capitol Complex; members' offices as "chambers"; private individual wearing, carrying or displaying flag on capi... - (A) As of 12:00 noon on the effective date of...

Section 1-10-20. Confederate Flags from above rostrums of Senate and House of Representatives chambers to be placed and displayed in State Museum. - The actual Confederate Flags (Naval Jack) removed from above the...

Section 1-10-30. Confederate Flag from dome to be placed and displayed in State Museum. - The actual Confederate Flag (Naval Jack) which is flying on...

Chapter 11 - Department Of Administration

Section 1-11-10. Department of Administration established; transfer of offices, divisions, other agencies. - (A) There is hereby created, within the executive branch of...

Section 1-11-20. Transfer of offices, divisions, other agencies from State Budget and Control Board to appropriate entities. - (A) The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum...

Section 1-11-22. Organization of staff. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administration...

Section 1-11-23. Filling vacancy in position of Director of Budget Division. - Vacancies in the position of Director of the Budget Division...

Section 1-11-25. Local Government Division. - There is hereby established a Local Government Division within the...

Section 1-11-26. Use of funds from Rural Infrastructure Authority; penalties for misuse. - (A) Grant funds received by a public entity from the...

Section 1-11-50. Certain funds of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and the Executive Budget Office carried forward. - If funds accumulated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office...

Section 1-11-55. Leasing of real property for governmental bodies. - (1) "Governmental body" means a state government department, commission, council,...

Section 1-11-56. Program to manage leasing; procedures. - (A) The Division of General Services of the Department of...

Section 1-11-58. Annual inventory and report; review; sale of surplus property. - (A)(1) Every state agency, as defined by law, shall annually...

Section 1-11-65. Approval and recordation of real property transactions involving governmental bodies. - (A) All transactions involving real property, made for or by...

Section 1-11-67. Rental charges for occupancy of state-controlled office buildings; apportionment among agency funding sources. - The Department of Administration shall assess and collect a rental...

Section 1-11-70. Lands subject to Department's control. - All vacant lands and lands purchased by the former land...

Section 1-11-80. Department authorized to grant easements for public utilities on vacant State lands. - The Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal...

Section 1-11-90. Department authorized to grant rights of way over State marshlands for roads or power or pipe lines to State agencies or political subdivisions. - The Department of Administration, upon approval of the State Fiscal...

Section 1-11-100. Execution of instruments conveying rights of way or easements over marshlands or vacant lands. - Deeds or other instruments conveying such rights of way or...

Section 1-11-110. Authorization of Department to acquire real property by gift, purchase, and condemnation. - (1) The Department of Administration, subject to the requirements of...

Section 1-11-115. Use of proceeds of sale of State real property. - All proceeds from the sale of real property titled to...

Section 1-11-130. Authorization of Authority to cooperate in handling finances of State subdivisions. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may cooperate with and assist...

Section 1-11-135. Fees for processing revenue bonds. - To offset the costs incurred by the State in the...

Section 1-11-140. Authorization of Fiscal Accountability Authority, through the Office of Insurance Reserve Fund, to provide insurance. - (A) The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, through the Insurance Reserve...

Section 1-11-141. Insurance on state-owned vehicles by agencies; liability of employees for cost of accident repairs. - (A) Agencies shall insure state-owned vehicles through the State Fiscal...

Section 1-11-145. Employment of special agents to examine insurance risks carried by Authority. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may employ special agents to...

Section 1-11-147. Automobile liability reinsurance contract; letting for bid. - To underwrite automobile liability insurance provided by the board, the...

Section 1-11-160. Execution by General Services Division of certificates of exemption from taxation on behalf of political subdivisions. - The General Services Division of the Department of Administration shall,...

Section 1-11-170. Authorization to maintain revolving funds to finance certain inventories and accounts receivable. - The Department of Administration may maintain revolving funds adequate to...

Section 1-11-175. Authorization of Authority to finance construction of correctional facilities. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority is authorized to finance the...

Section 1-11-180. Additional powers of the Department of Administration; condition of state property; blanket bonds; energy utilization management system; regulations. - (A) In addition to the powers granted the Department of...

Section 1-11-185. Additional powers of the Department of Administration; permanent improvement projects; regulations; goods and services to promote efficient and economical operations. - (A) In addition to the powers granted the Department of...

Section 1-11-190. Responsibilities of Department of Administration. - The Department of Administration is responsible for: (a) assessing the...

Section 1-11-220. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; Fleet Management Program. - There is hereby established within the Department of Administration, Division...

Section 1-11-225. Cost allocation plan to recover cost of operating Fleet Management Program. - The Department of Administration shall establish a cost allocation plan...

Section 1-11-250. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; definitions. - For purposes of Sections 1-11-220 to 1-11-330: (a) "State agency"...

Section 1-11-260. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; annual reports; policies, procedures and regulations. - (A) The Fleet Manager shall report annually to the General...

Section 1-11-270. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; establishment of criteria for individual assignment of motor vehicles. - (A) The department shall establish criteria for individual assignment of...

Section 1-11-280. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; interagency motor pools. - The department shall develop a system of agency-managed and interagency...

Section 1-11-290. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; plan for maximally cost-effective vehicle maintenance. - The department in consultation with the agencies operating maintenance facilities...

Section 1-11-300. Agencies to develop and implement uniform cost accounting and reporting system; purchase of motor vehicle equipment and supplies; use of credit cards; determination of vehicle cost per mile. - In accordance with criteria established by the department, each agency...

Section 1-11-310. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; acquisition and disposition of vehicles; titles. - (A) The Department of Administration shall purchase, acquire, transfer, replace,...

Section 1-11-315. Feasibility of using alternative transportation fuels for state fleet. - The Department of Administration, Division of General Services, Program of...

Section 1-11-320. Division of General Services, Program of Fleet Management; plates and other identification requirements; exemptions. - The department shall ensure that all state-owned motor vehicles are...

Section 1-11-330. Division of Motor Vehicle Management; State Department of Education vehicles exempted. - The provisions of Sections 1-11-220 to 1-11-330 shall not apply...

Section 1-11-335. Department of Administration may provide to and receive from other governmental entities goods and services. - The respective divisions of the Department of Administration are authorized...

Section 1-11-340. Department to develop and implement statewide Fleet Safety Program. - The department shall develop and implement a statewide Fleet Safety...

Section 1-11-360. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Office of Precinct Demographics; establishment and...

Section 1-11-370. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Determination and designation of indebtedness to...

Section 1-11-395. Use of vendors by state body providing health care or social services to recover reimbursement for providing services. - Any state governmental body which provides health care or social...

Section 1-11-400. Authority of Budget and Control Board to enter lease purchase agreements to provide method of replacing Central Correctional Institution. - In furtherance of the State's interest in complying with the...

Section 1-11-405. Aircraft purchase, lease, or lease-purchase by state agency. - No aircraft may be purchased, leased, or lease-purchased for more...

Section 1-11-420. Reports to State Budget and Control Board. - All institutions, departments, and agencies shall file an annual report...

Section 1-11-425. Cost information to be included in publications; exceptions. - (A) All agencies using appropriated funds shall print on the...

Section 1-11-430. Supply and use of telecommunication systems for state Government. - In post-divestiture circumstances, the State, its boards, committees, commissions, councils,...

Section 1-11-435. Protection of critical information technology infrastructure and data systems. - To protect the state's critical information technology infrastructure and associated...

Section 1-11-440. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Defense of members of Fiscal Accountability...

Section 1-11-445. Defense and indemnification of state agencies. - (A) The State of South Carolina, by and through its...

Section 1-11-460. Payment of judgments against governmental employees and officials in excess of one million dollars; limitations; recovery of amount paid by assessment against entities purchasing tort liability insurance. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, through the Division of Insurance...

Section 1-11-470. Limitations on use of funds appropriated by General Assembly. - (A) No funds appropriated by the General Assembly may be...

Section 1-11-475. Employee benefit appropriations; transfer of funds within agency to cover overruns. - It is the intent of the General Assembly that the...

Section 1-11-480. Hiring consultant or management firm to assist in administration of state employee unemployment compensation fund; annual reports to General Assembly. - The Department of Administration is authorized to hire consultants or...

Section 1-11-490. Breach of security of state agency data; notification; rights and remedies of injured parties; penalties; notification of Consumer Protection Division. - (A) An agency of this State owning or licensing computerized...

Section 1-11-495. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Monitoring revenues and expenditures to determine...

Section 1-11-497. Across-the-board reduction in expenditures. - If the Executive Budget Office or the General Assembly mandates...

Section 1-11-500. Calculation and certification of state ceiling. - The state ceiling on the issuance of private activity bonds...

Section 1-11-510. Allocation of bond limit amounts. - (A) The private activity bond limit for all issuing authorities...

Section 1-11-520. State Ceiling Allocation Plan; periodic allocations; competitive criteria. - (A) No later than September thirtieth of the year preceding...

Section 1-11-530. Authorized requests for allocation of bond limit amounts. - (A) For private activity bonds proposed for issue by other...

Section 1-11-540. Reserved. - HISTORY: Former Section 1-11-540, titled Limitations on allocations, had the...

Section 1-11-550. Certificates by issuing authority. - (A) An allocation of the state ceiling approved by the...

Section 1-11-560. Time limits on allocations. - (A) Any state ceiling allocation approved by the state authority...

Section 1-11-570. State authority may adopt policies and procedures. - The state authority may adopt policies and procedures necessary to...

Section 1-11-580. Fiscal Accountability Authority to make quarterly payments on certain insurance contracts. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall make quarterly payments on...

Section 1-11-590. Conflicting provisions. - The provisions of this article relating to the allocation of...

Section 1-11-703. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Actuarial accrued liability" means...

Section 1-11-705. South Carolina Retiree Health Insurance Trust fund established; administration. - (A) There is established in the State Treasury separate and...

Section 1-11-707. South Carolina Long Term Disability Insurance Trust Fund established; administration. - (A) There is established in the State Treasury separate and...

Section 1-11-710. Board to make insurance available to active and retired employees; Insurance Reserve Fund to provide reinsurance; cost to be paid out of appropriated and other funds. - (A) The board shall: (1) make available to active and...

Section 1-11-715. Incentive program to encourage participation in health promotion and disease prevention programs. - The Employee Insurance Program of the Public Employee Benefit Authority...

Section 1-11-720. Entities whose employees and retirees are eligible for state health and dental insurance plans; requirements for eligibility. - (A) In addition to the employees and retirees and their...

Section 1-11-725. Rating of local disabilities and special needs providers as single group. - The board's experience rating of all local disabilities and special...

Section 1-11-730. Persons eligible for state health and dental plan coverage. - (A) If a person began employment eligible for coverage under...

Section 1-11-740. Division of Insurance Services authorized to develop optional long-term care insurance program. - The Division of Insurance Services of the board may develop...

Section 1-11-750. Withholding long-term care insurance premiums for State retirees. - The board shall devise a method of withholding long-term care...

Section 1-11-770. South Carolina 211 Network. - (A) Subject to appropriations, the General Assembly authorizes the board...

Section 1-11-780. Mental health insurance. - The State Employee Insurance Program shall continue to provide mental...

Section 1-11-1110 to 1-11-1140. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Director of South Carolina Confederate Relic...

Chapter 13 - State Human Affairs Commission

Section 1-13-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be known as the "South Carolina Human...

Section 1-13-20. Declaration of policy. - This chapter is an expression of the concern of the...

Section 1-13-30. Definitions. - The following words and phrases used herein shall be construed...

Section 1-13-40. Creation of South Carolina Commission on Human Affairs. - (a) There is hereby created in the executive department the...

Section 1-13-50. Commissioner and personnel. - (a) The Commission shall recommend to the Governor a person...

Section 1-13-60. Duties of chairman and vice-chairman. - The chairman shall be the presiding officer at meetings of...

Section 1-13-70. Powers of Commission. - The Commission shall have the power: (a) To establish and...

Section 1-13-80. Unlawful employment practices; exceptions. - (A) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer:...

Section 1-13-85. Medical examinations and inquiries. - (A) The prohibition against unlawful employment practices set forth in...

Section 1-13-90. Complaints, investigations, hearings and orders. - (a) Any person shall complain in writing under oath or...

Section 1-13-100. Construction and application of chapter. - Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a...

Section 1-13-110. Affirmative action plans by State agencies; approval by Commission; action by General Assembly. - Each State agency shall develop an Affirmative Action Plan to...

Chapter 15 - Commission On The Status Of Women

Section 1-15-10. Commission created; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; vacancies. - There is created a Commission on Women to be composed...

Section 1-15-20. Per diem, mileage and subsistence. - The members of the Commission shall be paid the usual...

Section 1-15-30. Organization; officers; quorum. - The commission shall meet as soon after appointment as practicable...

Section 1-15-40. Duties. - (1) The commission shall study the status of women and...

Section 1-15-50. Cooperation. - All executive departments and agencies of the State government shall...

Chapter 17 - Interstate Cooperation

Section 1-17-10. Commission on Interstate Cooperation. - The Commission on Interstate Cooperation shall be composed of fifteen...

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South Carolina Code of Laws Title 1 - Administration of the Government

South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 1 - Administration of the Government