South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 2 - General Assembly
Chapter 17 - Lobbyists And Lobbying

Section 2-17-5. Transfer of duties and powers from Secretary of State to State Ethics Commission. - On July 1, 1993, the duties and powers given to...

Section 2-17-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates...

Section 2-17-15. Persons prohibited from serving as lobbyist; application of section. - (A) The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, any other statewide constitutional...

Section 2-17-17. Outside lobbyists' disclosure statements; copies to board members, commissioners, etc. - A department director, constitutional officer, agency director, state board or...

Section 2-17-20. Registration of lobbyists; notice of termination of lobbying activities; supplemental registration statements; list of lobbyists; recording keeping requirements; reregistration requirements. - (A) Any person who acts as a lobbyist must, within...

Section 2-17-25. Registration of lobbyist's principal; notice of termination of lobbying authority; supplemental registration statements; list of lobbyist's principal; recording keeping requirements; reregistration requirements. - (A) Any lobbyist's principal must, within fifteen days of employing,...

Section 2-17-30. Lobbyist's reporting of lobbying activities. - (A) Each lobbyist, no later than June thirtieth and January...

Section 2-17-35. Lobbyist's principal's reporting of lobbying expenditures. - (A) Except as otherwise provided by Section 2-17-90(E), each lobbyist's...

Section 2-17-40. Report of lobbying activities of state agency or department. - (A) Each state agency or department must, no later than...

Section 2-17-45. Reports required of certain entities which rank or rate actions, votes or failures to act or vote of certain public officials. - An entity which ranks or rates the actions, vote, or...

Section 2-17-50. State Ethics Commission to enforce filing requirements of chapter and to assess civil or criminal penalties for failure to file; filing of required reports and payment of fine constitutes compliance; payment of fine without filing no... - (A) The State Ethics Commission shall: (1) require a person...

Section 2-17-60. Duties of State Ethics Commission. - The State Ethics Commission has the following duties: (1) to...

Section 2-17-65. Review of reports for compliance; audits of lobbyists and principals; procedure upon failure to file required information after notice. - (A) The State Ethics Commission shall conduct periodic reviews of...

Section 2-17-80. Acts prohibited of lobbyists; acts prohibited of public officials and employees; exceptions. - (A) A lobbyist or a person acting on behalf of...

Section 2-17-90. Acts prohibited of lobbyists' principals; acts prohibited of public officials and employees; exceptions; disclosure requirements. - (A) Except as otherwise provided under Section 2-17-100, no lobbyist's...

Section 2-17-100. Public officials and employees not to receive compensation for speaking before audiences; exception and rules for payment of expenses. - A public official or a public employee acting in an...

Section 2-17-110. Additional acts prohibited of lobbyists and lobbyists' principals, public officials, and public employees. - (A) A lobbyist may not solicit or accept compensation dependent...

Section 2-17-120. Suspension of lobbyist upon indictment for violation of provision of this chapter. - A lobbyist who is indicted in a state or federal...

Section 2-17-130. Penalties For violations of provisions of this chapter. - (A) A lobbyist or a lobbyist's principal who wilfully violates...

Section 2-17-140. Groundless allegations of violations to be stricken from public record; penalties for wilful filing of groundless complaint. - If an alleged violation is found to be groundless by...

Section 2-17-150. Statute of limitations for prosecuting violation of provision of this chapter. - A prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this...