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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 55-1-1. Division of Aeronautics established within South Carolina Budget and Control Board; Aeronautics Commission shall govern. - There is created a Division of Aeronautics within the South...
Section 55-1-5. Definitions. - For the purposes of Chapters 1 through 9, Title 55,...
Section 55-1-7. Fees and fines deposited into State Aviation Fund. - All fees and fines assessed by the division under this...
Section 55-1-10. Liability of owners and operators generally to guests. - No person transported by the owner or operator of an...
Section 55-1-20. Liability of public carriers. - Section 55-1-10 shall not relieve a public carrier of responsibility...
Section 55-1-30. Unlawful removing or damaging of airport facility or equipment. - It is unlawful to remove or damage an airport facility...
Section 55-1-40. Unlawful entry of aircraft; damaging or removing equipment. - (1) It is unlawful for a person to enter an...
Section 55-1-50. Landing or taking off on public highways. - It is unlawful for a person to land or cause...
Section 55-1-60. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-1-60 was entitled "Operator of intrastate...
Section 55-1-70. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-1-70 was entitled "Rules and regulations...
Section 55-1-80. Appointment of additional members to county aviation commission. - (A) Any county aviation commission or like authority may be...
Section 55-1-90. State-owned aircraft to be used by state agencies in the normal course of business; written statement required for use of aircraft by governmental bodies not part of the state government; use of aircraft by hospitals or medical cente... - State-owned aircraft may be used by state agencies, and other...
Section 55-1-100. Operating or acting as flight crew member of aircraft while under influence of alcohol or drugs unlawful; criminal prosecution and rights of accused; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to operate or...
Chapter 3 - State Law For Aeronautics
Section 55-3-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the State Law for...
Section 55-3-20. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 2, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-1-5.
Section 55-3-30. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 2, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-3-30 was entitled "Sovereignty" and was...
Section 55-3-40. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 2, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-3-40 was entitled "Ownership" and was...
Section 55-3-50. Landing an aircraft on the property of another with consent; exceptions; liability. - The landing of an aircraft on the lands or waters...
Section 55-3-60. Liability and lien for damages. - The owner of an aircraft operated over the land or...
Section 55-3-70. Liability for collisions. - Subject to the provisions of Section 55-1-10, the liability of...
Section 55-3-80. Crimes and torts. - All crimes, torts, and other wrongs committed by or against...
Section 55-3-90. Use of navigable waters for landing, docking, and takeoff of seaplanes. - Navigable waterways, which are available for use under the public...
Section 55-3-100. Restrictions on the use of waterway by seaplane; criteria. - If the division determines that use of a waterway by...
Section 55-3-110. Hunting from aircraft. - An airman or passenger who, while in flight within this...
Section 55-3-120. Construction. - This chapter must be interpreted and construed as to effectuate...
Section 55-3-130. Pointing, aiming, or discharge of laser device at aircraft; penalties. - The pointing, aiming, or discharge of a laser device at...
Chapter 5 - State Aeronautical Regulatory Act
Section 55-5-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as "The State Aeronautical Regulatory...
Section 55-5-20. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-1-5.
Section 55-5-30. Repealed by Act No. 181, Sections 1289 and 1617(A), eff July 1, 1993. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-30, which was derived from 1962...
Section 55-5-40. Repealed by Act No. 181, Sections 1289 and 1617(A), eff July 1, 1993. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-40, which was derived from 1962...
Section 55-5-50. Executive director of aeronautics and other employees. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, the division shall employ an...
Section 55-5-60. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-60 was entitled "Offices; expenses" and...
Section 55-5-70. Promotion and maintenance of air commerce and aeronautical activities; authority to promulgate rules as necessary. - The division shall promote and foster air commerce within the...
Section 55-5-71. Written approval by division of restricted use airport; considerations. - It is unlawful for a restricted use airport, or other...
Section 55-5-72. Written approval by division of plans for construction of or additions to public airport; exceptions. - Except as provided in this section, no airport open for...
Section 55-5-73. Approved and filed plan required for obtaining airport construction funding. - No state airport construction funding or funding from the State...
Section 55-5-75. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-75 was entitled "Division to furnish...
Section 55-5-80. Responsibility and authority of the division. - (A) The division shall have a seal and shall adopt...
Section 55-5-85. Repealed by implication, by 1978 Act No. 635, Section 1. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-85, which was derived from 1976...
Section 55-5-86. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-5-72.
Section 55-5-87. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-5-73.
Section 55-5-88. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-5-72.
Section 55-5-90. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-90 was entitled "Aircraft must be...
Section 55-5-100. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-100 was entitled "Pilots must be...
Section 55-5-110. Burden of proof in criminal prosecution of proper license. - In any criminal prosecution under any of the provisions of...
Section 55-5-120. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-120 was entitled "Division to approve...
Section 55-5-130. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-130 was entitled "Provisions inapplicable to...
Section 55-5-140. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-5-150.
Section 55-5-150. Closing an airport or runway for imminent danger to aircrafts; mediation to resolve disputes with airport sponsor regarding closure. - (A) The division may close, order closure, or approve closure...
Section 55-5-160. Use of testimony obtained during investigations; employees not required to testify. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in order to...
Section 55-5-170. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-5-80.
Section 55-5-180. Public inspection of rules and regulations; annual reports. - The division shall keep on file with the Secretary of...
Section 55-5-190. Enforcement of chapter; public departments to cooperate. - The division, its members and employees and every county and...
Section 55-5-200. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note See now Section 55-5-80.
Section 55-5-210. Reasons for certain orders to be stated. - In any case in which the division issues an order...
Section 55-5-220. Service of orders. - Any order made by the division pursuant to this title...
Section 55-5-230. Appeal from orders. - A person against whom an order is entered may appeal...
Section 55-5-240. Procedure on appeal. - The person taking the appeal shall file the notice of...
Section 55-5-250. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-250 was entitled "Rights waived if...
Section 55-5-260. Penalties. - (A) A person failing to comply with the requirements of...
Section 55-5-270. Application and exceptions. - The terms and provisions of this chapter shall apply to...
Section 55-5-280. State Aviation Fund - (A)(1) All monies received from licensing of airports, landing fields,...
Section 55-5-290. Reserved by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-5-290 was entitled "Use of receipts...
Chapter 9 - South Carolina Airports Act
Section 55-9-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Airports...
Section 55-9-20. Intent and construction of chapter. - It is the intent and purpose of this chapter that...
Section 55-9-30. Establishment of airports. - The division and the municipalities, counties, airport commissions, special purpose...
Section 55-9-40. Land use for aviation deemed a governmental purpose. - Any lands acquired, owned, leased, controlled or occupied by the...
Section 55-9-50. Acquisition of land by counties. - The governing bodies of the several counties of this State...
Section 55-9-60. Repealed by 1987 Act No. 173, Section 55, eff June 30, 1987. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-9-60, which was derived from 1962...
Section 55-9-70. Acquisition of property by condemnation or otherwise. - Private property needed by the division or a county, municipality...
Section 55-9-80. Air rights over private property. - When necessary in order to provide unobstructed airspace for the...
Section 55-9-90. Safety markers and lights. - The division and such counties, municipalities and other political subdivisions...
Section 55-9-100 to 55-9-180. Repealed by 1987 Act No. 173, Section 55. - Editor's Note Former Sections 55-9-100 to 55-9-180 were derived from...
Section 55-9-190. Powers as to airports and landing fields. - The division, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this...
Section 55-9-200. Manner of raising money for purchase price or award. - The purchase price or award for real property acquired, in...
Section 55-9-210. Finances. - The local public authorities having power to appropriate monies within...
Section 55-9-220. Transfer of unexpended moneys appropriated for airport development to airport repairs. - Any unexpended monies appropriated for airport development for a particular...
Section 55-9-230. Local police regulations. - Counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions of this State acquiring,...
Section 55-9-240. Zoning of land surrounding certain airports. - All land surrounding public-owned airports in this State, which are...
Section 55-9-250. Airport hazards. - An airport hazard is a condition, occurrence or activity that...
Section 55-9-260. Zoning regulations for airport hazard area within territory of political subdivision. - A county, municipality or political subdivision that has an airport...
Section 55-9-270. Zoning regulations for airport hazard areas outside territory of political subdivision. - When an airport hazard area appertaining to an airport owned...
Section 55-9-280. Actions in equity maintained by governmental entities to restrain and abate airport hazards. - A governmental entity that owns or controls an airport and...
Section 55-9-290. Actions in equity maintained by the division to restrain or abate airport hazards. - The division may maintain actions in equity to restrain and...
Section 55-9-300. Incorporation of airport hazard area regulations. - Any governmental entity may incorporate airport hazard area regulations and...
Section 55-9-310. Conflict between zoning regulations. - In the event of a conflict between any airport zoning...
Section 55-9-320. Procedure for adopting, amending, and repealing zoning regulations. - In adopting, amending, and repealing airport zoning regulations under this...
Section 55-9-330. Airport zoning regulations; permitted content. - (A) All airport zoning regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter...
Section 55-9-340. Variances from airport zoning regulations. - A person desiring to erect or increase the height of...
Section 55-9-360. Administration and enforcement of airport regulations. - All airport regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall provide...
Chapter 11 - Particular Airports
Section 55-11-10. Powers of board of trustees. - The board of trustees of Clemson University may: (1) plan,...
Section 55-11-110. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District created. - The territory embraced by the counties of Greenville and Spartanburg...
Section 55-11-120. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission created; membership; terms; vacancies. - The corporate powers and duties of the District shall be...
Section 55-11-130. Commission officers; commissioners' expenses. - The Commission shall appoint one of its members as chairman...
Section 55-11-140. Powers and duties of Commission. - To the Commission is hereby committed the function of planning,...
Section 55-11-150. Issuance of revenue bonds. - The commission may, on behalf of the district, borrow money...
Section 55-11-160. Disposition of unpledged revenues. - All revenues derived by the commission from the operation of...
Section 55-11-170. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulations. - The rates charged for services furnished by any revenue-producing facility...
Section 55-11-180. Property and income exempt from taxes. - Property and income of the district are exempt from all...
Section 55-11-185. Airport district property may not be annexed; conditions. - No municipality may annex any real property owned by the...
Section 55-11-190. Obligations not to be impaired. - So long as the district shall be indebted to any...
Section 55-11-200. Contributions by counties equalized. - During each year in which an ad valorem tax is...
Section 55-11-210. Promulgation of rules and regulations governing use of roads, streets and parking facilities on District lands; sale of alcoholic beverages. - The commission is authorized to allow the sale of alcoholic...
Section 55-11-220. Property not barrier to contiguity for annexation purposes. - No such airport district property shall be a barrier to...
Section 55-11-230. Designation of airport environs area; creation of Greenville-Spartanburg airport environs planning commission. - (A) An area designated as the airport environs area is...
Section 55-11-310. Richland-Lexington Airport District created. - The territory embraced by the counties of Richland and Lexington...
Section 55-11-320. Richland-Lexington Airport District created; members; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation. - The corporate powers and duties of the Richland-Lexington Airport District...
Section 55-11-330. Officers of Commission. - The commission shall appoint one of its members as chairman,...
Section 55-11-340. Powers and duties of Commission. - There is hereby committed to the Commission the functions of...
Section 55-11-350. Regulation of use of roads, streets and parking facilities; employment of police officers; enforcement of rules and applicable laws; penalty. - The Richland-Lexington Airport Commission is authorized to adopt rules and...
Section 55-11-351. Unauthorized entry on airport property; obstruction of access on airport property; physical violence upon airport property. - It is unlawful for a person or group of persons...
Section 55-11-355. Airport district not barrier to contiguity requirements for purpose of annexation. - No property of the Richland-Lexington Airport District is a barrier...
Section 55-11-360. Revenues. - All revenues derived by the commission from the operation of...
Section 55-11-370. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulation. - The rates charged for services furnished by any revenue-producing facility...
Section 55-11-380. Exemption from taxes. - Property and income of the district shall be exempt from...
Section 55-11-390. Obligations not to be impaired. - So long as the district shall be indebted to any...
Section 55-11-400. Richland and Lexington Counties to furnish funds to Airport Commission. - The governing body of the county of Richland and the...
Section 55-11-410. Annual appropriations; defaults. - There shall be provided in the annual act levying taxes...
Section 55-11-420. Exceptions. - The provisions of this article shall not prohibit the operation...
Section 55-11-430. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 270, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012. - Editor's Note Former Section 55-11-430 was entitled "Richland-Lexington Airport Commission;...
Section 55-11-440. Richland-Lexington Airport Commission; application for foreign-trade zones; construction, lease, and operation of buildings; powers and duties. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Richland-Lexington Airport Commission may...
Section 55-11-500. Definitions. - As used in this article: (a) An "air carrier hub...
Section 55-11-505. Economic development projects functionally related to certain air carrier hub terminal facilities. - The term "air carrier hub terminal facility" includes an economic...
Section 55-11-510. Authorized payments by state in connection with air carrier hub terminal facilities. - (A) A special purpose district or political subdivision of the...
Section 55-11-520. Issuance of general obligation bonds; conditions to issuance. - (A) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6(c), Section 13,...
Section 55-11-610. Pee Dee Regional Airport District created. - The territory of the counties of Florence, Marion, and Dillon...
Section 55-11-620. Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority created; membership; terms; vacancies; compensation. - The corporate powers and duties of the Pee Dee Regional...
Section 55-11-630. Powers and duties of Authority. - The authority shall perform the functions of planning, establishing, developing,...
Section 55-11-635. Funding by counties; amount per capita; procedures for increases in appropriation amounts. - (A) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, the...
Section 55-11-640. Promulgation of regulations governing use of roads, streets and parking facilities on District lands; enforcement; violations; disposition of fines collected. - (A) The authority is authorized to adopt and promulgate regulations...
Section 55-11-650. Revenue; bonds. - (A) For the purpose of this article, the authority may:...
Section 55-11-660. Disposition of revenues derived from facilities. - All revenues derived by the authority from the operation of...
Section 55-11-670. Rates not subject to State supervision or regulation. - The rates charged for services furnished by any revenue-producing facility...
Section 55-11-680. Exemption from taxes. - Property and income of the district is exempt from all...
Section 55-11-690. Obligations not to be impaired. - For the period the district is indebted to a person...
Section 55-11-700. Exceptions. - The provisions of this article do not prohibit the operation...
Section 55-11-710. Counties and City of Florence not liable. - Neither the City of Florence nor the Counties of Florence,...
Section 55-11-720. Electric utilities and suppliers unaffected. - Nothing in this article may be construed to affect the...
Section 55-11-730. Annexation of district property by City of Florence. - Nothing in this article prohibits annexation by the City of...
Chapter 13 - Protection Of Airports And Airport Property
Section 55-13-5. Public use airport maps; review of plans for development. - The division shall create a map of each public use...
Section 55-13-10. Authority of political subdivisions to make rules and regulations. - The governing body of a political subdivision in which there...
Section 55-13-20. Hearing prerequisite to effectiveness of rules and regulations. - The rules and regulations authorized by Section 55-13-10 become effective...
Section 55-13-30. Penalties for violation of rules and regulations. - It shall be unlawful for a person to wilfully or...
Section 55-13-40. Trespassing, parking, driving or drag racing on airport property. - (1) It is unlawful, without proper authority, for any person...
Chapter 15 - Relocation Assistance
Section 55-15-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) The term "person" means...
Section 55-15-20. Payments to displaced persons. - (a) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program...
Section 55-15-30. Additional payments for owners who occupy property. - (1) In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter,...
Section 55-15-40. Additional payments for certain other persons. - In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, the...
Section 55-15-50. Relocation advisory assistance programs. - (a) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program...
Section 55-15-60. Available dwellings shall be assured for displaced persons. - Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or...
Section 55-15-70. Rules and regulations. - (a) The public authority shall adopt such rules and regulations...
Section 55-15-80. Contracts for carrying out relocation assistance programs. - In order to prevent unnecessary expense and duplication of functions,...
Section 55-15-90. Use of funds. - Funds appropriated or otherwise available to the public authority for...
Section 55-15-100. Payments shall not be considered as income or resources. - No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter...
Section 55-15-110. Condemnation procedure and requirements. - (1) The public authority, upon acquisition of real property under...
Section 55-15-120. Chapter shall not affect certain elements of value or damage. - Nothing in Sections 55-15-10 to 55-15-120 shall be construed as...
Chapter 17 - Regional Airport Districts
Section 55-17-10. Designation of regional airport districts. - An airport district in this State containing an airport, served...
Section 55-17-20. Issuance of general obligation bonds by districts. - The governing authority of any regional airport district in this...
Section 55-17-30. Severability clause. - If the provisions contained in the first paragraph of Section...