South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Section 8-1-10. "Public officers" defined. - The term "public officers" shall be construed to mean all...

Section 8-1-20. Illegal collecting and retaining rebates, commissions, or discounts. - A state or county officer who receives or collects a...

Section 8-1-30. Knowingly allowing false claims by witnesses or jurors of mileage traveled. - It is unlawful for an officer, whose duty it is...

Section 8-1-40. Failure of clerk, sheriff, or magistrate to pay over fines or penalties. - Any clerk of the circuit court, county sheriff or magistrate...

Section 8-1-50. Allowing records to be taken from office. - If any clerk of any court of record, judge of...

Section 8-1-60. Neglect of duty. - Any clerk of the court of common pleas and general...

Section 8-1-70. Officers reported by circuit solicitor for neglect of duty; indictment. - If any clerk of the court of common pleas and...

Section 8-1-80. Misconduct of public officer; office declared vacant. - Any public officer whose authority is limited to a single...

Section 8-1-100. Suspension of officer indicted for crime. - Except as provided in Section 8-1-110, any state or county...

Section 8-1-110. Suspension of officer charged with embezzlement or misappropriation of funds; removal upon conviction. - Whenever it shall be brought to the notice of the...

Section 8-1-115. Lien on public retirement or pension plan of persons convicted of embezzling public funds; procedures; exceptions. - (A) There is hereby created a general lien upon any...

Section 8-1-120. County health employees entitled to same employee benefits as other public employees. - All county health department employees, without regard to whether they...

Section 8-1-130. Holding certain offices and serving as city attorney not dual officeholding. - Any member of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department,...

Section 8-1-145. Irrevocable resignation of elected office holder to take effect in future; election to fill vacancy. - (A) A person holding an office in this State filled...

Section 8-1-150. Filling vacancies. - Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the governing...

Section 8-1-155. Preference to resident of state. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, if a vacancy occurs in...

Section 8-1-160. Performance increase or decrease in salary; redress for decrease. - Notwithstanding other provisions of law, state agencies may increase or...

Section 8-1-170. Group productivity incentive programs. - State agencies are authorized to develop group productivity incentive programs...

Section 8-1-180. Tokens of recognition and other rewards; limit on amount per individual. - State agencies and institutions shall be allowed to spend public...

Section 8-1-190. Pilot programs to create innovation in state government. - Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Budget and Control Board...