S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-310 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 8-21-310
SECTION 8-21-310. Schedule of fees and costs to be collected.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the clerks of court, registers of deeds, or county treasurers, as may be determined by the governing body of a county, shall collect the following uniform filing fees: (1) fifteen dollars for a deed to real estate; and (2) twenty-five dollars for the following documents: (a) a mortgage; (b) a land sale installment contract; (c) a real estate sales contract; (d) any document required to be recorded pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code; (e) a plat or survey not part of or attached to another document to be recorded; (f) a lease for real estate; (g) an order for partition of real estate; (h) an easement agreement or other document affecting title or possession of real property not otherwise provided for in this section; (i) a power of attorney, provided, however, that upon presentation of a copy of deployment orders to a combat zone by or on behalf of a member of the armed forces of the United States, the filing fee for a power of attorney for the person deployed is waived; (j) a notice of a mechanic's lien; or (k) any other document affecting a title or the possession of real estate that is required by law to be recorded or filed, except judicial records, including restrictive covenants, bylaws, and amendments to restrictive covenants and bylaws. (B) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the clerks of court, registers of deeds, or county treasurers, as may be determined by the governing body of a county, shall collect a uniform filing fee of ten dollars, unless otherwise stated, for the following documents or actions: (1) a revocation of power of attorney, provided, however, that the filing fee is waived if it is filed by or on behalf of a member of the armed forces of the United States if the revocation is filed within three years from the date of filing the power of attorney and a copy of the deployment orders to a combat zone is presented. For the purposes of this item, "combat zone" has the meaning provided in Internal Revenue Service Publication 3 and includes service in a qualified hazardous duty area; (2) an assignment of leases and rents or the cancellation or release of an assignment of leases and rents; (3) separate probates, acknowledgements, affidavits, or certificates that are not part of or attached to another document to be recorded; (4) a mortgage satisfaction or release, including a partial release or entry in a public record; (5) the recording of an instrument that assigns, transfers, or affects a single real estate mortgage or other instrument affecting a title to real property or a lien for the payment of money, unless it is part of the original instrument when initially filed, except if the instrument assigns, transfers, or affects more than one real estate mortgage, instrument, or lien, in which case the filing fee is seven dollars for each mortgage, instrument, or lien assigned, transferred, or affected and referred to in the instrument; (6) taking and filing bond or security costs; (7) filing a trustee qualification, memorandum of trust, or certification of trust; (8) filing a notice of meter conservation charge as permitted by Section 58-37-50; (9) the filing, enrolling, satisfaction, or expungement of state or federal liens. The clerk shall mark "satisfied" upon receipt of the fees provided in this item for any lien or warrant for distraint issued by any agency of this State or of the United States upon receipt of a certificate duly signed by an authorized officer of any agency of this State or of the United States to the effect that the lien or warrant of distraint has been paid; (10) the filing or recording of any commission of a notary public or other public office or any license or permit to practice a profession or trade required to be filed in the county where the individual permanently resides; (11) the filing of the charter of any public or private corporation or association required by law to be recorded; (12) the filing or recording of the dissolution of any partnership or corporate document required to be filed in the county; (13) the filing and enrolling of a judgment by confession; (14) the taking and filing of an order for bail with or without bond; (15) the filing of a notice of discharge in bankruptcy; (16) the filing, recording, and indexing of a lis pendens if not accompanied by a summons and complaint. For cancellation of a lis pendens, a fee may be required as provided in Section 15-11-40; (17) the recording of a release or discharge of a mechanic's lien, or notice of pendency of an action of suit to enforce a mechanic's lien in accordance with Chapter 5, Title 29; or (18) the filing of a document relating to a title of an interest in a vacation time sharing plan organized under Chapter 32, Title 27, provided, however, that the document must include clear notice on the first page and be titled "Vacation Time Sharing Ownership Deed", indicating that the document relates to a deeded interest in a vacation time share plan. (C) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the clerks of court or county treasurers, as may be determined by the governing body of the county, shall: (1) in addition to the fee imposed by Section 14-1-204(B)(1), collect one hundred dollars for filing a first complaint or petition, including an application for a remedial and prerogative writ and bond in a civil action or proceeding. There is no further fee for filing an amended or supplemental complaint or petition or for filing any other paper in the same action of the proceeding, with the exception of motions. An original application for post-conviction relief may be filed without a fee, upon the permission of the court to which the application is addressed. There is no further fee for entering and filing a verdict, judgment, final decree, or order of dismissal and enrolling judgment thereon; for the signing, sealing, and issuance of execution; or for entering satisfaction or partial satisfaction on a judgment; (2) collect one hundred dollars for filing, indexing, enrolling, and entering a foreign judgment and an affidavit pursuant to Article 11, Chapter 35, Title 15; (3) collect an amount set by the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court for filing court documents by electronic means from an integrated electronic filing or e-filing system owned and operated by the South Carolina Judicial Department. All fees must be remitted to the South Carolina Judicial Department to be dedicated to the support of court technology; (4) collect thirty-five dollars for filing and processing an order for the Destruction of Arrest Records, and the fee must be for each order, regardless of the number of cases contained in the order. The fee under the provisions of this item does not apply to cases in which the defendant is found not guilty or in which the underlying charge is dismissed or nol prossed unless that dismissal or nol prosse is the result of the successful completion of a pretrial intervention program; (5) collect thirty-five dollars for receiving and enrolling transcripts of judgment from magistrate courts and federal district courts; (6) collect ten dollars for taking and filing an order for bail, whether or not surety must be justified; (7) collect ten dollars for taking and filing bond or security costs, whether or not surety must be justified; (8) collect ten dollars for issuing an official certificate under the seal of the court not otherwise specified in this section; or (9) collect fifteen dollars as set forth in Section 29-5-23 for a Notice of Project Commencement. (D) No fee may be charged to a defendant or respondent for filing an answer, return, or other papers in any civil action or proceeding in a court of record. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 58, SECTION 1, rewrote the section, revising and providing for various filing fees, including a flat fee for various documents.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-320 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8-13-320
SECTION 8-13-320. Duties and powers of State Ethics Commission.
Status: in_force

The State Ethics Commission has these duties and powers: (1) to prescribe forms for statements required to be filed by this chapter and to furnish these forms to persons required to file them; (2) to prepare and publish a manual setting forth recommended uniform methods of reporting for use by persons required to file statements required by this chapter; (3) to accept and file information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements of this chapter; (4) to develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system consonant with the purposes of this chapter; (5) to make the notices of registration and reports filed available for public inspection and copying as soon as may be practicable after receipt of them and to permit copying of a report or statement by hand or by duplicating machine, as requested by a person, at the expense of the person; (6) to preserve the originals or copies of notices and reports for four years from date of receipt; (7) to ascertain whether a person has failed to comply fully and accurately with the disclosure requirements of this chapter and promptly to notify the person to file the necessary notices and reports to satisfy the requirements of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the commission under this chapter; (8) to request the Attorney General, in the name of the commission, to initiate, prosecute, defend, or appear in a civil or criminal action for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, including a civil proceeding for injunctive relief and presentation to a grand jury; (9) to initiate or receive complaints and make investigations, as provided in item (10), or as provided in Section 8-13-540, as appropriate, of statements filed or allegedly failed to be filed under the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 17, Title 2 and, upon complaint by an individual, of an alleged violation of this chapter or Chapter 17, Title 2 by a public official, public member, or public employee. Any person charged with a violation of this chapter or Chapter 17, Title 2 is entitled to the administrative hearing process contained in this section or in Article 5 of this chapter, as appropriate. (a) The commission may commence an investigation on the filing of a complaint by an individual or by the commission, as provided in item (10)(d), upon a majority vote of the total membership of the commission. (b)(1) No complaint may be accepted by the commission concerning a candidate for elective office during the fifty-day period before an election in which he is a candidate. During this fifty-day period, any person may petition the court of common pleas alleging the violations complained of and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction, or both. Within ten days, a rule to show cause hearing must be held, and the court must either dismiss the petition or direct that a mandamus order or an injunction, or both, be issued. A violation of this chapter by a candidate during this fifty-day period must be considered to be an irreparable injury for which no adequate remedy at law exists. The institution of an action for injunctive relief does not relieve any party to the proceeding from any penalty prescribed for violations of this chapter. The court must award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the nonpetitioning party if a petition for mandamus or injunctive relief is dismissed based upon a finding that the: (i) petition is being presented for an improper purpose such as harassment or to cause delay; (ii) claims, defenses, and other legal contentions are not warranted by existing law or are based upon a frivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law; and (iii) allegations and other factual contentions do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support after reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery. (2) Action on a complaint filed against a candidate which was received more than fifty days before the election but which cannot be disposed of or dismissed by the commission at least thirty days before the election must be postponed until after the election. (c) If an alleged violation is found to be groundless by the commission, the entire matter must be stricken from public record. If the commission finds that the complaining party wilfully filed a groundless complaint, the finding must be reported to the Attorney General. The wilful filing of a groundless complaint is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, a person must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. In lieu of the criminal penalty provided by this item, a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars may be assessed against the complainant upon proof, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the filing of the complaint was wilful and without just cause or with malice. In addition to any civil or criminal penalties, the filer of the groundless complaint may be ordered to reimburse the commission for the commission's costs associated with the investigation and disposition of the complaint. (d) Action may not be taken on a complaint filed more than four years after the violation is alleged to have occurred unless a person, by fraud or other device, prevents discovery of the violation. The Attorney General may initiate an action to recover a fee, compensation, gift, or profit received by a person as a result of a violation of the chapter no later than one year after a determination by the commission that a violation of this chapter has occurred; (10) to conduct its investigations, inquiries, and hearings in this manner: (a) The commission shall accept from an individual, whether personally or on behalf of an organization or governmental body, a verified complaint, in writing, that states the name of a person alleged to have committed a violation of this chapter and the particulars of the violation. The commission shall forward a copy of the complaint, a general statement of the applicable law with respect to the complaint, and a statement explaining the due process rights of the respondent including, but not limited to, the right to counsel to the respondent within ten days of the filing of the complaint. (b) If the commission, its executive director, or staff designated by the commission, determines that the complaint does not allege facts sufficient to constitute a violation, the commission must dismiss the complaint and notify the complainant and respondent. The entire matter must be stricken from public record unless the respondent, by written authorization to the State Ethics Commission, waives the confidentiality of the existence of the complaint and authorizes the release of information about the disposition of the complaint. (c) If the commission, its executive director, or staff designated by the commission determines that the complaint alleges facts sufficient to constitute a violation, an investigation may be conducted of the alleged violation. (d) If the commission, upon the receipt of any information, finds probable cause to believe that a violation of the chapter has occurred, it may, upon its own motion and an affirmative vote of six or more members of the commission, file a verified complaint, in writing, that states the name of the person alleged to have committed a violation of this chapter and the particulars of the violation. The commission shall forward a copy of the complaint, a general statement of the applicable law with respect to the complaint, and a statement explaining the due process rights of the respondent including, but not limited to, the right to counsel to the respondent within ten days of the filing of the complaint. (e) If the commission determines that assistance is needed in conducting an investigation, the commission shall request the assistance of appropriate agencies. (f) The commission may order testimony to be taken in any investigation or hearing by deposition before a person who is designated by the commission and has the power to administer oaths and, in these instances, to compel testimony. The commission may administer oaths and affirmation for the testimony of witnesses and issue subpoenas by approval of the chairman, subject to judicial enforcement, and issue subpoenas for the procurement of witnesses and materials including books, papers, records, documents, or other tangible objects relevant to the agency's investigation by approval of the chairman, subject to judicial enforcement. A person to whom a subpoena has been issued may move before a commission panel or the commission for an order quashing a subpoena issued under this section. (g) All investigations, inquiries, hearings, and accompanying documents are confidential and only may be released pursuant to this section. (i) After a dismissal following a finding of probable cause, except for dismissal pursuant to item (10)(b), or a technical violation pursuant to Section 8-13-1170 or 8-13-1372, the following documents become public record: the complaint, the response by the respondent, and the notice of dismissal. (ii) After a finding of probable cause, except for a technical violation pursuant to Section 8-13-1170 or 8-13-1372, the following documents become public record: the complaint, the response by the respondent, and the notice of hearing. If a hearing is held on the matter, the final order and all exhibits introduced at the hearing shall become public record upon issuance of the final order by the commission. Exhibits introduced must be redacted prior to release to exclude personal information where the public disclosure would constitute an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy. In the event a hearing is not held on a matter after a finding of probable cause, the final disposition of the matter becomes public record. The respondent or his counsel, by written notice, may waive the confidentiality requirement. The commission shall not accept any partial waivers. The wilful release of confidential information is a misdemeanor, and a person releasing such confidential information, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. (h) The commission must afford a public official, public member, public employee, lobbyist, or lobbyist's principal who is the subject of a complaint the opportunity to be heard on the alleged violation under oath, the opportunity to offer information, and the appropriate due process rights including, but not limited to, the right to counsel. The commission, in its discretion, may turn over to the Attorney General for prosecution apparent evidence of a violation of the chapter. (i) At the conclusion of its investigation, the commission staff, in a preliminary written decision with findings of fact and conclusions of law, must make a recommendation whether probable cause exists to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred. If the commission determines that probable cause does not exist, it shall send a written decision with findings of fact and conclusions of law to the respondent and the complainant. If the commission determines, by an affirmative vote of six or more commission members, that there is probable cause to believe that a violation has been committed, its preliminary decision may contain an order setting forth a date for a hearing before a panel of three commissioners, selected at random, to determine whether a violation of the chapter has occurred. If the commission finds probable cause, by an affirmative vote of six or more commission members, to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred, the commission may waive further proceedings if the respondent takes action to remedy or correct the alleged violation. Probable cause is a finding that the allegations contained in the complaint are more likely than not to have occurred and constitute a violation of this chapter or Chapter 17, Title 2. (j) If a hearing is to be held, the respondent must be allowed to examine and make copies of all evidence in the commission's possession relating to the charges. The same discovery techniques which are available to the commission must be equally available to the respondent, including the right to request the commission to subpoena witnesses or materials and the right to conduct depositions as prescribed by subitem (f). A panel of three commissioners must conduct a hearing in accordance with Chapter 23, Title 1 (Administrative Procedures Act), except as otherwise expressly provided. Panel action requires the participation of the three panel members. During a commission panel hearing conducted to determine whether a violation of the chapter has occurred, the respondent must be afforded appropriate due process protections, including the right to be represented by counsel, the right to call and examine witnesses, the right to introduce exhibits, and the right to cross-examine opposing witnesses. All evidence, including records the commission considers, must be offered fully and made a part of the record in the proceedings. The hearings must be open to the public. (k) No later than sixty days after the conclusion of a hearing to determine whether a violation of the chapter has occurred, the commission panel must set forth its determination in a written decision with findings of fact and conclusions of law. The commission panel, where appropriate, shall recommend disciplinary or administrative action, or in the case of an alleged criminal violation, refer the matter to the Attorney General for appropriate action. The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief or may take other appropriate action as necessary. In the case of a public employee, the commission panel shall file a report to the administrative department executive responsible for the activities of the employee. If the complaint is filed against an administrative department executive, the commission panel shall refer the case to the Governor. (l) The written decision as provided for in subitem (k) may set forth an order: (i) requiring the public official, public member, or public employee to pay a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for each violation; (ii) requiring the forfeiture of gifts, receipts, or profits, or the value thereof, obtained in violation of the chapter, voiding nonlegislative state action obtained in violation of the chapter; or (iii) requiring a combination of subitems (i) and (ii) above, as necessary and appropriate. (m) Within ten days after service of an order, report, or recommendation, a respondent may apply to the commission for a full commission review of the decision made by the commission panel. The review must be made on the record established in the panel hearings. This review is the final disposition of the complaint before the commission. An appeal to the court of appeals, pursuant to Section 1-23-380 and as provided in the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, stays all actions and recommendations of the commission unless otherwise determined by the court. (n) A fine imposed by the commission, disciplinary action taken by an appropriate authority, or a determination not to take disciplinary action made by an appropriate authority is public record. This section does not limit the power of either chamber of the General Assembly to impeach a public official or limit the power of a department to discipline its own officials or employees. This section does not preclude prosecution of public officials, public members, or public employees for violation of any law of this State. (o) All actions taken by the commission on complaints, except on alleged violations which are found to be groundless by the commission, are a matter of public record upon final disposition; (11)(a) The commission may issue a formal advisory opinion, based on real or hypothetical sets of circumstances. In considering and formulating an advisory opinion, the commission shall consider its previous opinions as well as relevant opinions issued by either legislative ethics committee in an attempt to create uniformity among the bodies. A formal advisory opinion issued by the commission is binding on the commission, until amended or revoked, in any subsequent charges concerning the person who requested the formal opinion and any other person who acted in reliance upon it in good faith, unless material facts were omitted or misstated by the person in the request for the opinion. A formal advisory opinion must be in writing and is considered rendered when approved by a majority of the commission members subscribing to the advisory opinion. Advisory opinions must be made available to the public unless the commission, by majority vote of the total membership of the commission, requires an opinion to remain confidential. However, the identities of the parties involved must be withheld upon request. (b) The commission only may issue formal advisory opinions for public officials, public members, and public employees for which it has proper jurisdiction to make findings of fact and impose penalties pursuant to this chapter. (c) The commission must consider whether a person relied in good faith upon a formal advisory opinion or written informal staff opinion when considering a determination of probable cause and when considering a finding of misconduct. (12) to promulgate and publish rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Provided, that with respect to complaints, investigations, and hearings the rights of due process as expressed in the Rules Governing the Practice of Law must be followed; (13) on and after July 1, 1993, to administer Chapter 17 of Title 2 by use of the duties and powers listed in this section; (14) to file, in the court of common pleas of the county in which the respondent of a complaint resides, a certified copy of an order or decision of the commission, whereupon the court must render judgment in accordance with the order or decision without charge to the commission and must notify the respondent of the judgment imposed. The judgment has the same effect as though it had been rendered in a case duly heard and determined by the court. Editor's Note 2006 Act No. 387, SECTION 53, provides as follows: "This act is intended to provide a uniform procedure for contested cases and appeals from administrative agencies and to the extent that a provision of this act conflicts with an existing statute or regulation, the provisions of this act are controlling." 2016 Act No. 282, SECTION 17, provides as follows: "SECTION 17. The provisions of this act are effective as of April 1, 2017 and shall apply to complaints filed on or after April 1, 2017. However, the provisions in Section 8-13-310 regarding the selection of the initial members to serve on the State Ethics Commission as of April 1, 2017, and the termination of terms of the members serving on the commission as of March 31, 2017, take effect after the date of the Governor's signature for the limited purpose of having the initial members of the reconstituted State Ethics Commission begin service on April 1, 2017. The State Ethics Commission, House Ethics Committee and Senate Ethics Committee shall maintain jurisdiction over all open complaints and investigations pending in the appropriate entity on or before March 31, 2017. The reconstituted State Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over open complaints and investigations pending within the State Ethics Commission as of March 31, 2017."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1330 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1330
SECTION 8-13-1330. Contributions by spouses or parent and child.
Status: in_force

Contributions by each spouse are considered separate contributions and are not attributable to the other spouse. Contributions by unemancipated children under eighteen years of age are considered contributions by their parents. Fifty percent of the contributions are attributed to each parent, or in the case of a single custodial parent, the total amount is attributed to the custodial parent.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-19-15 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 19 / Section 8-19-15
SECTION 8-19-15. Establishment of merit principles for personnel administration.
Status: in_force

A grant-in-aid agency required by federal law to operate under merit principles in the administration of its personnel programs as a condition of receiving federal grants, shall establish those policies and procedures necessary to assure compliance with the federal merit principles requirements.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-175 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-175
SECTION 8-11-175. Blood drives and donations.
Status: in_force

(A) State agencies may periodically arrange for volunteer blood drives for their agencies. The blood drives may be held at those times and places as may be determined by the agency head and the agency's employees are permitted to participate in the blood drive during the employee's work hours at those times as may be determined by the agency without using accrued leave. (B) A state employee desiring to donate blood at a time other than an agency arranged volunteer blood drive must be excused from work by his employer during the employee's regular work hours for the purpose of making the donation without prejudice to the employee and no leave or make-up time may be required. Any employee desiring to donate blood as provided in this subsection shall notify his employer of the scheduled donation and the amount of time needed for the donation as far in advance as may be practicable. The agency may deny the employee's request for time to donate pursuant to this subsection if the absence of the employee would create an extraordinary burden on the agency. In considering the employee's request, the agency shall take into consideration such factors as the necessity and type of blood donation and any other factor the agency considers appropriate. The agency may as a condition of approving the request require the employee to provide documentation of the donation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-3-80 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-3-80
SECTION 8-3-80. Certain county officials required to give corporate surety.
Status: in_force

Before any county official, other than a magistrate, constable or rural county policeman, who is required by law to give bond shall enter into the discharge of the duties of his office he shall secure bond in some reliable surety company authorized to do business in this State, except that if any official be refused bond by any of such surety companies, after proper application, a personal bond shall be accepted when approved as provided by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-330 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8-13-330
SECTION 8-13-330. Executive director of commission; restrictions on political activities of members, employees and staff of commission.
Status: in_force

(A) The commission may employ and remove, at its pleasure, an executive director. The executive director has the responsibility for employing and terminating other personnel as may be necessary. The executive director administers the daily business of the commission and performs duties assigned by the commission. (B) No member or employee of the commission may be a candidate, an official in a political party, or a lobbyist. Other than by virtue of membership on or employment with the State Ethics Commission, no member or employee of the commission may be a public official, public member, or public employee. (C) No member of the commission or its staff may participate in political management or in a political campaign during the member's or employee's term of office or employment. No member of the commission or its staff may make a contribution to a candidate or knowingly attend a fundraiser held for the benefit of a candidate. Violation of this provision subjects the employee to immediate dismissal and the commissioner to removal by the Governor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1300 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1300
SECTION 8-13-1300. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Appropriate supervisory office" means: (a) the State Ethics Commission for all candidates for public office in this State except for members or staff, including staff elected to serve as officers of or candidates for the office of State Senator or State Representative; (b) the Senate Ethics Committee for members or staff, including staff elected to serve as officers, of or candidates for the office of State Senator, and the House of Representatives Ethics Committee for members or staff, including staff elected to serve as officers, of or candidates for the office of State Representative; (c) the State Ethics Commission for all committees, except legislative caucus committees, supporting or opposing a ballot measure or supporting or opposing a candidate; (d) the Senate Ethics Committee for all legislative caucus committees and legislative special interest caucuses affiliated with the Senate, the House of Representatives Ethics Committee for all legislative caucus committees and legislative special interest caucuses affiliated with the House of Representatives, and both ethics committees for all legislative caucus committees and legislative special interest caucuses affiliated with both houses. (2) "Ballot measure" means a referendum, proposition, or measure submitted to voters for their approval. (3) "Business" means a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, an enterprise, a franchise, an association, organization, or a self-employed individual. (4) "Candidate" means: (a) a person who seeks appointment, nomination for election, or election to a statewide or local office, or authorizes or knowingly permits the collection or disbursement of money for the promotion of his candidacy or election; (b) a person who is exploring whether or not to seek election at the state or local level; or (c) a person on whose behalf write-in votes are solicited if the person has knowledge of such solicitation. "Candidate" does not include a candidate within the meaning of Section 431(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1976. (5) "Charitable organization" means an organization described in Title 26, Section 170(c) of the United States Code as it currently exists or as it may be amended. (6) "Committee" means an association, a club, an organization, or a group of persons which, to influence the outcome of an elective office, receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars in the aggregate during an election cycle. It also means a person who, to influence the outcome of an elective office, makes: (a) contributions aggregating at least twenty-five thousand dollars during an election cycle to or at the request of a candidate or a committee, or a combination of them; or (b) independent expenditures aggregating five hundred dollars or more during an election cycle for the election or defeat of a candidate. "Committee" includes a party committee, a legislative caucus committee, a noncandidate committee, or a committee that is not a campaign committee for a candidate but that is organized for the purpose of influencing an election. (7) "Contribution" means a gift, subscription, loan, guarantee upon which collection is made, forgiveness of a loan, an advance, in-kind contribution or expenditure, a deposit of money, or anything of value made to a candidate or committee to influence an election; or payment or compensation for the personal service of another person which is rendered for any purpose to a candidate or committee without charge, whether any of the above are made or offered directly or indirectly. "Contribution" does not include (a) volunteer personal services on behalf of a candidate or committee for which the volunteer or any person acting on behalf of or instead of the volunteer receives no compensation either in cash or in-kind, directly or indirectly, from any source; or (b) a gift, subscription, loan, guarantee upon which collection is made, forgiveness of a loan, an advance, in-kind contribution or expenditure, a deposit of money, or anything of value made to a committee, other than a candidate committee, and is used to pay for communications made not more than forty-five days before the election to influence the outcome of an elective office as defined in Section 8-13-1300(31)(c). These funds must be deposited in an account separate from a campaign account as required in Section 8-13-1312. (8) "Corporation" means an entity organized in the corporate form under federal law or the laws of any state. (9) "Election" means: (a) a general, special, primary, or runoff election; (b) a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate; or (c) the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of this State. (10) "Election cycle" means the period of a term of office beginning on the day after the general election for the office, up to and including the following general election for the same office, including a primary, special primary, or special election; however, the contribution limits under Sections 8-13-1314 and 8-13-1316 apply only to elections occurring on or after January 1, 1992, and are for each primary, runoff, or special election in which a candidate has opposition and for each general election. If the candidate remains unopposed during an election cycle, one contribution limit shall apply. (11) "Elective office" means an office at the state, county, municipal or political subdivision level. For the purposes of this article, the term 'elective office' does not include an office under the unified judicial system except for purposes of campaign practices, campaign disclosure, and disclosure of economic interests. "Elective office" includes the office of probate judge. (12) "Expenditure" means a purchase, payment, loan, forgiveness of a loan, an advance, in-kind contribution or expenditure, a deposit, transfer of funds, gift of money, or anything of value for any purpose. (13) "Expenditures incurred" means an amount owed to a creditor for purchase of delivered goods or completed services. (14) "Family member" means an individual who is: (a) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild; or (b) a member of the individual's immediate family. (15) "Gift" means anything of value, including entertainment, food, beverage, travel, and lodging given for pay to a public official or public employee to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received. A gift includes a rebate or discount on the price of anything of value unless it is made in the ordinary course of business without regard to that person's status. A gift does not include campaign contributions accepted pursuant to this article. (16) "Immediate family" means: (a) a child residing in a candidate's, public official's, public member's, or public employee's household; (b) a spouse of a candidate, public official, public member, or public employee; or (c) an individual claimed by the candidate, public official, public member, or public employee or the candidate's, public official's, public member's, or public employee's spouse as a dependent for income tax purposes. (17) "Independent expenditure" means: (a) an expenditure made directly or indirectly by a person to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot measure; and (b) when taken as a whole and in context, the expenditure made by a person to influence the outcome of an elective office or ballot measure but which is not: (i) made to; (ii) controlled by; (iii) coordinated with; (iv) requested by; or (v) made upon consultation with a candidate or an agent of a candidate; or a committee or agent of a committee; or a ballot measure committee or an agent of a ballot measure committee. Expenditures by party committees or expenditures by legislative caucus committees based upon party affiliation are considered to be controlled by, coordinated with, requested by, or made upon consultation with a candidate or an agent of a candidate. (18) "Individual" means one human being. (19) "Individual with whom he is associated" means an individual with whom the person or a member of his immediate family mutually has an interest in a business of which the person or a member of his immediate family is a director, an officer, owner, employee, a compensated agent, or holder of stock worth one hundred thousand dollars or more at fair market value and which constitutes five percent or more of the total outstanding stock of any class. (20) "In-kind contribution or expenditure" means goods or services which are provided to or by a person at no charge or for less than their fair market value. (21) "Legislative caucus committee" means: (a) a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender; however, each house may establish only one committee for each political, racial, ethnic, or gender-based affinity; (b) a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender; (c) "legislative caucus committee" does not include a "legislative special interest caucus" as defined in Section 2-17-10(21). (22) "Loan" means a transfer of money, property, guarantee, or anything of value in exchange for an obligation, conditional or not, to repay in whole or in part. (23) "Noncandidate committee" means a committee that is not a campaign committee for a candidate but is organized to influence an election or to support or oppose a candidate or public official, which receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars in the aggregate during an election cycle. "Noncandidate committee" does not include political action committees that contribute solely to federal campaigns. (24) "Party committee" means a committee established by a political party. (25) "Person" means an individual, a proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, syndicate, business trust, an estate, a company, committee, an association, a corporation, club, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons acting in concert. (26) "Political party" means an association, a committee, or an organization which nominates a candidate whose name appears on the election ballot as the candidate of that association, committee, or organization. (27) "Public employee" means a person employed by the State, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision thereof. (28) "Public official" means an elected or appointed official of the State, a county, a municipality or a political subdivision thereof, including candidates for the office. However, "public official" does not mean a member of the judiciary except for purposes of campaign financing. A probate judge is considered a public official and must meet the requirements of this article. (29) "Statewide office" means an elective office other than a federal office eligible to be voted upon by all electors of the State. (30) "Transfer" means the movement or exchange of funds or anything of value between committees and candidates except the disposition of surplus funds or material assets by a candidate to a party committee, as provided in this article. (31) "Influence the outcome of an elective office" means: (a) expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate using words including or substantially similar to "vote for", "elect", "cast your ballot for", "Smith for Governor", "vote against", " defeat", or "reject"; (b) communicating campaign slogans or individual words that, taken in context, have no other reasonable meaning other than to urge the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate including or substantially similar to slogans or words such as "Smith's the One", "Jones 2000", "Smith/Jones", "Jones!", or "Smith-A man for the People!"; or (c) any communication made, not more than forty-five days before an election, which promotes or supports a candidate or attacks or opposes a candidate, regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates a vote for or against a candidate. For purposes of this paragraph, "communication" means (i) any paid advertisement or purchased program time broadcast over television or radio; (ii) any paid message conveyed through telephone banks, direct mail, or electronic mail; or (iii) any paid advertisement that costs more than five thousand dollars that is conveyed through a communication medium other than those set forth in subsections (i) or (ii) of this paragraph. "Communication" does not include news, commentary, or editorial programming or article, or communication to an organization's own members. (32) "Ballot measure committee" means: (a) an association, club, an organization, or a group of persons which, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars in the aggregate during an election cycle; (b) a person, other than an individual, who, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, makes contributions aggregating at least fifty thousand dollars during an election cycle to or at the request of a ballot measure committee; or (c) a person, other than an individual, who, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, makes independent expenditures aggregating two thousand five hundred dollars or more during an election cycle. (33) "Coordinated with" means discussion or negotiation between a candidate or a candidate's agent and: (a) a person; (b) an agent of a person; (c) any other agent of a candidate; or (d) any combination of these concerning, but not limited to, a political communication's: (1) contents, including the specific wording of print, broadcast, or telephone communications; appearance of print or broadcast communications; the message or theme of print or broadcast communications; (2) timing, including the proximity to general or primary elections, proximity to other political communications, and proximity to other campaign events; (3) location, including the proximity to other political communications, or geographical targeting, or both; (4) mode, including the medium (phone, broadcast, print, etc.) of the communication; (5) intended audience, including the demographic or political targeting, or geographical targeting; and (6) volume, including the amount, frequency, or size of the political communication. (34) "Operation expenses" means expenditures for salaries and/or fringe benefits for part-time, full-time, temporary and/or contract employees; meeting expenses, travel, utilities, communications and/or communications equipment whether leased or purchased, printing or printing services, postage, food and/or beverage, advertising, consulting services, and/or any other expenditures which are not an authorized contribution to a candidate, committee, or ballot measure committee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-765 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-765
SECTION 8-13-765. Use of government personnel or facilities for campaign purposes; government personnel permitted to work on campaigns on own time.
Status: in_force

(A) No person may use government personnel, equipment, materials, or an office building in an election campaign. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a public official's use of an official residence. (B) A government, however, may rent or provide public facilities for political meetings and other campaign-related purposes if they are available on similar terms to all candidates and committees, as defined in Section 8-13-1300(6). (C) This section does not prohibit government personnel, where not otherwise prohibited, from participating in election campaigns on their own time and on nongovernment premises.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-720 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-720
SECTION 8-13-720. Offering, soliciting, or receiving money for advice or assistance of public official, member, or employee.
Status: in_force

No person may offer or pay to a public official, public member, or public employee and no public official, public member, or public employee may solicit or receive money in addition to that received by the public official, public member, or public employee in his official capacity for advice or assistance given in the course of his employment as a public official, public member, or public employee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1322 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1322
SECTION 8-13-1322. Dollar limits on contributions to committees.
Status: in_force

(A) A person may not contribute to a committee and a committee may not accept from a person contributions aggregating more than three thousand five hundred dollars in a calendar year. (B) A person may not contribute to a committee and a committee may not accept from a person a cash contribution unless the cash contribution does not exceed twenty-five dollars for each election and is accompanied by a record of the amount of the contribution and the name and address of the contributor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-12-40 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 12 / Section 8-12-40
SECTION 8-12-40. Relation of interchanged employees with receiving agency.
Status: in_force

(a) When any agency or department of this State or any political subdivision acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this chapter may (1) be given appointments in the receiving agency covering the periods of such assignments, with compensation to be paid from receiving agency funds or may be given appointments without compensation, or (2) may, with the agreement of the sending agency, be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency with their compensation to be paid by the sending agency. (b) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the laws or regulations governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency. (c) Except for those benefits authorized by subsection (d) of this section, employees who are detailed to a receiving agency of this State or any political subdivision thereof shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees of the receiving agency, nor shall they be paid a salary or wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail. The supervision of the duties of such employees during the period of detail shall be determined by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency. (d) Any employee of a sending agency not of this State or any political subdivision thereof, which employee is assigned to a receiving agency in this State, who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of such assignment, or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated for the purpose of receiving agency's employee compensation program as an employee who has sustained such injury in the performance of his duties with the receiving agency but any benefits so received as an employee of the receiving agency shall be reduced to the extent he is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the sending agency's employee compensation program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-140 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-140
SECTION 8-11-140. Minimum wage for state employees and public school bus drivers.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, effective March 1, 1978, and for the balance of fiscal year 1977-78, no state employee or public school bus driver shall receive as compensation from the State less than two dollars and sixty-five cents per hour.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-110 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-1-110
SECTION 8-1-110. Suspension of officer charged with embezzlement or misappropriation of funds; removal upon conviction.
Status: in_force

Whenever it shall be brought to the notice of the Governor by affidavit that any officer who has the custody of public or trust funds is probably guilty of embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use then the Governor shall direct his immediate prosecution by the proper officer and, upon true bill found, the Governor shall suspend such officer and appoint one in his stead until he shall have been acquitted by the verdict of a jury. In case of conviction the office shall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled as may be provided by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-755 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-755
SECTION 8-13-755. Restrictions on former public official, member, or employee serving as lobbyist or accepting employment in field of former service.
Status: in_force

A former public official, former public member, or former public employee holding public office, membership, or employment on or after January 1, 1992, may not for a period of one year after terminating his public service or employment: (1) serve as a lobbyist or represent clients before the agency or department on which he formerly served in a matter which he directly and substantially participated during his public service or employment; or (2) accept employment if the employment: (a) is from a person who is regulated by the agency or department on which the former public official, former public member, or former public employee served or was employed; and (b) involves a matter in which the former public official, former public member, or former public employee directly and substantially participated during his public service or public employment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-25-30 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 25 / Section 8-25-30
SECTION 8-25-30. Duties of departments.
Status: in_force

Each department utilizing the services of volunteers shall: (a) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers involved in its programs and to improve public services; (b) Develop written rules governing the recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, utilization and supervision of volunteers; (c) Take such actions as are necessary to ensure that volunteers and paid staff understand their respective duties and responsibilities, their relationship to each other, and their respective roles in fulfilling the objectives of their department; (d) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for citizen volunteers; (e) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered exceptional service to the State; and (f) Recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment for training and experience established by the State Personnel Division's classification and compensation plan.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-96 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-96
SECTION 8-11-96. When authorization for payroll deductions may be made or terminated; deductions may be prorated.
Status: in_force

Authorization for payroll deductions for charitable contributions may be made or terminated at any payroll period by the officer or employee concerned; provided, that either the Comptroller General or the chief finance officer concerned may require that deductions be made pro rata from each payroll check or in such other manner as will reduce to a minimum both the cost of handling such deductions and any interference with regular payroll procedures.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-99 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-99
SECTION 8-11-99. Payroll deduction for parking fees on state-owned or state-operated property.
Status: in_force

The Comptroller General, at the request of a state employee, may by payroll deduction collect and pay over to the appropriate entity fees assessed the employee for parking on state-owned or state-operated property.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-160 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-160
SECTION 8-11-160. Agency Head Salary Commission; salary increases for agency heads.
Status: in_force

(A) All boards and commissions are required to submit justification of an agency head's performance and salary recommendations to the Agency Head Salary Commission. (B) This commission consists of four appointees of the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, four appointees of the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and three appointees of the Governor with experience in executive compensation. (C) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2022—2023: (1) salaries for the term of state officers listed in Section 1-1-1210(A), with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, must be based on recommendations by the Agency Head Salary Commission to the General Assembly; and (2) the Agency Head Salary Commission shall authorize a study be conducted every four years to recommend a salary range for each state constitutional officer, with the exception of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, based on their job duties and responsibilities as well as the pay of state constitutional officers in other states. (D) Salary increases for agency heads must be based on recommendations by each agency board or commission to the Agency Head Salary Commission and their recommendations to the General Assembly. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 76, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-1080 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 9 / Section 8-21-1080
SECTION 8-21-1080. Fees prescribed for magistrates and constables exclusive.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, except as provided in Section 34-11-70, beginning on July 1, 1979, the fees prescribed in this article shall be the only legal fees charged for services of magistrates and constables in all counties of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-33 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-33
SECTION 8-11-33. Withholding or deducting pay from state employee's wages.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency that has its payroll processed by the Office of the Comptroller General is authorized to withhold or deduct any portion of a state employee's wages when: (1) the State of South Carolina or a state agency that has its payroll processed by the Office of the Comptroller General in its role as an employer is required or empowered to do so by state or federal law; or (2) an overpayment of wages to an employee as a result of a miscalculation or other bona fide error has occurred. Prior to any deduction being made pursuant to this section, the employee must receive advance written notice of the deduction, the reason for the deduction, and the actual dollar amount or percentage of wages which will be deducted during one or more pay periods.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-760 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-760
SECTION 8-13-760. Employment by government contractor of former public official, member, or employee who was engaged in procurement.
Status: in_force

Except as is permitted by regulations of the State Ethics Commission, it is a breach of ethical standards for a public official, public member, or public employee who is participating directly in procurement, as defined in Section 11-35-310(22), to resign and accept employment with a person contracting with the governmental body if the contract falls or would fall under the public official's, public member's, or public employee's official responsibilities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-170 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-170
SECTION 8-11-170. Agency head dually employed by another state agency; timely payment.
Status: in_force

(A) An agency head may not be dually employed by another state agency or institution of higher education without prior approval by the Agency Head Salary Commission and the State Budget and Control Board. (B) An employee who is approved for dual employment must be paid in a timely manner. The secondary agency must make payment of funds approved for and earned under dual employment within forty-five days of the beginning of the employment. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, reference in this section to the former Budget and Control Board has not been changed pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), until further action by the General Assembly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-25-20 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 25 / Section 8-25-20
SECTION 8-25-20. Use of volunteers and development of programs.
Status: in_force

Every department is authorized to develop volunteer programs and accept the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material donors, to assist in programs carried out or administered by that department. Volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by any department shall, to the extent of their voluntary service, be exempt from all provisions of law relating to state employment, hours of work, rate of compensation, leave time, and employee benefits. Volunteers shall comply with applicable work rules. Every department using the services of volunteers is authorized to provide volunteers with such incidental reimbursements and as the department deems appropriate to assist volunteers in performing their duties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-910 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 8-13-910
SECTION 8-13-910. Candidates elected or consented to by General Assembly to file statements of economic interests; authority with whom to file.
Status: in_force

(A) No person who is a candidate for public office which is filled by election by the General Assembly may be voted upon by the General Assembly until at least ten days following the date on which the candidate files a statement of economic interests as defined in this chapter with the Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ethics Committee. (B) No person who is appointed to an office which is filled with the advice and consent of the Senate or the General Assembly may be confirmed unless the appointment, when received by the Senate and/or the House, is accompanied by a current original copy of a statement of economic interests which has been filed with the appointing authority and is transmitted with the appointment and until at least ten days following the date on which the appointment, with the attached original economic interest statement, has been received by the Senate and/or the House.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1340 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1340
SECTION 8-13-1340. Restrictions on contributions by one candidate to another; committees established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a candidate.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (E), a candidate or public official shall not make a contribution to another candidate or make an independent expenditure on behalf of another candidate or public official from the candidate's or public official's campaign account or through a committee, except legislative caucus committees, directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by the candidate or public official. (B) This section does not prohibit a candidate from: (1) making a contribution from the candidate's own personal funds on behalf of the candidate's candidacy or to another candidate for a different office; or (2) providing the candidate's surplus funds or material assets upon final disbursement to a legislative caucus committee or party committee in accordance with the procedures for the final disbursement of a candidate under Section 8-13-1370 of this article. (C) Assets or funds which are the proceeds of a campaign contribution and which are held by or under the control of a public official or a candidate for public office on January 1, 1992, are considered to be funds held by a candidate and subject to subsection (A). (D) A committee is considered to be directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or public official if any of the following are applicable: (1) the candidate or public official, or an agent of either, has signature authority on the committee's checks; (2) funds contributed or disbursed by the committee are authorized or approved by the candidate or public official; (3) the candidate or public official is clearly identified on either the stationery or letterhead of the committee; (4) the candidate or public official signs solicitation letters or other correspondence on behalf of the entity; (5) the candidate, public official, or his campaign staff, office staff, or immediate family members, or any other agent of either, has the authority to approve, alter, or veto the committee's solicitations, contributions, donations, disbursements, or contracts to make disbursements; or (6) the committee pays for travel by the candidate or public official, his campaign staff or office staff, or any other agent of the candidate or public official, in excess of one hundred dollars per calendar year. (E) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply to a committee directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or public official if the candidate or public official directly or indirectly establishes, finances, maintains, or controls only one committee in addition to any committee formed by the candidate or public official to solely promote his own candidacy and one legislative caucus committee. (F) No committee operating under the provisions of Section 8-13-1340(E) may: (1) solicit or accept a contribution from a registered lobbyist if that lobbyist engages in lobbying the public office or public body for which the candidate is seeking election; or (2) transfer anything of value to any other committee except as a contribution under the limitations of Section 8-13-1314(A) or the dissolution provisions of Section 8-13-1370.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-130 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-130
SECTION 8-11-130. State agencies authorized to provide aid to employees in moving personal effects.
Status: in_force

Any agency of the State Government is hereby authorized to provide reasonable aid or assistance to its regular employees in moving their personal effects from one town or place to another town or place when their headquarters are so moved in the course of the business of the agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-27-20 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 27 / Section 8-27-20
SECTION 8-27-20. No retaliation for filing report of wrongdoing; disciplinary action for unfounded or bad faith report or mere technical violation; reward for report resulting in savings; State Employee Suggestion Program not superseded.
Status: in_force

(A) No public body may dismiss, suspend from employment, demote, or decrease the compensation of an employee of a public body because the employee files a report with an appropriate authority of wrongdoing. If the appropriate authority determines the employee's report is unfounded, or amounts to a mere technical violation, and is not made in good faith, the public body may take disciplinary action including termination. Any public body covered by this chapter may impose disciplinary sanctions, in accordance with its internal disciplinary procedures, against any of its direct line supervisory employees who retaliate against another employee for having filed a good faith report under this chapter. (B) If the employee's report results in a saving of any public money from the abuses described in this chapter, twenty-five percent of the estimated net savings resulting from the first year of implementation of the employee's report, but not more than two thousand dollars, must be rewarded to the employee by the public body as determined by the Director of the Department of Administration. This chapter does not supersede the State Employee Suggestion Program. For employees of state agencies participating in the program, items that they identify involving wrongdoing must be referred as a suggestion to the program by the employee. An employee is entitled to only one reward either under this section or under the program, at the employee's option.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-750 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 8-11-750
SECTION 8-11-750. Termination of personal emergency.
Status: in_force

(A) The personal emergency affecting a leave recipient terminates when the employing agency determines that the personal emergency no longer exists or the leave recipient's employment by the employing agency terminates. (B) The employing agency shall monitor continuously the status of the personal emergency affecting the leave recipient and establish procedures to ensure that the leave recipient is not permitted to receive or use transferred annual or sick leave from the pool account after the personal emergency ceases to exist. (C) When the personal emergency affecting a leave recipient terminates, the employing agency may not grant any further requests for transfer of annual or sick leave from the pool account to the leave accounts of the leave recipient.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-50 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 8-21-50
SECTION 8-21-50. Rules of construction.
Status: in_force

The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation of that law are to be strictly construed has no application to this chapter, Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 14, Chapter 19 of Title 14, Article 7 of Chapter 23 of Title 14, Chapter 19 of Title 19, Chapter 7 of Title 22, Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 22, and Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 23.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-60 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-60
SECTION 8-11-60. Removal of officers elected by General Assembly.
Status: in_force

The manner and method of removal of State officers elected by the General Assembly shall be according to Section 3 of Article XV of the Constitution of South Carolina of 1895; provided, however, that should any grand jury present or return a true bill against any such officer on account of his official conduct, then the Governor may suspend such officer until the next General Assembly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-12-50 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 12 / Section 8-12-50
SECTION 8-12-50. Payment of travel expenses by receiving agency.
Status: in_force

A receiving agency in this State may, in accordance with the applicable travel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this chapter during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-1060 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 9 / Section 8-21-1060
SECTION 8-21-1060. Schedule of fees and costs to be collected by magistrate or his officers.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly provided, the following fees and costs must be collected by the magistrate or his officers and deposited in the general fund of the county: (1) for summoning a witness to magistrate court in a civil action, three dollars, plus mileage at the current state rate; (2) for summoning the jury panel to try a civil action in magistrate court, five dollars, to be taxed against the losing party; (3) for summoning a coroner's jury and witnesses, five dollars, and mileage, to be paid only if inquest is demanded by person other than the State, county, or authorized officer thereof; (4) for serving a summons, rule, order, or notice by a magistrate in a civil action, five dollars, plus mileage; (5) for serving an attachment or civil arrest on a person and making return thereof, five dollars, plus mileage; (6) for selling an estray, five percent of the sale proceeds; (7) for levying execution, posting notice of sale, conducting sale, and paying over proceeds in a magistrate court action, ten dollars; (8) for serving warrants, or any other criminal process, and for conveying prisoners by order of the magistrate or other court, mileage as permitted under Section 8-21-1040.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-9-10 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 9 / Section 8-9-10
SECTION 8-9-10. Delivery by officer of books and papers to successor.
Status: in_force

A person removed from office or whose elected or appointed term expires shall deliver on demand to his successor all the books and papers in his custody as officer or in any way appertaining to his office. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-93 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-93
SECTION 8-11-93. Minimum level of employee participation required.
Status: in_force

Because of the high cost to be borne by the State in providing administrative services regarding payroll deductions for contributions to charitable organizations, even though an organization may be eligible under Section 8-11-92 no such deductions shall be authorized by the Comptroller General, or by the chief finance officer of a state agency or institution maintaining separate payroll accounts, unless at least ten percent of the employees or two hundred employees, whichever shall be the lesser, who are paid from such payroll account, have made a written authorization to deduct contributions to an eligible charitable organization or group of such organizations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-3-150 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-3-150
SECTION 8-3-150. Recordation and filing of bonds of county officers.
Status: in_force

Every county officer who is required to give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office shall, within thirty days after notification of his election or appointment, have his bond recorded in the office of the register of deeds or, if there be no such officer, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which such officer resides and the register or clerk shall keep a separate book, properly indexed, for the purpose of recording such bonds, which shall be provided by the governing body of the county. The register or clerk shall be entitled to exact a fee from the public officer of one dollar for recording his bond. But no such bond shall be recorded until first approved as to surety by the proper officials as prescribed by law and as to execution and form by the Attorney General or such other official as may be designated for this purpose. Such bonds when recorded shall be immediately transmitted to the Secretary of State who, after recording them as required by Section 8-3-140, shall file them with the State Treasurer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-345 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 8-17-345
SECTION 8-17-345. Mediation-arbitration of employment action appeals.
Status: in_force

The State Human Resources Director shall forward to a mediator-arbitrator all appeals which meet jurisdictional requirements and relate to the appeal of the following adverse employment actions: lack of promotional consideration and punitive reclassifications when the State Human Resources Director determines there is a material issue of fact regarding these issues, suspensions for ten days or fewer, and involuntary reassignments. In these cases, the arbitration decision is final. The provisions of the State Administrative Procedures Act do not apply to the mediation-arbitration proceedings. The mediator-arbitrator must be assigned by the State Human Resources Director and shall serve as an impartial third party to hold conferences to mediate the appeal and if the appeal is not mediated, determine whether the covered employee substantiates that the agency's decision was not reasonable. The mediator-arbitrator shall review the documents which have been submitted by each party and shall schedule a time to meet with both parties, jointly or independently. Failure of the covered employee or the employee's representative to attend a conference without reasonable justification constitutes a waiver of the employee's rights to pursue the appeal further. The State Human Resources Director shall determine whether or not reasonable justification exists based on documents submitted by the parties. The conferences with the parties are confidential and limited to the parties and their representatives, but other persons may attend with the permission of the parties and the mediator-arbitrator. The parties or their representatives attending a conference must have full authority to negotiate and recommend settlement. The mediator-arbitrator may not be compelled by subpoena or otherwise to divulge any records or discussions or to testify in regard to the mediation-arbitration in any adversary proceeding or judicial forum. All records, reports, documents, discussions, and other information received by the mediator-arbitrator while serving in that capacity are confidential, except the documents which have been submitted by each party shall be the record during judicial review. If an agreement by the two parties is not reached, the mediator-arbitrator shall transmit to both parties a final written decision based on the information presented during the process concerning the appeal within forty-five calendar days after the mediator-arbitrator conducts a conference with either or both parties. This forty-five-day period may be extended by the State Human Resources Director under extenuating circumstances. The mediator-arbitrator shall request assistance from the attorney for the Office of Human Resources in the preparation of the final written decision. As a result of this decision, either the covered employee or the agency may request a reconsideration within thirty calendar days from receipt of the decision. The mediator-arbitrator shall request assistance from the attorney for the Office of Human Resources in the preparation of the written response to the request for reconsideration. Petition for judicial review of the final decision may be made by the covered employee to the court of common pleas of the county in which the covered employee's place of employment is located. Only after an agency submits a written request to the Office of Human Resources seeking approval of the Director of the Department of Administration may the agency initiate a petition for judicial review to the court of common pleas of the county in which the covered employee's place of employment is located. However, the agency may perfect the petition for judicial review only upon approval of the Director of the Department of Administration. The record for judicial review shall be limited to the documents which have been submitted by each party and the final written decision of the mediator-arbitrator. Neither the Director of the Department of Administration nor the Office of Human Resources nor the State Human Resources Director nor the mediator-arbitrator may be named in this petition for judicial review. However, any of these entities are entitled to make a motion in the court of common pleas to be allowed to intervene to participate in the petition for judicial review for appropriate reasons including their interest in defending their policies.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-70 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-70
SECTION 8-11-70. Assistance in selling United States savings bonds to employees; deductions from pay.
Status: in_force

All departments and institutions of the State may assist in the selling of United States savings bonds to their employees and such assistance shall include the making of deductions from their payrolls in such amounts as may be voluntarily authorized by the employees. Deductions so authorized by any employee, under this provision, shall be held in the State Treasury to the credit of the account of the employee until a sum sufficient to purchase one or more bonds is reached. The head of the department shall then purchase one or more bonds and deliver the same to the employee, in lieu of payment otherwise to the extent of the deduction authorized.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-15-30 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 15 / Section 8-15-30
SECTION 8-15-30. Duties of officers receiving statutory publications; manner in which publications are delivered.
Status: in_force

Each State and county officer entitled to receive a set of the Code, Code Supplement, Acts, Journals or other such publication shall file with the director of the Legislative Council a receipt acknowledging receipt of it before such publication shall be delivered to him. Each officer receiving such publications shall keep them in his office where they may be used by the public, but this provision shall in nowise affect any of the duties now imposed by law on any officer. Provided, that delivery may be made in the discretion of the director of the Legislative Council by furnishing a direct mailing list to the publisher of such publications or by delivery to the clerks of court in the several counties with a list explaining to whom the publications should be delivered, and requiring the clerks of court, in such event, to give a receipt for the entire delivery.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-14-10 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 8-14-10
SECTION 8-14-10. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Contractor" means any person having a contract with a public employer except a political subdivision, where the total value of the contract to be performed in a twelve-month period exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, or, if the public employer is a political subdivision, where the total value of the contract to be performed in a twelve-month period exceeds fifteen thousand dollars. A contractor may also be a private employer. (2) "Director" means the director of the Department of Administration. (3) "End product" means movable personal property described in the solicitation and in final form and ready for the use intended including, without limitation, commodities or equipment. (4) "Federal work authorization program" means the E-Verify Program maintained and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration, or any successor program. (5) "Public employer" means every department, agency, or instrumentality of the State or a political subdivision of the State. (6) "Service contract" means a contract that involves the physical performance of manual labor, if the total cost of such labor exceeds (i) thirty percent of the total cost of all labor, or (ii) five percent of the total contract price. The term does not include: (a) a contract with a public employer, other than a political subdivision, with a total value of less than twenty-five thousand dollars, or a contract with a political subdivision with a total value of less than fifteen thousand dollars; (b) a contract primarily for the acquisition of an end product; and (c) a contract that is predominantly for the performance of professional or consultant services. (7) "Subcontractor" means any person having either: (a) a services contract with a contractor; or (b) a contract with a sub-subcontractor. A subcontractor may also be a private employer. (8) "Sub-subcontractor" means any person having a services contract with a subcontractor. A sub-subcontractor may also be a private employer. (9) "Private employer" means any: (a) person or entity that transacts business in this State, is required to have a license issued by an agency, department, board, commission, or political subdivision of this State that issues licenses for the purposes of operating a business in this State, and employs one or more employees in this State, as defined in Section 12-8-10; (b) person or entity carrying on any employment and the legal representative of a deceased person or the receiver or trustee of any person; or (c) person or entity for whom an individual performs a service or sells a good, of whatever nature, as an employee, as defined in Section 12-8-10.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-3-240 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-3-240
SECTION 8-3-240. Distribution of moneys recovered on bond after defalcation.
Status: in_force

Whenever any officer of this State charged with the care, collection or disbursement of public funds is required to give bond to the State and a recovery is had upon such bond or any moneys are seized, levied upon or attached in his hands or turned over or surrendered by such officer to the State Treasurer upon his commitment to jail, under warrant from the State Treasurer, the moneys so recovered, seized, levied upon, attached, surrendered or turned over shall be distributed between the State, county, school or other specific funds, in proportion to the several amounts due by the officer to the State, county, school or other specific funds, at the time of such recovery, seizure, attachment, levy or surrender. The provision of this section shall only apply to suits, seizures, attachments or levies by or surrenders to public officers and not to suits upon the bonds of such officers brought by private individuals.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1140 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 8-13-1140
SECTION 8-13-1140. Filing of updated statement.
Status: in_force

A person required to file a statement of economic interests under this chapter annually shall file, pursuant to Section 8-13-365, an updated statement for the previous calendar year, no later than noon on March thirtieth of each calendar year. If the person has filed the description by name, amount, and schedule of payments of a continuing arrangement relating to an item required to be reported under this article, an updating statement need not be filed for each payment under the continuing arrangement, but only if the arrangement is terminated or altered. Editor's Note 2013 Act No. 61, SECTION 14, provides as follows: "SECTION 14. This act takes effect upon preclearance approval by the United States Department of Justice or approval by a declaratory judgment issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, whichever occurs first." The amendment by 2013 Act No. 61 became effective June 25, 2013, see South Carolina Libertarian Party v. South Carolina State Election Com'n, 407 S.C. 612, 757 S.E.2d 707 (2014).
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-20 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-20
SECTION 8-11-20. Oath and bonds of certain state employees; blanket departmental bonds.
Status: in_force

All persons who hold or are appointed to any of the positions in the departments of the State government referred to in this section, or who shall be appointed by any of such departments as accountants to investigate and report the condition of any State or county officer, shall take oath of office in the usual form and the constitutional oath and give good and sufficient bond in the form of official bonds as prescribed by Section 8-3-30. Such bonds shall be approved and filed as the bonds of other State officers. In the instance of individual bonds to be given pursuant to this section by employees of each of the departments referred to below, the penal sums of such bonds shall be as follows: For each clerk in the office of the Secretary of State, four thousand dollars; for each clerk in the office of the Comptroller General, five thousand dollars; for each clerk in the office of the State Treasurer, ten thousand dollars; for each clerk in the office of the State Superintendent of Education, twenty-five hundred dollars; for each stenographer or typist in the office of the State Treasurer, twenty-five hundred dollars; for each Assistant Attorney General, twenty-five hundred dollars; and for each accountant appointed by any of such departments, five thousand dollars. In lieu of the individual bonds as provided above, the heads of the respective departments referred to in this section may, with the approval of the Department of Administration, procure bonds in form to be approved by the Attorney General covering all persons employed in or by such department, including, if practical, such accountants mentioned above. In such event the penal sum of such bonds shall be in such amount as the Department of Administration shall approve. Any individual or blanket bonds given pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be executed by a fidelity or surety company licensed to do business in this State. In all cases, the premium or annual payment required to keep such bonds in force and effect shall be paid by the State Treasurer on the warranty of the Comptroller General.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-930 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 8-13-930
SECTION 8-13-930. Seeking or offering pledges of votes for candidates.
Status: in_force

No candidate for an office elected by the General Assembly may seek directly the pledge of a member of the General Assembly's vote until the qualifications of all candidates for that office have been determined by the appropriate joint committee to review candidates for that office. No member of the General Assembly may offer a pledge until the qualifications of all candidates for that office have been determined by the appropriate joint committee to review candidates for that office.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-1050 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 9 / Section 8-21-1050
SECTION 8-21-1050. Accounting for fees and costs received by constables.
Status: in_force

All fees and costs received or recovered by constables, including mileage, shall be accounted for and paid into the general fund of the county as directed by the governing body thereof; except that mileage at the current county rate per mile shall be taxable and recovered in the same manner as other costs for the actual mileage traveled by constables in serving process or other papers in any civil action, but such mileage or travel costs shall be payable personally to constables only as provided in Section 8-21-1040.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1120 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 8-13-1120
SECTION 8-13-1120. Contents of statement of economic interests.
Status: in_force

(A) A statement of economic interests filed pursuant to Section 8-13-1110 must be on forms prescribed by the State Ethics Commission and must contain full and complete information concerning: (1) the name, business or government address, and workplace telephone number of the filer; (2) the source, type, and amount or value of income, not to include tax refunds, of substantial monetary value received from a governmental entity by the filer or a member of the filer's immediate family during the reporting period; (3)(a) the description, value, and location of all real property owned and options to purchase real property during the reporting period by a filer or a member of the filer's immediate family if: (i) there have been any public improvements of more than two hundred dollars on or adjacent to the real property within the reporting period and the public improvements are known to the filer; or (ii) the interest can reasonably be expected to be the subject of a conflict of interest; or (b) if a sale, lease, or rental of personal or real property is to a state, county, or municipal instrumentality of government, a copy of the contract, lease, or rental agreement must be attached to the statement of economic interests; (4) the name of each organization which paid for or reimbursed actual expenses of the filer for speaking before a public or private group, the amount of such payment or reimbursement, and the purpose, date, and location of the speaking engagement; (5) the identity of every business or entity in which the filer or a member of the filer's immediate family held or controlled, in the aggregate, securities or interests constituting five percent or more of the total issued and outstanding securities and interests which constitute a value of one hundred thousand dollars or more; (6)(a) a listing by name and address of each creditor to whom the filer or member of the filer's immediate family owed a debt in excess of five hundred dollars at any time during the reporting period, if the creditor is subject to regulation by the filer or is seeking or has sought a business or financial arrangement with the filer's agency or department other than for a credit card or retail installment contract, and the original amount of the debt and amount outstanding unless: (i) the debt is promised or loaned by a bank, savings and loan, or other licensed financial institution which loans money in the ordinary course of its business and on terms and interest rates generally available to a member of the general public without regard to status as a public official, public member, or public employee; or (ii) the debt is promised or loaned by an individual's family member if the person who promises or makes the loan is not acting as the agent or intermediary for someone other than a person named in this subitem; and (b) the rate of interest charged the filer or a member of the filer's immediate family for a debt required to be reported in (a); If a discharge of a debt required to be reported in (a) has been made, the date of the transaction must be shown. (7) the name of any lobbyist, as defined in Section 2-17-10(13) who is: (a) an immediate family member of the filer; (b) an individual with whom or business with which the filer or a member of the filer's immediate family is associated; (8) if a public official, public member, or public employee receives compensation from an individual or business which contracts with the governmental entity with which the public official, public member, or public employee serves or is employed, the public official, public member, or public employee must report the name and address of that individual or business and the amount of compensation paid to the public official, public member, or public employee by that individual or business; (9) the source and a brief description of any gifts, including transportation, lodging, food, or entertainment received during the preceding calendar year from: (a) a person, if there is reason to believe the donor would not give the gift, gratuity, or favor but for the official's or employee's office or position; or (b) a person, or from an officer or director of a person, if the public official or public employee has reason to believe the person: (i) has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationship with the official's or employee's agency; or (ii) conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the official's or employee's agency if the value of the gift is twenty-five dollars or more in a day or if the value totals, in the aggregate, two hundred dollars or more in a calendar year. (10) a listing of the private source and type of any income received in the previous year by the filer or a member of his immediate family. This item does not include income received pursuant to: (a) a court order; (b) a savings, checking, or brokerage account with a bank, savings and loan, or other licensed financial institution which offers savings, checking, or brokerage accounts in the ordinary course of its business and on terms and interest rates generally available to a member of the general public without regard to status as a public official, public member, or public employee; (c) a mutual fund or similar fund in which an investment company invests its shareholders' money in a diversified selection of securities. (B) This article does not require the disclosure of economic interests information concerning: (1) a spouse separated pursuant to a court order from the public official, public member, or public employee; (2) a former spouse; (3) a campaign contribution that is permitted and reported under Article 13 of this chapter; or (4) matters determined to require confidentiality pursuant to Section 2-17-90(E). (C) For purposes of this section, income means anything of value received, which must be reported on a form used by the Internal Revenue Service for the reporting or disclosure of income received by an individual or a business. Income does not include retirement, annuity, pension, IRA, disability, or deferred compensation payments received by the filer or filer's immediate family member.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-130 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 8-13-130
SECTION 8-13-130. Levying enforcement or administrative fees on persons in violation; use of fees and costs.
Status: in_force

The State Ethics Commission, Senate Ethics Committee, and House of Representatives Ethics Committee may levy an enforcement or administrative fee on a person who is found in violation, or who admits to a violation, pursuant to Title 2 or Title 8. The fee must be used to reimburse the commission, the appropriate legislative Ethics Committee, or combination thereof, for costs associated with the investigation and hearing of a violation. The costs associated include: (1) the investigator's time; (2) mileage, meals, and lodging; (3) the prosecutor's time; (4) the hearing panel's travel, per diem, and meals; (5) administrative time; (6) subpoena costs to include witness fees and mileage; and (7) miscellaneous costs such as postage and supplies. These fees and costs are in addition to any fines as otherwise provided by law. Editor's Note 2016 Act No. 282, SECTION 17, provides as follows: "SECTION 17. The provisions of this act are effective as of April 1, 2017 and shall apply to complaints filed on or after April 1, 2017. However, the provisions in Section 8-13-310 regarding the selection of the initial members to serve on the State Ethics Commission as of April 1, 2017, and the termination of terms of the members serving on the commission as of March 31, 2017, take effect after the date of the Governor's signature for the limited purpose of having the initial members of the reconstituted State Ethics Commission begin service on April 1, 2017. The State Ethics Commission, House Ethics Committee and Senate Ethics Committee shall maintain jurisdiction over all open complaints and investigations pending in the appropriate entity on or before March 31, 2017. The reconstituted State Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over open complaints and investigations pending within the State Ethics Commission as of March 31, 2017."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-220 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 8-11-220
SECTION 8-11-220. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: 1. "Agency" shall mean any department, institution, commission, board or any other unit of government of the State. 2. "Appointing authority" shall mean any person having power by law, or by lawfully delegated authority, to make an appointment of a person for employment to any position in the State service. 3. "Agency head" shall mean the chief executive of a State agency in whom is vested final appointing authority for the agency. 4. "Classified service" shall mean all of those positions in the State service which are subject to the classification policies and regulations as authorized by the provisions of this article. 5. "Unclassified service" shall mean all of those positions in the State service which are not subject to the position classification policies and regulations. 6. "Exempt positions" shall mean all of those positions in the State service which are exempt from the provisions of this article as specified in Section 8-11-260. 7. "Position" shall mean any employment requiring the paid services of one person, or any office or employment in any agency requiring specific duties to be performed by one person. 8. "Academic personnel" shall mean presidents, provosts, vice-presidents, deans, teaching and research staffs, and others of academic rank employed by the State educational institutions of higher learning, or medical institutions of education and research.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-23-20 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 23 / Section 8-23-20
SECTION 8-23-20. Deferred Compensation Program.
Status: in_force

The Board of Directors of the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority shall establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement and administer the Deferred Compensation Program. The board shall make such administrative appointments and contracts as are necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter and in the administration of account assets. For purposes of administering this program, an individual account shall be maintained in the name of each employee. The board shall select, through competitive bidding and contracts, plans for purchase of fixed and variable annuities, savings, mutual funds, insurance, and such other investments as the board may approve which are not in conflict with the State Constitution and with the advice and approval of the State Treasurer. Costs of administration may be paid from the interest earnings of the funds accrued as a result of deposits or as an assessment against each account.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-1070 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 9 / Section 8-21-1070
SECTION 8-21-1070. Constables' fees and mileage for performance of duties outside county.
Status: in_force

When empowered by law to serve process or perform other duties outside the county in which they are employed or appointed to serve, constables shall be allowed the same fees and mileage as though duties were performed within the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-120 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 8-17-120
SECTION 8-17-120. Adoption of plan for resolution of employee grievances; proper subjects for consideration.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or any incorporated municipality in this State may by ordinance or resolution adopt a plan for the hearing and resolution of employee grievances which, if adopted, shall conform substantially to the guidelines set forth in this article. As used in this article, grievances may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, dismissal, suspensions, involuntary transfers, promotions and demotions. Compensation shall not be deemed a proper subject for consideration under the grievance procedure except as it may apply to alleged inequities within an agency or department of the particular county or municipal jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-380 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 8-17-380
SECTION 8-17-380. Grievance and performance appraisal procedure for academic employees.
Status: in_force

With respect to the teaching and research faculty, professional librarians, academic administrators, and all other persons holding faculty appointments at any post-secondary educational institutions described in item (10) of Section 8-17-370, each such institution, subject to the approval of the Director of the Department of Administration or its designee and the Commission on Higher Education, shall establish in writing: (a) A performance appraisal procedure which shall assure: (1) annual review and evaluation of such employees; (2) written findings; (3) review of evaluations with each covered employee; (4) retention of performance appraisals and written comments of such employee, if any, in a permanent file with right of full disclosure to the employee. (b) A grievance procedure which shall at an appropriate stage provide a hearing for such employees before an individual or committee designated for such purposes, at which the employee shall have the right to representation by counsel and the opportunity to present evidence in his behalf. Any such procedure shall include the right of the employee to appeal the post-hearing decision to the governing board of the institution, or a committee designated by the board for this purpose, such appeal to be limited to the record of the hearing. Discrimination in compensation, promotion, and work assignment shall be subjects for consideration by such grievance procedure. Dismissal of tenured or other permanent employees and dismissal prior to the end of an employment contract term shall be only for cause, and shall be subject for consideration by such grievance procedure. The granting or the failure to grant tenured status to such employees or nonrenewal of employment contracts at the end of the contract term shall not be subjects for consideration by such grievance procedure. The grievance and performance appraisal procedure provided for herein shall be submitted to the Department of Administration or its designee and the Commission on Higher Education for approval within six months after the establishment of any new institution.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-140 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 8-17-140
SECTION 8-17-140. Findings and decisions of committee; review by local governing body.
Status: in_force

The committee shall, within twenty days after hearing an appeal, make its findings and decision and report the findings and decision to the individual or body vested with employment and discharge authority. If the individual or body vested with employment and discharge authority approves, the decision of the grievance committee is final, and copies of the decision must be transmitted by the committee to the employee, to the chief administrative officer, and to the particular department or agency involved. If, however, the individual or body vested with employment and discharge authority rejects the decision of the committee, it shall make its own decision without further hearing, and that decision is final, with copies transmitted to the employee and the employing agency.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-23-10 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 23 / Section 8-23-10
SECTION 8-23-10. Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to enable employees of the State, its agencies and political subdivisions to participate in voluntary deferred compensation plans authorized by the United States Internal Revenue Code as interpreted and administered by the Internal Revenue Service, thereby permitting such employees to obtain the advantages inherent in such plans relative to the income tax treatment of the contributions and disbursements made pursuant to tax sheltered voluntary income deferment plans.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-10 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-1-10
SECTION 8-1-10. "Public officers" defined.
Status: in_force

The term "public officers" shall be construed to mean all officers of the State that have heretofore been commissioned and trustees of the various colleges of the State, members of various State boards and other persons whose duties are defined by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1510 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 8-13-1510
SECTION 8-13-1510. Civil and criminal penalties for late filing of or failure to file report or statement required by this chapter.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a person required to file a report or statement under this chapter who files a late statement or report or fails to file a required statement or report must be assessed a civil penalty as follows: (1) a fine of one hundred dollars if the statement or report is not filed within five days after the established deadline provided by law in this chapter; and (2) after notice has been given by certified or registered mail that a required statement or report has not been filed, a fine of ten dollars per calendar day for the first ten days after notice has been given, and one hundred dollars for each additional calendar day in which the required statement or report is not filed, not exceeding five thousand dollars. (B) After the maximum civil penalty has been levied and the required statement or report has not been filed, the person is: (1) for a first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor triable in magistrates court and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days; (2) for a second offense, guilty of a misdemeanor triable in magistrates court and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than a mandatory minimum of thirty days; (3) for a third or subsequent offense, guilty of a misdemeanor triable in magistrates court and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-23-90 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 23 / Section 8-23-90
SECTION 8-23-90. No cost or liability to State or political subdivisions other than incidental expenses.
Status: in_force

The Deferred Compensation Plan shall operate without cost or liability to the State, any of its departments, agencies, boards, commissions, institutions or political subdivisions except for the incidental expense of administering the deduction of the deferred funds and the remittance thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-197 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-197
SECTION 8-11-197. Mileage reimbursement rate.
Status: in_force

Employer-paid reimbursements paid to a state officer or employee for mileage expenses incurred in the performance of official duties must be paid at a per mile rate that is equal to the standard business mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service as that rate is periodically adjusted by the Internal Revenue Service.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-90 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-90
SECTION 8-11-90. Deductions for federal taxes.
Status: in_force

The Comptroller General, or any state department, institution, or agency of state government authorized by the Department of Administration to make disbursements from their own bank accounts shall make deductions for taxes required to be deducted or withheld by the federal government, from the compensation of state employees, and pay over to the Director of Internal Revenue, or any agency designated to receive such funds, all collections so deducted or withheld.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-150 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-1-150
SECTION 8-1-150. Filling vacancies.
Status: in_force

Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the governing body of a special purpose district or public service district, and the duties of the governing body are prescribed by law, and there is no provision for filling the vacancy, it must be filled in the same manner of original appointment or election for the remainder of the unexpired term.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-785 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-785
SECTION 8-13-785. Communication by elected official with state board or commission on behalf of constituent.
Status: in_force

Nothing in Chapter 13 of Title 8 prevents an elected official from communicating with a board or commission member or employee, on behalf of a constituent relating to delays in obtaining a hearing, discourteous treatment, scheduling, or other matters not affecting the outcome of pending matters, provided that the elected official, an individual with whom the elected official is associated, or a business with which the elected official is associated is not representing the constituent for compensation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-740 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-740
SECTION 8-13-740. Representation of another by a public official, member, or employee before a governmental entity.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) A public official occupying statewide office, a member of his immediate family, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated may not knowingly represent another person before a governmental entity, except as otherwise required by law. (2) A member of the General Assembly, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated may not knowingly represent another person before a governmental entity, except: (a) as required by law; (b) before a court under the unified judicial system; or (c) in a contested case, as defined in Section 1-23-310, excluding a contested case for a rate or price fixing matter before the South Carolina Public Service Commission or South Carolina Department of Insurance, or in an agency's consideration of the drafting and promulgation of regulations under Chapter 23 of Title 1 in a public hearing. (3) A public member occupying statewide office, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated may not knowingly represent another person before the same unit or division of the governmental entity for which the public member has official responsibility, except as otherwise required by law. (4) A public official, public member, or public employee of a county may not knowingly represent a person before an agency, unit, or subunit of that county for which the public official, public member, or public employee has official responsibility except: (a) as required by law; or (b) before a court under the unified judicial system. (5) A public official, public member, or public employee of a municipality may not knowingly represent a person before any agency, unit, or subunit of that municipality for which the public official, public member, or public employee has official responsibility except as required by law. (6) A public employee, other than those specified in items (4) and (5) of this subsection, receiving compensation other than reimbursement or per diem payments for his official duties, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated may not knowingly represent a person before an entity on the same level of government for which the public official, public member, or public employee has official responsibility except: (a) as required by law; (b) before a court under the unified judicial system; or (c) in a contested case, as defined in Section 1-23-310, excluding a contested case for a rate or price fixing matter before the South Carolina Public Service Commission or the South Carolina Department of Insurance, or in an agency's consideration of the drafting and promulgation of regulations under Chapter 23 of Title 1 in a public hearing. (7) The restrictions set forth in items (1) through (6) of this subsection do not apply to: (a) purely ministerial matters which do not require discretion on the part of the governmental entity before which the public official, public member, or public employee is appearing; (b) representation by a public official, public member, or public employee in the course of the public official's, public member's, or public employee's official duties; (c) representation by the public official, public member, or public employee in matters relating to the public official's, public member's or public employee's personal affairs or the personal affairs of the public official's, public member's, or public employee's immediate family. (8) A state, county, or municipal public official, public member, or public employee, including a person serving on an agency, unit, or subunit of a governmental entity shall not be required to resign or otherwise vacate his seat or position due to a conflict of interest that arises under this section as long as notice of the possible conflict of interest is given and he complies with the recusal requirements of Section 8-13-700(B). A governmental entity includes, but is not limited to, a planning board or zoning commission. (9) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a governmental entity shall not prohibit a state, county, or municipal public official, public member, or public employee, including a person serving on an agency, unit, or subunit of a governmental entity from service in office or employment based solely on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or occupation. (B) A member of the General Assembly, when he, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated represents a client for compensation as permitted by subsection (A)(2)(c), must file within his annual statement of economic interests a listing of fees earned, services rendered, names of persons represented, and the nature of contacts made with the governmental entities. (C) A member of the General Assembly may not vote on the section of that year's general appropriation bill relating to a particular agency or commission if the member, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated has represented any client before that agency or commission as permitted by subsection (A)(2)(c) within one year prior to such vote. This subsection does not prohibit a member from voting on other sections of the general appropriation bill or from voting on the general appropriation bill as a whole.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-155 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-155
SECTION 8-11-155. Paid parental leave; adoption.
Status: in_force

(A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Child" means a child initially legally placed for adoption and under the age of eighteen. No child can have more than two parents eligible for paid parental leave. (2) "Eligible state employee" means an employee occupying any percentage of a full-time equivalent position. (3) "Paid parental leave" means six weeks of paid leave at one hundred percent of the eligible state employee's base pay or two weeks of paid leave at one hundred percent of the eligible state employee's base pay. Leave for part-time eligible state employees must be on a prorated basis corresponding to the percentage of hours they are normally scheduled to work. (4) "Qualifying event" means the initial legal placement of a child by adoption. (B) Eligible state employees who are employed by this State, its departments, agencies, or institutions and are primarily responsible for furnishing the care and nurture of the child, are entitled to six weeks of paid parental leave upon the occurrence of a qualifying event. Eligible state employees who are employed by this State, its departments, agencies, or institutions who are not primarily responsible for furnishing the care and nurture of the child, are entitled to two weeks of paid parental leave upon the occurrence of a qualifying event. (C) Paid parental leave usage includes the following: (1) The entitlement to leave pursuant to subsection (B) expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date of initial legal placement. An eligible state employee shall receive no more than one occurrence of six or two weeks of paid parental leave for any twelve-month period, even if more than one qualifying event occurs. (2) If the leave is not used by the eligible state employee before the end of the twelve-month period after the qualifying event, such leave does not accumulate for subsequent use. Paid parental leave may not be donated. Any leave remaining at the end of the twelve-month period or at separation of employment is forfeited. (3) Days of paid parental leave taken under this section must be taken consecutively. (4) If both parents are eligible state employees, paid parental leave may be taken concurrently, consecutively, or a different time as the other eligible state employee. (5) Legal holidays listed in Section 53-5-10 must not be counted against paid parental leave. (6) Paid parental leave must run concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the Family Medical and Leave Act and any other unpaid leave to which the eligible state employee may be entitled as a result of the qualifying event. However, leave granted under this section is with pay and is not annual leave or sick leave and therefore does not deduct from the eligible state employee's accrued leave balance. An eligible state employee does not have to exhaust all other forms of leave before being eligible to take leave granted under this section. Eligible state employees shall accrue annual and sick leave at the normal rate while on this leave, if applicable. (D) The Division of Human Resources of the Department of Administration shall promulgate regulations, guidance, and procedures to implement this section. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 149, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-325 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8-13-325
SECTION 8-13-325. Commission to retain fees.
Status: in_force

In order to offset costs associated with the: (1) administration and regulation of lobbyists and lobbyist's principals, and (2) enforcement of Chapter 17 of Title 2, the State Ethics Commission shall retain fees generated by the registration of lobbyists and lobbyists' principals and the initial fine of one hundred dollars, as provided in Section 2-17-50(A)(2)(a), and the initial fine of one hundred dollars, as provided in Section 8-13-1510(1), for reports received by the State Ethics Commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-725 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-725
SECTION 8-13-725. Use or disclosure of confidential information by public official, member, or employee for financial gain; examination of private records; penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) A public official, public member, or public employee may not use or disclose confidential information gained in the course of or by reason of his official responsibilities in a way that would affect an economic interest held by him, a member of his immediate family, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated. (B)(1) A public official, public member, or public employee may not wilfully examine, or aid and abet in the wilful examination of, a tax return of a taxpayer, a worker's compensation record, a record in connection with health or medical treatment, social services records, or other records of an individual in the possession of or within the access of a public department or agency if the purpose of the examination is improper or unlawful. (2) A person convicted of violating this subsection must be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and shall reimburse the costs of prosecution. Upon conviction, the person also must be discharged immediately from his public capacity as an official, member, or employee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-23-100 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 23 / Section 8-23-100
SECTION 8-23-100. Withdrawal from program.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon thirty days notice to his employer and to the underwriter, an employee may cease making contributions to any deferred compensation program established for his benefit under the provisions of this chapter. All contracts entered into under the provisions of this chapter shall include a statement to this effect in the contract.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1160 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 8-13-1160
SECTION 8-13-1160. Forwarding of copies of statement to State Ethics Commission and filing person's county of residence.
Status: in_force

(A) The Senate Ethics Committee and the House of Representatives Ethics Committee must forward a copy of each statement filed with it to the State Ethics Commission within five business days of receipt. (B) Within five business days of receipt, a copy of all statements of economic interests received by the State Ethics Commission must be forwarded to the clerk of court in the county of residence of the filing official or employee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-35 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-35
SECTION 8-11-35. Salary payment schedule; maximum salaries; dual compensation; reports; exception.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as otherwise provided by law, appropriations for compensation of state employees must be paid in twice-monthly installments to the person holding the position. To provide a regular and permanent schedule for payment of employees, the payroll period begins on June 2 of the prior fiscal year with the first pay period ending on June 16 of the prior fiscal year. The payroll period continues thereafter on a twice-monthly schedule as established by the Department of Administration. This schedule must continue from one fiscal year to another without interruption, on a twice-monthly basis. The Department of Administration may approve changes to this schedule where circumstances are considered justifiable. (B) The appropriated salaries for specified positions means the maximum compensation for the position, except as specifically provided in other provisions of the annual general appropriations act or other provisions of law, and if the head of a department is able to secure the services for a particular position or work at a lower rate than the salary specified in the annual general appropriations act, the agency head is authorized to pay a lower salary. (C) An employee of a state department or institution must not be paid any compensation from any other department of the state government except as approved under the provisions of Regulation 19-702.09 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations, and an employee of a department or institution must not be paid travel expenses by any other department or institution without approval of the agency by which he is regularly employed. (D) The Comptroller General, after June thirtieth of each year, shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee the names of all employees receiving dual compensation and the amounts received. The report shall list information under the primary employing agency, and in the format which lists employees under the requesting or secondary agency. (E) The provisions of Regulation 19-707.02 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations and Section 8-13-750 do not apply to employees hired for one hundred twenty days or fewer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-560 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 8-13-560
SECTION 8-13-560. Suspension of House or Senate member under indictment for particular crime; removal upon conviction; reinstatement upon acquittal.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise currently or hereafter provided for by House or Senate rule, as is appropriate: (1) A member of the General Assembly who is indicted in a state court or a federal court for a crime that is a felony, a crime that involves moral turpitude, a crime that has a sentence of two or more years, or a crime that violates election laws must be suspended immediately without pay by the presiding officer of the House or Senate, as appropriate. The suspension remains in effect until the public official is acquitted, convicted, pleads guilty, or pleads nolo contendere. In the case of a conviction, the office must be declared vacant. In the event of an acquittal or dismissal of charges against the public official, he is entitled to reinstatement and back pay. (2) If the public official is involved in an election between the time of the suspension and final conclusion of the indictment, the presiding officer of the House or Senate, or the Governor, as appropriate, shall again suspend him at the beginning of his next term. The suspended public official may not participate in the business of his public office.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-340 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 8-17-340
SECTION 8-17-340. State Employee Grievance Committee; hearings; procedures; appeals.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created the State Employee Grievance Committee constituted and appointed to serve as an administrative hearing body for state employee appeals. The State Human Resources Director shall forward to the committee for a hearing all appeals which meet jurisdictional requirements and relate to the following adverse employment actions: terminations, salary decreases based on performance, demotions, suspensions for more than ten days, and reductions in force when the State Human Resources Director determines there is a material issue of fact regarding inconsistent or improper application of the agency's reduction in force plan or policy. The committee shall consist of at least eighteen and not more than twenty-four members who must be appointed by the Director of Department of Administration to serve for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. All members of the committee must be selected on a broadly representative basis from among the personnel of the various state agencies as recommended by the agency head. The committee annually shall elect a chairman from among its members to serve for a one-year term. In addition, the State Human Resources Director may divide the committee into panels of five members to sit at hearings and designate a member to serve as the presiding officer and a member to serve as secretary at all panel hearings. A quorum of a panel consists of at least three members. Vacancies occurring for a reason other than expiration of a term must be filled by the Director of Department of Administration in the same manner as the original appointments. Members may be reappointed for succeeding terms at the discretion of the Director of Department of Administration. The committee and the State Human Resources Director may recommend to the Director of Department of Administration that it promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this article and the board is authorized to promulgate these and other necessary regulations. Committee members shall receive their normal pay for the time they are required to be away from their regular assignments. They may be reimbursed as provided by law from funds appropriated to the Department of Administration for expenses, such as meals, lodging, and mileage, when using their personal automobiles, incurred in connection with the performance of necessary committee business. (B) Whenever an appeal before the committee is initiated by or involves an employee of an agency of which a committee member also is an employee or involves another impermissible conflict of interest, the member is disqualified from participating in the hearing. (C) The committee chairman or a designee shall conduct the grievance hearing in an equitable, orderly, and expeditious fashion. The committee chairman or a designee is authorized to administer oaths; to issue subpoenas for files, records, and papers; to call additional witnesses; and to subpoena witnesses. The Department of Administration is authorized to request assignment by the Attorney General of one or more of his staff attorneys admitted to practice law in South Carolina to serve in the capacity of committee attorney. If the Attorney General is not able to provide sufficient legal staff for this purpose due to an impermissible conflict of interest, the Department of Administration, with the approval of the Attorney General, is authorized to secure other qualified attorneys to serve as committee counsel. The committee attorney shall determine the order and relevance of the testimony and the appearance of witnesses, and shall rule on all motions, and all legal issues. The parties are bound by the decisions of the committee chairman or a designee or the committee attorney insofar as these hearings are concerned. (D) At these hearings the employee and the agency are allowed representatives, including counsel. During the course of the hearing the parties and witnesses also shall respond to questions asked by the committee attorney or the committee members. The committee attorney or the attorney for the Office of Human Resources may assist the committee in the preparation of its findings of fact, statements of policy, and conclusions of law. The committee attorney may be present during the committee's deliberations on its decision only upon the request of the presiding officer. Within twenty calendar days of the conclusion of the hearing, the committee shall render its decision on the appeal. The decision shall include the committee's findings of fact, statements of policy, and conclusions of law. (E) The committee may sustain, reject, or modify a grievance hearing decision of an agency as follows: (1) In cases involving actual or threatened abuse, neglect, or exploitation, to include those terms as they may be defined in Section 43-35-10 or 63-7-20, of a patient, client, or inmate by an employee, the agency's decision must be given greater deference and may not be altered or overruled by the committee, unless the covered employee establishes that: (a) The agency's finding that the covered employee abused, neglected, or exploited or threatened to abuse, neglect, or exploit a patient, client, or inmate is clearly erroneous in view of reliable, probative, and substantial evidence; (b) The agency's disciplinary action was not within its established personnel policies, procedures, and regulations; or (c) The agency's action was arbitrary and capricious. (2) In all other cases, the committee may not alter or overrule an agency's decision, unless the covered employee establishes that the agency's decision is one or more of the following and prejudices substantial rights of the covered employee: (a) in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions; (b) in excess of the statutory authority of the agency; (c) made upon unlawful procedure; (d) affected by other error of law; (e) clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence on the whole record; or (f) arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion. (F) The decision of the committee members must be transmitted in writing to the employee and the employing agency and is final in terms of administrative review. As a result of this decision, either the covered employee or the agency may request a rehearing or reconsideration within thirty calendar days from receipt of the decision. A notice of appeal seeking appellate review of the final decision may be made by the covered employee to the Administrative Law Court as provided in Sections 1-23-380(B) and 1-23-600(D). Only after an agency submits a written request to the Office of Human Resources seeking approval of the Department of Administration may the agency file a notice of appeal seeking appellate review to the Administrative Law Court. However, the agency may perfect the appeal only upon approval of the Department of Administration. The covered employee or the agency who first files the notice of appeal seeking appellate review is responsible for preparation of a transcript and paying the costs of preparation of a transcript of the audio tapes of a hearing required for certification of the record to the Administrative Law Court. Neither the Department of Administration nor the Office of Human Resources nor the State Human Resources director nor the committee may be named in this notice of appeal. However, any of these entities are entitled to make a motion in the Administrative Law Court to be allowed to intervene to participate in the appeal for appropriate reasons including their interest in defending their policies. Editor's Note 1996 Act No. 284, SECTION 9, provides: "SECTION 9. Any members of the State Employee Grievance Committee added pursuant to the amendment to Section 8-17-340 of the 1976 Code contained in this act must be appointed with staggered terms that must be noted on the appointment." 2006 Act No. 387, SECTION 53, provides as follows: "This act is intended to provide a uniform procedure for contested cases and appeals from administrative agencies and to the extent that a provision of this act conflicts with an existing statute or regulation, the provisions of this act are controlling."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-920 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 8-13-920
SECTION 8-13-920. Report of campaign expenditures.
Status: in_force

A person running for an office elected by the General Assembly must file a report with the Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ethics Committee of money in excess of one hundred dollars spent by him or in his behalf in seeking the office. The report must include the period beginning with the time he first announces his intent to seek the office. The report must not include travel expenses or room and board while campaigning. Contributions made to members of the General Assembly during the period from announcement of intent to election date must be included. The report must be updated quarterly with an additional report filed five days before the election and the final report filed thirty days after the election. Persons soliciting votes on behalf of candidates must submit expenses in excess of one hundred dollars to the candidate which must be included on the candidate's report. A copy of all reports received by the Senate Ethics Committee and the House of Representatives Ethics Committee must be forwarded to the State Ethics Commission within two business days of receipt.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1520 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 15 / Section 8-13-1520
SECTION 8-13-1520. Violation of chapter constitutes misdemeanor; violation not necessarily ethical infraction.
Status: in_force

(A) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (B) A person who violates any provision of this Article 13 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred percent of the amount of contributions or anything of value that should have been reported pursuant to the provisions of this Article 13 but not less than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (C) A violation of the provisions of this chapter does not necessarily subject a public official to the provisions of Section 8-13-560.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-3-100 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-3-100
SECTION 8-3-100. Cost of bonds from corporate surety.
Status: in_force

When the official of any county secures bond from a surety company the cost of such bond shall be paid by the governing body of the county out of the ordinary county funds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1308 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1308
SECTION 8-13-1308. Filing of certified campaign reports by candidates and committees.
Status: in_force

(A) Upon the receipt or expenditure of campaign contributions or the making of independent expenditures totaling an accumulated aggregate of five hundred dollars or more, a candidate or committee required to file a statement of organization pursuant to Section 8-13-1304(A) must file an initial certified campaign report within ten days of these initial receipts or expenditures. However, a candidate who does not receive or expend campaign contributions totaling an accumulated aggregate of five hundred dollars or more must file an initial certified campaign report fifteen days before an election. (B) Following the filing of an initial certified campaign report, additional certified campaign reports must be filed within ten days following the end of each calendar quarter in which contributions are received or expenditures are made, whether before or after an election until the campaign account undergoes final disbursement pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-13-1370. (C) Campaign reports filed by a candidate must be certified by the candidate. Campaign reports filed by a committee must be certified by a duly authorized officer of the committee. (D)(1) At least fifteen days before an election, a certified campaign report must be filed showing contributions of more than one hundred dollars and expenditures to or by the candidate or committee for the period ending twenty days before the election. The candidate or committee must maintain a current list during the period before the election commencing at the beginning of the calendar quarter of the election of all contributions of more than one hundred dollars and expenditures. The list must be open to public inspection upon request. (2) A committee immediately shall file a campaign report listing expenditures if it makes an independent expenditure or an incurred expenditure within the calendar quarter in which the election is conducted or twenty days before the election, whichever period of time is greater, in excess of: (a) ten thousand dollars in the case of a candidate for statewide office; or (b) two thousand dollars in the case of a candidate for any other office. (3) In the event of a runoff election, candidates or committees are not required to file another campaign report in addition to the reports already required under this section. However, records must remain open to public inspection upon request between the election and the runoff. (E) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (B) and (D), if a pre-election campaign report provided for in subsection (D) is required to be filed within thirty days of the end of the prior quarter, a candidate or committee must combine the quarterly report provided for in subsection (B) and the pre-election report and file the combined report subject to the provisions of subsection (D) no later than fifteen days before the election. (F) Certified campaign reports detailing campaign contributions and expenditures must contain: (1) the total of contributions accepted by the candidate or committee; (2) the name and address of each person making a contribution of more than one hundred dollars and the amount and date of receipt of each contribution; (3) the total expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee; (4) the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made from campaign funds, including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the expenditure. (G) Notwithstanding any other reporting requirements in this chapter, a political party, legislative caucus committee, and a party committee must file a certified campaign report upon the receipt of anything of value which totals in the aggregate five hundred dollars or more. For purposes of this section, "anything of value" includes contributions received which may be used for the payment of operation expenses of a political party, legislative caucus committee, or a party committee. A political party also must comply with the reporting requirements of subsections (B), (C), and (F) of Section 8-13-1308 in the same manner as a candidate or committee. (H) A committee that solicits contributions pursuant to Section 8-13-1331 must certify compliance with that section on a form prescribed by the State Ethics Commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-770 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 8-11-770
SECTION 8-11-770. Employing agencies to maintain records and report pertinent information to division.
Status: in_force

The division shall require employing agencies to maintain records and report pertinent information to the division concerning the administration of the leave-transfer program for the purpose of evaluating the desirability, feasibility, and cost of the transfer program.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1332 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1332
SECTION 8-13-1332. Unlawful contributions and expenditures.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for: (1) a committee or ballot measure committee to make a contribution or expenditure by using: (a) anything of value secured by physical force, job discrimination, financial reprisals, or threat of the same; (b) dues, fees, or other monies required as a condition of membership in a labor organization, or as a condition of employment; or (c) monies obtained by the committee or the ballot measure committee in a commercial transaction; (2) a person to solicit an employee for a contribution and fail to inform the employee of the political purposes of the committee or ballot measure committee and of the employee's right to refuse to contribute without any advantage or promise of an advantage conditioned upon making the contribution or reprisal or threat of reprisal related to the failure to make the contribution; (3) a corporation or committee of a corporation to solicit contributions to the corporation or committee from a person other than its shareholders, directors, executive or administrative personnel, and their families, except as provided in Section 8-13-1333.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-730 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 8-13-730
SECTION 8-13-730. Membership on or employment by regulatory agency of person associated with regulated business.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, no person may serve as a member of a governmental regulatory agency that regulates any business with which that person is associated. An employee of the regulatory agency which regulates a business with which he is associated annually shall file a statement of economic interests notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-13-1110. No person may be an employee of the regulatory agency which regulates a business with which he is associated if this relationship creates a continuing or frequent conflict with the performance of his official responsibilities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-7-40 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 8-7-40
SECTION 8-7-40. Appointment of person to fill temporary vacancy; terms.
Status: in_force

In case a temporary vacancy is created in any office or position by reason of the absence of the officer in the military service the appointive authority shall appoint some person to fill temporarily the office or position to which such officer was elected or appointed. All such appointees shall hold the office or position which they are temporarily to fill during the absence of the officer in the military service or until the expiration of the term for which such officer in the military service was elected or appointed, whichever period of time is the shorter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-55 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-55
SECTION 8-11-55. Compensatory time for working overtime.
Status: in_force

Any state employee who is required to work overtime during any particular week may, as a result, be given compensatory time by his agency. Compensatory time, if granted, must be in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as amended.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-23-70 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 23 / Section 8-23-70
SECTION 8-23-70. Program additional to other retirement; pension or benefit systems; taxation of deferred sums.
Status: in_force

The Deferred Compensation Program established pursuant to this chapter shall be in addition to retirement, pension, or benefit systems established by the State, federal government, or political subdivision and no deferral of income under the Deferred Compensation Program shall affect a reduction of any retirement, pension, social security, or other benefit provided by law. Any sum deferred under the Deferred Compensation Program shall not be subject to taxation until distribution is actually made to the employee. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the State and their employees from participation in deferred compensation plans or programs offered independently of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority by building and loan or savings and loan associations, banks, trust companies, and credit unions chartered by the state or federal governments, and all such political subdivisions shall be empowered with such contractual authority as may be necessary or incident to such participation; provided, however, that (a) such deferred compensation plans or programs shall comply with applicable federal income tax law in providing income deferral, (b) all deferred amounts shall be held in accounts, certificates of deposit, or other forms of savings vehicles which are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in the case of savings and loan associations, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the case of commercial banks, and the National Credit Union Administration in the case of credit unions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-800 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 8-21-800
SECTION 8-21-800. Relief from filing fees, court costs, and other probate costs.
Status: repealed

The Probate Judge may relieve any party to a proceeding in the Probate Court from court costs in the manner provided in Section 8-21-140, but relief from filing fees and other probate costs is prohibited, except as provided in Section 8-21-810. (1) The Probate Judge pursuant to Rule 3(b), SCRCP and Section 62-1-112, shall grant waivers of filing fees for indigent persons in the same manner as other civil cases. (2) The Probate Judge may relieve any party to a proceeding in the Probate Court from court costs related to fees of a notary public as provided in Section 8-21-140. (3) The Probate Judge is prohibited from waiving fees or court costs associated with the value of an estate or conservatorship as provided in Section 8-21-770(B), except as provided in Section 8-21-810. Editor's Note 2017 Act No. 87, SECTION 6, provides as follows: "(A) This act takes effect on January 1, 2019. "(B) Except as otherwise provided in this act, on the effective date of this act: "(1) this act applies to any conservatorships, guardianships, or protective orders for minors or persons under a disability created before, on, or after its effective date; "(2) this act applies to all judicial proceedings concerning conservatorships, guardianships, or protective orders for minors or persons under a disability commenced on or after its effective date; "(3) this act applies to judicial proceedings concerning conservatorships, guardianships, and protective orders for minors or persons under a disability commenced before its effective date unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of this act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties, in which case that particular provision of this act does not apply and the superseded law applies; "(4) subject to item (B)(5) and subsection (C) of this SECTION, any rule of construction or presumption provided in this act applies to governing instruments executed before the effective date of this act unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the governing instrument; and "(5) an act done and any right acquired or accrued before the effective date of the act is not affected by this act. "(C) If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before the effective date of the act, that statute continues to apply to the right even if it has been repealed or suspended."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-140 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 8-21-140
SECTION 8-21-140. Fees of notaries public.
Status: in_force

The fees of notaries public shall be as follows: (1) For taking a deposition and swearing witnesses, twenty-five cents per copy sheet; (2) For a duplicate of a deposition, protest and certificate, ten cents per copy sheet of one hundred words; (3) For each attendance upon any person for proving a matter or thing and certifying the same, fifty cents; (4) For every notarial certificate, with seal, fifty cents; (5) For administering an oath for an affidavit, twenty-five cents; (6) For taking a renunciation of dower or inheritance, one dollar; and (7) For every protest, fifty cents, together with the cost of postage for transmitting notice thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-45 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-45
SECTION 8-11-45. Transfer of accumulated leave upon transfer of legislative employees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any legislative employee who transfers from one agency of the General Assembly to another shall be permitted to transfer all accumulated annual and sick leave regardless of the employment status to which transferred. The provisions of this section shall be effective commencing January 1, 1980.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-3-250 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-3-250
SECTION 8-3-250. State officers shall not be officers of surety companies.
Status: in_force

No State officer shall be an officer of any company issuing bonds for any of the county or State officers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-720 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 8-11-720
SECTION 8-11-720. Selection of leave recipients.
Status: in_force

In conformity with guidelines established by the Department of Administration, the director of the employing agency may select leave recipients within the agency for participation in the leave-transfer program from among the potential leave recipients of the agency requesting leave under Section 8-11-710. The selections of the director of the employing agency are final, and there is no administrative or judicial appeal of the selections. Unless the personal emergency involves a medical condition affecting the leave recipient, the employing agency may consider the likely impact on morale and efficiency within the agency in considering a leave recipient's request to use transferred leave.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-150 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 8-17-150
SECTION 8-17-150. Request for hearing before committee.
Status: in_force

When any permanent county or municipal employee who has completed six months of satisfactory service is unable to resolve an alleged grievance by discussion and negotiation with his employer, he may request in writing a hearing before the grievance committee appointed and constituted as provided for in Section 8-17-130. The request for a hearing shall be directed to the governing body of the county or municipality concerned or to such administrative official as may be designated by the governing body. Within ten days of receipt of the employee's request, the governing body or its designated agency shall schedule the requested hearing and notify the grievance committee and the employee requesting the hearing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-950 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 11 / Section 8-11-950
SECTION 8-11-950. Bonus payments.
Status: in_force

Funding for bonus payments when provided are given to reward exceptional service. Bonus payments must be given in accord with rules established by the board. The board and the General Assembly shall state the amount provided for bonus payment in terms of a percentage of agency payrolls and in dollar figures.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-1000 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 9 / Section 8-21-1000
SECTION 8-21-1000. Magistrates to receive salaries; accounting for fees and costs received.
Status: in_force

All magistrates shall receive salaries in lieu of all fees and costs in civil or criminal actions or proceedings, and all such fees and costs received and recovered under the provisions of this article by any magistrate of any county shall be accounted for and paid into the general fund of the county as directed by the governing body thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-130 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-1-130
SECTION 8-1-130. Holding certain offices and serving as city attorney not dual officeholding.
Status: in_force

Any member of a lawfully and regularly organized fire department, county veterans affairs officer, constable, or municipal judge serving as attorney for another city is not considered to be a dual officeholder, by virtue of serving in that capacity, for the purposes of the Constitution of this State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-14-60 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 8-14-60
SECTION 8-14-60. Filing false or fraudulent statement or report; penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly makes or files any false, fictitious, or fraudulent document, statement, or report pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1110 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 11 / Section 8-13-1110
SECTION 8-13-1110. Persons required to file statement of economic interests.
Status: in_force

(A) No public official, regardless of compensation, and no public member or public employee as designated in subsection (B) may take the oath of office or enter upon his official responsibilities unless he has filed a statement of economic interests in accordance with the provisions of this chapter with the appropriate supervisory office. If a public official, public member, or public employee referred to in this section has no economic interests to disclose, he shall nevertheless file a statement of inactivity to that effect with the appropriate supervisory office. All disclosure statements are matters of public record open to inspection upon request. (B) Each of the following public officials, public members, and public employees must file a statement of economic interests with the appropriate supervisory office, unless otherwise provided: (1) a person appointed to fill the unexpired term of an elective office; (2) a salaried member of a state board, commission, or agency; (3) the chief administrative official or employee and the deputy or assistant administrative official or employee or director of a division, institution, or facility of any agency or department of state government; (4) the city administrator, city manager, or chief municipal administrative official or employee, by whatever title; (5) the county manager, county administrator, county supervisor, or chief county administrative official or employee, by whatever title; (6) the chief administrative official or employee of each political subdivision including, but not limited to, school districts, libraries, regional planning councils, airport commissions, hospitals, community action agencies, water and sewer districts, and development commissions; (7) a school district and county superintendent of education; (8) a school district board member and a county board of education member; (9) the chief finance official or employee and the chief purchasing official or employee of each agency, institution, or facility of state government, and of each county, municipality, or other political subdivision including, but not limited to, those named in item (6); (10) a public official; (11) a public member who serves on a state board, commission, or council; and (12) Department of Transportation District Engineering Administrators.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1371 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1371
SECTION 8-13-1371. Use of contributions for unintended purposes by ballot measure committee; written authorization; distribution of seized funds.
Status: in_force

(A) A ballot measure committee must not use or permit the use of contributions solicited for or received by the ballot measure committee for any purpose other than the purpose for which the ballot measure committee was originally created, unless the person making the contribution gives written authorization for a different use other than for which the contribution was originally intended. (B) The State Ethics Commission has jurisdiction to seize all funds in a ballot measure committee's account and distribute them in accordance with subsection (D) of this section when the ballot measure committee violates any provision of this section. (C) Within sixty days after the election or referendum at which the ballot measure committee attempted to influence the outcome of the election or referendum, the funds remaining in the ballot measure committee's account after the election or referendum must be distributed in accordance with subsection (D) of this section. (D) The seized funds must be: (1) contributed to the state's general fund; (2) contributed to an organization exempt from tax pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (3) returned pro rata to all contributors; or (4) distributed using a combination of these options.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-530 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 8-13-530
SECTION 8-13-530. Additional powers and duties of committee.
Status: in_force

Each ethics committee shall: (1) ascertain whether a person has failed to comply fully and accurately with the disclosure requirements of this chapter, which may include, but is not limited to, an audit of filed reports and applicable campaign bank statements, and to promptly notify the person to file the necessary notices and reports to satisfy the requirements of this chapter; (2) receive complaints filed by individuals and, upon a majority vote of the total membership of the committee, file complaints when alleged violations are identified; (3) upon the filing of a complaint alleging a violation by a member or staff of the appropriate house, or a member or staff of a legislative caucus committee, or a candidate for the appropriate house, for a violation of this chapter or Chapter 17, Title 2, other than a violation of a rule of the appropriate house, the ethics committee shall refer the complaint to the State Ethics Commission for an investigation pursuant to Section 8-13-540; (4) receive, investigate, and hear a complaint which alleges a possible violation of a breach of a privilege or a rule governing a member or staff of the appropriate house or legislative caucus committee, or candidate for the appropriate house; (5) a complaint may not be accepted by the ethics committee concerning a member of or candidate for the appropriate house during the fifty-day period before an election in which the member or candidate is a candidate. During this fifty-day period, any person may petition the court of common pleas alleging the violations complained of and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction, or both. Within ten days, a rule to show cause hearing must be held, and the court must either dismiss the petition or direct that a mandamus order or an injunction, or both, be issued. A violation of this chapter by a candidate during this fifty-day period must be considered to be an irreparable injury for which no adequate remedy at law exists. The institution of an action for injunctive relief does not relieve any party to the proceeding from any penalty prescribed for violations of this chapter. The court must award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the nonpetitioning party if a petition for mandamus or injunctive relief is dismissed based upon a finding that the: (i) petition is being presented for an improper purpose such as harassment or to cause delay; (ii) claims, defenses, and other legal contentions are not warranted by existing law or are based upon a frivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law; and (iii) allegations and other factual contentions do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support after reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery. Action on a complaint filed against a member or candidate which was received more than fifty days before the election but which cannot be disposed of or dismissed by the ethics committee at least thirty days before the election must be postponed until after the election; (6) obtain information, investigate technical violation complaints, and hear complaints as provided in Section 8-13-540 with respect to any complaint filed pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 17, Title 2 and to that end may compel by subpoena issued by a majority vote of the committee the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of pertinent books and papers; (7) administer or recommend sanctions appropriate to a particular member, or staff of, or candidate for, the appropriate house pursuant to Section 8-13-540, including the recovery of the value of anything transferred or received in breach of the ethical standards, or dismiss the charges; and (8) act as an advisory body to the General Assembly and to individual members of or candidates for the appropriate house on questions pertaining to the disclosure and filing requirements of members of or candidates for the appropriate house, and may issue, upon request from a member or staff of the appropriate house, or legislative caucus committee, or candidate for the appropriate house, and publish advisory opinions on the requirements of these chapters. Editor's Note 2016 Act No. 282, SECTION 17, provides as follows: "SECTION 17. The provisions of this act are effective as of April 1, 2017 and shall apply to complaints filed on or after April 1, 2017. However, the provisions in Section 8-13-310 regarding the selection of the initial members to serve on the State Ethics Commission as of April 1, 2017, and the termination of terms of the members serving on the commission as of March 31, 2017, take effect after the date of the Governor's signature for the limited purpose of having the initial members of the reconstituted State Ethics Commission begin service on April 1, 2017. The State Ethics Commission, House Ethics Committee and Senate Ethics Committee shall maintain jurisdiction over all open complaints and investigations pending in the appropriate entity on or before March 31, 2017. The reconstituted State Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over open complaints and investigations pending within the State Ethics Commission as of March 31, 2017."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-790 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 8-21-790
SECTION 8-21-790. Fees for settlement of estates; disposition of fees by Department of Revenue.
Status: in_force

The office of the probate court must also be paid fees according to the following schedule for each estate settled: If the probate judge fails or neglects to perform a duty required under Chapter 16 of Title 12, the Department of Revenue may withhold any or all of the fees provided for in the schedule and shall credit the withheld fees to the general fund of the State Treasury. All fees allowed under this schedule must be paid out of the taxes collected by the Department of Revenue no less than monthly upon receipt of them and the receipt of the County Treasurer is sufficient voucher for paying same.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-5-30 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 8-5-30
SECTION 8-5-30. Sales and other agreements void.
Status: in_force

Every bargain, sale, promise, bond, agreement, covenant and assurance, as before specified, shall be void to and against him by whom any such bargain, sale, bond, promise, covenant or assurance shall be had or made.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-350 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8-13-350
SECTION 8-13-350. Ethics brochure to be provided to public officials, members, and employees.
Status: in_force

When hired, filing for office, or appointed and upon assuming the duties of employment, office, or position in state government, a public official, public member, and public employee shall receive a brochure prepared by the State Ethics Commission describing the general application of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-14-70 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 8-14-70
SECTION 8-14-70. Local ordinances or policies affecting enforcement of chapter.
Status: in_force

A local government must not enact any ordinance or policy that limits or prohibits a law enforcement officer, local official, or local government employee from seeking to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-350 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 8-17-350
SECTION 8-17-350. Duties of state personnel director relative to grievance appeals from agency decisions.
Status: in_force

When an appeal is filed, the State Human Resources Director shall assemble all records, reports, and documentation of the earlier proceedings on the grievance and review the case to ascertain that there has been full compliance with established grievance policies, procedures, and regulations within the agency involved and shall determine whether or not the action is grievable to the committee or a mediator-arbitrator. The attorney for the Office of Human Resources or a committee attorney shall provide the State Human Resources Director legal advice requested to assist the State Human Resources Director in complying with the provisions of this article. If the State Human Resources Director determines that the action is grievable, he shall forward the appeal and documents either (1) to the mediator-arbitrator for mediation-arbitration or (2) after the mediation process has been completed, to the designated committee panel and to the committee attorney for a hearing, whichever is appropriate based on the type of adverse employment action. The State Human Resources Director shall notify committee members, the committee attorney, and the parties concerned of the date, time, and place of hearings. The documents transmitted by the State Human Resources Director to the designated committee panel and committee attorney must be marked into evidence as "Committee Exhibit I" during the committee chairman's opening statement at the beginning of the hearing unless excluded by the committee attorney based on a prior objection raised by either party. The State Human Resources Director is responsible for recording the hearings, and shall provide to the committee from the resources of the Office of Human Resources, the administrative and clerical services required.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-510 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 8-13-510
SECTION 8-13-510. Creation of ethics committees; committee membership; terms; filling vacancies.
Status: in_force

There is created a House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee and a Senate Legislative Ethics Committee. Each ethics committee is composed of six members. Terms are coterminous with the term for which members are elected to the House or Senate. Vacancies must be filled for the unexpired term in the manner of the original selection. The members of each ethics committee must be elected by the House or the Senate, as appropriate. One member of each ethics committee must be elected as chairman by a majority of the members of the ethics committee.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-14-30 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 8-14-30
SECTION 8-14-30. Enforcement of chapter; pre-award protest process.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are enforceable without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin. Section 11-35-4210 provides the exclusive remedy for violations of this chapter for any contract governed by Title 11, Chapter 35. A pre-award protest process appearing in a procurement ordinance adopted by a political subdivision pursuant to Section 11-35-5320 or Section 11-35-5340 provides the exclusive remedy for violations of this chapter for any contract governed by that procurement ordinance.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-9-20 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 9 / Section 8-9-20
SECTION 8-9-20. Successor may demand books and records from any person having possession.
Status: in_force

If any person appointed or elected to any office shall die or his office shall in any way become vacant and any books or papers belonging or appertaining to such office shall come to the hands of any person, the successor to such office may, in like manner as prescribed in Section 15-63-130, demand such books or papers from the person having them in his possession. And if such books or papers are withheld an order may be obtained and the person charged may, in like manner as provided in Section 15-63-140, make oath of the delivery of all such books and papers that ever came to his possession and, in case of omission to make such oath and to deliver up the books and papers so demanded, such person may be committed to jail and a search warrant may be issued and the property seized by virtue thereof may be delivered to the complainant, as prescribed in Section 15-63-140.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-17-110 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 8-17-110
SECTION 8-17-110. Legislative findings, declaration of purpose, and short title.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that a uniform procedure to resolve grievances of county and municipal employees arising from their public employment will contribute to more harmonious relations between public employers and public employees and result in an improvement in public service. The purpose of this article, which may be cited as the "County and Municipal Employees Grievance Procedure Act," is to implement this principle.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1356 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1356
SECTION 8-13-1356. Economic interests statements, filing deadlines for particular candidates.
Status: in_force

(A) A person who becomes a candidate by filing a statement of intention of candidacy seeking nomination by political party primary or political party convention must electronically file a statement of economic interests for the preceding calendar year pursuant to Section 8-13-365 prior to the close of filing for the particular office. (B) A person who becomes a candidate by filing a petition for nomination must electronically file a statement of economic interests for the preceding calendar year pursuant to Section 8-13-365 within fifteen days of submitting the petition pursuant to Section 7-11-70 or 7-11-71. (C) A person who becomes a write-in candidate must electronically file a statement of economic interests for the preceding calendar year within twenty-four hours of filing an initial campaign finance report pursuant to Section 8-13-1308(A) or before taking the oath of office, whichever occurs earlier. (D) A candidate who is not a public official otherwise filing a statement has the same disclosure requirements as a public official with the exception of reporting gifts. (E) The appropriate supervisory office shall assess a civil penalty pursuant to Section 8-13-1510 against a candidate who fails to timely file a statement of economic interests as required by this section. Editor's Note 2013 Act No. 61, SECTION 14, provides as follows: "SECTION 14. This act takes effect upon preclearance approval by the United States Department of Justice or approval by a declaratory judgment issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, whichever occurs first." The amendment by 2013 Act No. 61 became effective June 25, 2013, see South Carolina Libertarian Party v. South Carolina State Election Com'n, 407 S.C. 612, 757 S.E.2d 707 (2014).
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1306 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1306
SECTION 8-13-1306. Contents of statement of organization.
Status: in_force

(A) The statement of organization of a committee or a ballot measure committee must include: (1) the full name of the committee or ballot measure committee; (2) the complete address and telephone number of the committee or ballot measure committee; (3) the date the committee or ballot measure committee was organized; (4) a summary of the purpose of the committee or ballot measure committee; (5) the name and address of a corporation or an organization that sponsors the committee or ballot measure committee or is affiliated with the committee or ballot measure committee. If the committee or ballot measure committee is not sponsored by or affiliated with a corporation or an organization, the committee or ballot measure committee must specify the trade, profession, or primary interest of contributors to the committee or ballot measure committee; (6) the name and address of affiliated committees, as defined in Section 8-13-1331; (7) the full name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of the chairman and treasurer of the committee or ballot measure committee; (8) the full name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of the custodian of the books and accounts, if the custodian is not one of the designated officers; (9) the full name and address of the depository in which the committee or ballot measure committee maintains its campaign account and the number of the account; and (10) a certification of the statement by the chairman and the treasurer. (B) The name of the committee or ballot measure committee designated on the statement of organization must incorporate the full name of the sponsoring entity, if any. An acronym or abbreviation may be used in other communications if the acronym or abbreviation commonly is known or clearly recognized by the general public. (C) The chairman must notify the State Ethics Commission in writing of a change in information previously reported in a statement of organization no later than ten business days after the change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-120 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-120
SECTION 8-11-120. Posting notice of job vacancies.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other requirement provided by law, when a job vacancy occurs in any state office, agency, department, or other division of the executive branch of state government, the appointing authority must post a notice with the Office of Human Resources of the Department of Administration and the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce at least five working days before employing a person to fill the vacancy. The posting must give notice of the job vacancy, describe the duties to be performed by a person employed in that position, and include any other information required by law. For purposes of this section, "appointing authority" shall have the same meaning as in Section 8-11-220.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-935 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 8-13-935
SECTION 8-13-935. Public Service Commission election requirements; violations and penalties.
Status: in_force

(A) No candidate for or person intending to become a candidate for the Public Service Commission may seek, directly or indirectly, the pledge of a member of the General Assembly's vote or contact, directly or indirectly, a member of the General Assembly regarding screening for the Public Service Commission, until: (1) the qualifications of all candidates for that office have been determined by the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee, and (2) the review committee has formally released its report as to the qualifications of all candidates for the office to the General Assembly. For purposes of this section, "indirectly seeking a pledge" means the candidate, or someone acting on behalf of and at the request of the candidate, requests a person to contact a member of the General Assembly on behalf of the candidate before nominations are formally made by the review committee. The prohibitions of this section do not extend to an announcement of candidacy by the candidate or statement by the candidate detailing the candidate's qualifications. (B) No member of the General Assembly may offer his pledge until: (1) the qualifications of all candidates for the Public Service Commission have been determined by the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee, and (2) the review committee has formally released its report as to the qualifications of its nominees to the General Assembly. The formal release of the report of qualifications must occur no earlier than forty-eight hours after the names of nominees have been initially released to members of the General Assembly. (C) No member of the General Assembly may trade anything of value, including pledges to vote for legislation or for other candidates, in exchange for another member's pledge to vote for a candidate for the Public Service Commission. (D)(1) Violations of this section may be considered by the State Regulation of Public Utilities Review Committee when it considers the candidate's qualifications. (2) Violations of this section by members of the General Assembly must be reported by the review committee to the House or Senate Ethics Committee, as may be applicable. (3) Violations of this section by incumbent commissioners seeking reelection must be reported by the Public Service Commission to the State Ethics Commission. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the violator must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days. Cases tried under this section may not be transferred from general sessions court pursuant to Section 22-3-545.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-15-40 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 15 / Section 8-15-40
SECTION 8-15-40. Officer's delivery of state-owned Code and supplements to successor in office; liability on bond for value of retained Code; Code Commissioner to determine value.
Status: in_force

An officer receiving a set of the Code and its supplements, upon leaving office, shall deliver to his successor in office the codes and supplements which he received as an officer. An officer leaving office without turning over to his successor the sets of the codes and supplements delivered to him by virtue of his office is liable for them on his official bond. The Code Commissioner shall determine the value of the set. The codes and supplements after distribution to officers are and remain the property of the State and must be returned to the State Librarian by a person who is not authorized by law to retain them. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this section and Section 8-15-30.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-57 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-57
SECTION 8-11-57. Declaration of state of emergency or order to close state offices due to hazardous weather; paid leave.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the Governor declares a state of emergency or orders all or some state offices closed due to hazardous weather conditions he may authorize up to five days leave with pay for affected state employees who are absent from work due to the state of emergency or the hazardous weather conditions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-80 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-1-80
SECTION 8-1-80. Misconduct of public officer; office declared vacant.
Status: in_force

Any public officer whose authority is limited to a single election or judicial district who is guilty of any official misconduct, habitual negligence, habitual drunkenness, corruption, fraud, or oppression shall be liable to indictment and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than one year. The presiding judge before whom any public officer convicted under this section is tried shall order a certified copy of the indictment to be immediately transmitted to the Governor who must, upon receipt of the indictment, by executive order declare the office to be vacant. The office must be filled as in the case of the death or resignation of the officer.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1372 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1372
SECTION 8-13-1372. Technical violations of rules on campaign reports.
Status: in_force

(A) The appropriate supervisory office, in its discretion, may determine that errors or omissions on campaign reports are inadvertent and unintentional and not an effort to violate a requirement of this chapter and may be handled as technical violations which are not subject to the provisions of this chapter pertaining to ethical violations. Technical violations must remain confidential unless requested to be made public by the candidate filing the report. In lieu of all other penalties, the appropriate supervisory office may assess a technical violations penalty not to exceed fifty dollars. (B) A violation other than an inadvertent or unintentional violation must be considered by the appropriate supervisory office for appropriate action.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-151 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-151
SECTION 8-11-151. Paid parental leave for eligible school district employees; birth of child or placement of foster child.
Status: in_force

(A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Child" means a newborn biological child or foster of a child in state custody and under the age of eighteen. No child can have more than two parents eligible for paid parental leave. (2) "Eligible school district employee" means an employee defined by the Department of Education using the Professional Certified Staff system or any full-time equivalent position categorized as classified staff. (3) "Paid parental leave", for the purpose of duration and percentage of base pay covered, has the same meaning as Section 8-11-150(3) for eligible school district employees. (4) "Qualifying event" means the birth of a newborn biological child to an eligible school district employee or after a coparent's birth of a newborn child or fostering a child in state custody. (B) Eligible school district employees who experience a qualifying event are entitled to paid parental leave to the same extent available to employees of the State pursuant to Section 8-11-150. (C) Paid parental leave usage includes the following: (1) The entitlement to leave pursuant to subsection (B) expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date of such birth or initial legal placement. An eligible school district employee shall receive no more than one occurrence of paid parental leave for any twelve-month period, even if more than one qualifying event occurs. However, nothing in this item prohibits a foster parent from requesting and receiving approval for parental leave in nonconsecutive one-week time periods. (2) If the leave is not used by the eligible school district employee before the end of the twelve-month period after the qualifying event, such leave does not accumulate for subsequent use. Paid parental leave may not be donated. Any leave remaining at the end of the twelve-month period or at separation of employment is forfeited. (3) Days of paid parental leave taken under this section must be taken consecutively, except that foster parents may request and receive approval for parental leave in nonconsecutive one-week time periods. (4) If both parents are eligible school district employees, paid parental leave may be taken concurrently, consecutively, or a different time as the other eligible school district employee. (5) School district holidays and vacation on the district calendar must not be counted against paid parental leave. Where an employee's entitlement to leave under this section extends beyond their designated term of employment for their contractual term, a school district may enact policies to allow the affected employee to continue their period of leave in the subsequent contractual term, provided that the employee remains an eligible school district employee. (6) Paid parental leave must run concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act and any other unpaid leave to which the eligible school district employee may be entitled as a result of the qualifying event. However, leave granted under this section is with pay and is not annual leave or sick leave and therefore does not deduct from the eligible school district employee's accrued leave balance. An eligible school district employee does not have to exhaust all other forms of leave before being eligible to take leave granted under this section. Eligible school district employees shall accrue annual and sick leave at the normal rate while on this leave, if applicable. (7) The use of paid parental leave by an eligible school district employee shall not prevent the eligible school district employee from earning a STEP increase the following year. (8) Paid parental leave is considered paid leave and the time must count toward the eligible school district employee's years of service. (D) All paid parental leave benefits shall be funded by the eligible school district employee's school district. (E) The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations, guidance, and procedures to implement this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1364 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1364
SECTION 8-13-1364. Sending of notice of obligation to report and forms.
Status: in_force

The appropriate supervisory office must send a notice of obligation to report and reporting forms by first class mail no less than thirty days before the filing date for each reporting period. A candidate or committee is not relieved of reporting responsibilities if the notice or forms are not sent or if the candidate or committee does not receive a notice or forms.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-17 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-17
SECTION 8-11-17. Flexible scheduling.
Status: in_force

In conformance with the authorization for use of alternative scheduling strategies for employees of state agencies and institutions pursuant to Section 8-11-15, a state agency or institution specifically may use flexible scheduling of the minimum full-time workweek hours for an employee, including hours before eight-thirty a.m. and after five p.m., so long as the implementation of flex-time does not impair the ability of the agency or institution to meet its needs and service delivery requirements.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-135 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 8-11-135
SECTION 8-11-135. Payment of moving expenses of new employees.
Status: in_force

A state agency may pay the cost of moving the personal and household effects for newly-employed personnel if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The new employee's place of residence is outside of the State of South Carolina at the time of employment by the agency. (b) The agency can demonstrate that paying these costs is necessary to fill the position. (c) The maximum payment in any instance to any new employee may not exceed five thousand dollars. (d) The payment is certified by the agency head (or the board or commission chairman if the new employee is the agency head) as the total paid by the agency toward the total moving cost incurred by the new employee. (e) [Deleted]
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-14-80 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 8-14-80
SECTION 8-14-80. Forms and regulations; publication on Department of Administration's website.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director shall prescribe all forms and promulgate regulations necessary for the application of this chapter to contracts or agreements and may publish these regulations on the Department of Administration's website in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 1 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-120 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 8-13-120
SECTION 8-13-120. Fee for education and training programs.
Status: in_force

The State Ethics Commission may charge a ten dollar fee to partially offset the cost of providing ethics education and training programs, to include costs associated with travel, including, but not limited to, mileage, lodging, and meals, as well as, costs associated with handouts and other training materials.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-322 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8-13-322
SECTION 8-13-322. Prohibited contacts during pendency of investigation or open complaint.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for the Governor, a member of the General Assembly, or anyone who is the subject of a pending investigation or open complaint, to contact or attempt to contact, either directly or indirectly, a member of the commission or a legislative ethics committee to influence or attempt to influence the outcome of a pending investigation or open complaint. Editor's Note 2016 Act No. 282, SECTION 17, provides as follows: "SECTION 17. The provisions of this act are effective as of April 1, 2017 and shall apply to complaints filed on or after April 1, 2017. However, the provisions in Section 8-13-310 regarding the selection of the initial members to serve on the State Ethics Commission as of April 1, 2017, and the termination of terms of the members serving on the commission as of March 31, 2017, take effect after the date of the Governor's signature for the limited purpose of having the initial members of the reconstituted State Ethics Commission begin service on April 1, 2017. The State Ethics Commission, House Ethics Committee and Senate Ethics Committee shall maintain jurisdiction over all open complaints and investigations pending in the appropriate entity on or before March 31, 2017. The reconstituted State Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over open complaints and investigations pending within the State Ethics Commission as of March 31, 2017."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1310 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-1310
SECTION 8-13-1310. Recipients of certified campaign reports and copies thereof; State Ethics Commission review.
Status: in_force

(A) All persons required to file certified campaign reports pursuant to the provisions of this article must file those reports with the appropriate supervisory office. (B) The Ethics Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives must forward a copy of each statement filed with them to the State Ethics Commission within five business days of receipt. (C) Within five days of receipt, a copy of all campaign reports received by the State Ethics Commission must be forwarded to the clerk of court in the county of residence of the person required to file. (D) As provided in Section 8-13-1372, the State Ethics Commission must review all statements for inadvertent and unintentional errors or omissions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-210 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 8-11-210
SECTION 8-11-210. Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this article to establish a State Personnel Division under the Department of Administration to administer a comprehensive system of personnel administration responsive to the needs of the employees and agencies and essential to the efficient operation of State Government. It shall be applicable to all State agencies, departments, institutions, boards, commissions and authorities, except as may hereinafter be exempted.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-360 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8-13-360
SECTION 8-13-360. Statements and reports filed with commission open for public inspection and copying.
Status: in_force

Upon request, the commission shall make statements and reports filed with the commission available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours. The commission shall provide copying facilities at a cost not to exceed the actual cost. A statement may be requested by mail, and the commission shall mail a copy of the requested information to the individual making the request upon payment of appropriate postage, copying costs, and employee labor costs. The commission shall publish and make available to the public and to persons subject to this chapter explanatory information concerning this chapter, the duties imposed by this chapter, and the means for enforcing this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-550 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 8-13-550
SECTION 8-13-550. Consideration of report of committee by House or Senate; action; public record.
Status: in_force

(A) Upon receipt of a recommendation of expulsion or an appeal from an order of the ethics committee made pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-13-540, the presiding officer of the House or Senate shall call the House or Senate into open session at a time to be determined at his discretion or in executive session if the House or Senate chooses, as a committee of the whole, to consider the action of the ethics committee. The House or Senate shall sustain or overrule the ethics committee's action or order other action consistent with this chapter or Chapter 17 of Title 2. (B) Upon consideration of an ethics committee report by the House or the Senate, whether in executive or open session, the results of the consideration are a matter of public record. Editor's Note 2016 Act No. 282, SECTION 17, provides as follows: "SECTION 17. The provisions of this act are effective as of April 1, 2017 and shall apply to complaints filed on or after April 1, 2017. However, the provisions in Section 8-13-310 regarding the selection of the initial members to serve on the State Ethics Commission as of April 1, 2017, and the termination of terms of the members serving on the commission as of March 31, 2017, take effect after the date of the Governor's signature for the limited purpose of having the initial members of the reconstituted State Ethics Commission begin service on April 1, 2017. The State Ethics Commission, House Ethics Committee and Senate Ethics Committee shall maintain jurisdiction over all open complaints and investigations pending in the appropriate entity on or before March 31, 2017. The reconstituted State Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over open complaints and investigations pending within the State Ethics Commission as of March 31, 2017."
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-5-40 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 8-5-40
SECTION 8-5-40. Official acts performed after offense but before removal shall be valid.
Status: in_force

If any person shall offend in anything contrary to the tenor and effect of Sections 8-5-20 and 8-5-30, yet, notwithstanding, all judgments given and all other acts executed or done by such person so offending, by authority or color of the office or deputation which ought to be forfeited or not occupied or not enjoyed by the person so offending, after the offense so by such person committed or done and before such person so offending for such offense be removed from the exercise, administration and occupation of such office or deputation, shall be and remain good and sufficient in law to all intents, constructions and purposes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-14-90 — SC Code / Title 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 8-14-90
SECTION 8-14-90. Forms and regulations promulgated by director of Department of Transportation; publication on website.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director of the Department of Transportation shall prescribe forms, promulgate regulations, and adopt rules necessary for the application of this chapter to a contract or agreement relating to public transportation and shall publish these rules and regulations on the Department of Transportation's website in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 1 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.