S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-235 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-235
SECTION 10-5-235. South Carolina Board for Barrier-Free Design abolished; Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council created; transition of funding, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(A) There is created the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council. The committee must be composed of the members of the South Carolina Building Codes Council in the positions of the person with a disability, the architect, the municipal administrator, the public member, and the State Engineer. The accessibility committee shall advise the Building Codes Council on all matters concerning accessibility to buildings, structures, and facilities by persons with disabilities including, but not limited to, amendments to state and federal statutes, regulations, or standards, education of the general public, and local enforcement. (B) As of June 30, 2002, all references to the Board for Barrier-Free Design must be construed to mean the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council, and where practical and efficient to do so, the Code Commissioner for the Legislative Council shall change statutory references to conform to the provisions of this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-310 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 10-9-310
SECTION 10-9-310. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article "geothermal resources" means the natural heat of the earth at temperatures greater than forty degrees Celsius and includes: (1) the energy, including pressure, in whatever form present in, resulting from, created by, or that may be extracted from that natural heat; (2) the material medium, including the brines, water, and steam naturally present, as well as any substance artificially introduced to serve as a heat transfer medium; (3) all dissolved or entrained minerals and gases that may be obtained from the material medium but excluding hydrocarbon substances and helium. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-60 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-60
SECTION 10-7-60. Cancellation in case of dilapidation and depreciation.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may cancel any policy of insurance on any public building when in its judgment such building is no longer an insurable risk because of dilapidation and depreciation; provided, that at least ten days before any such cancellation the board shall give notice to the proper authorities that such cancellation is to be made. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-80 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-80
SECTION 10-1-80. Bringing natural cut trees into places of worship, Fire Code enforcement exemption.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "places of worship" mean new or existing buildings that are included within the Group A occupancies as contained in either the International Fire Code or the most recently adopted nationally recognized fire code. (B) The General Assembly finds that the tradition of bringing natural cut trees is an important symbol in celebrations occurring in places of worship. (C) Neither the Fire Marshal nor a governing body of a county or municipality shall enforce that portion of either the International Fire Code or a nationally recognized fire code that prohibits natural cut trees from being located in places of worship which do not fall within the exceptions provided for structures that have approved automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with the International Fire Code or a nationally recognized fire code. (D) This section does not affect the authority of the Fire Marshal or a governing body of a county or a municipality to enforce the other provisions of the International Fire Code or a nationally recognized fire code that pertain to decorative vegetation in new and existing buildings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-210 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-210
SECTION 10-9-210. Mining without license; penalty.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall dig, mine, or remove any phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit from the beds of the navigable streams, waters, and marshes of the State without license therefor previously granted by the State to such person shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars for each and every ton of phosphate rock or phosphatic deposits so dug, mined, or removed, to be recovered by action at the suit of the State in any court of competent jurisdiction. One-half of such penalty shall be for the use of the State and the other half for the use of the informer. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-30 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-30
SECTION 10-1-30. Use of areas of the State House.
Status: in_force

(A) The Director of the Division of General Services may authorize the use of areas of the State House except for those provided in subsection (B), the State House steps and grounds, and other public buildings and grounds except for those provided in subsection (B) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department and the laws of this State. (B) The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide joint approval for access to or the use of the second and third floors of the State House; provided, that use of the respective chambers of each house shall be the prerogative of that house. The Clerk of the Senate shall provide prior authorization for any access to or use of the Senate Office Building and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide prior authorization for any access to or use of the House Office Building. Management and supervision of the office buildings of each house of the General Assembly shall be exercised by each house acting through the respective clerks. (C) The regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (A) must contain provisions to ensure that the public health, safety, and welfare are protected in the use of the areas including reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions and application periods before use. If sufficient measures are not taken to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the director shall deny the requested use. Other restrictions may be imposed on the use of the areas as are necessary for the conduct of business in those areas and the maintenance of the dignity, decorum, and aesthetics of the areas. (D) On the days that the General Assembly meets in statewide session, access to the State House by the general public or the press may not be restricted or prohibited without prior approval of the Senate Sergeant At Arms and the House of Representatives Sergeant At Arms. On the days that the General Assembly does not meet in statewide session, access to the State House by the general public or the press may not be restricted or prohibited without prior consultation with the Senate Sergeant At Arms and the House of Representatives Sergeant At Arms. The provisions contained in this section do not apply in exigent circumstances; however, if access to the State House is restricted or prohibited due to exigent circumstances, then access must be restored as soon as practicable. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.J, rewrote the section. 2021 Act No. 42, SECTION 3, added (D).
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-80 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-80
SECTION 10-11-80. Restricted parking in state parking lots in City of Columbia.
Status: reserved

(1) Parking lots which are situated on the property of the State shall be reserved for the employees of the State. The parking lots referred to by this section shall be policed by the Department of Public Safety and no person not authorized by this section shall be allowed to occupy such parking lots. Parking lots referred to in this section are confined to those located in the City of Columbia. (2) The parking lot located on the corner of Main and Senate Streets shall be reserved exclusively for members of the General Assembly, the clerks, chaplains, sergeants at arms, reading clerks of both houses and the Code Commissioner during such time as the legislature is in session, after which it shall be reserved as other state parking lots. The use of this lot by unauthorized persons shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable as provided for in Section 10-11-120.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-100 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-100
SECTION 10-11-100. Other police officers to enforce laws on certain state property.
Status: in_force

In addition to the enforcement of SECTIONS 10-11-30 to 10-11-70 and subsection (2) of SECTION 10-11-80 by the watchmen mentioned in SECTION 10-11-90, all lawful highway patrolmen and police officers of the city of Columbia may enforce the criminal laws of this State and the provisions of such sections and subsection within the area described in SECTIONS 10-11-30 and 10-11-40 and subsection (2) of SECTION 10-11-80.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-210 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-210
SECTION 10-5-210. Declaration of intent.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly declares that the policy of this State is to enable persons with disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence; to use and enjoy governmental and public buildings and facilities; and to participate fully in all aspects of society. The General Assembly resolves to enact legislation necessary to implement this policy and the purpose of this article is to begin this implementation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-50 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-50
SECTION 10-1-50. Agencies housed in state office building to pay rent; disposition of revenue derived.
Status: in_force

The Department of Administration is hereby directed to require that all state or federal agencies to be housed in the new state office building shall pay rent therefor at a square foot rate to be determined by the Department of Administration, such rent to begin on and continue after July 1, 1965. The revenue derived from the rental paid for space in the said building shall be used by the Department of Administration to apply to the amortization of the cost of the said building, the new office and laboratory building of the Department of Health, and Environmental Control, the purchase of the Standard Oil building on Gervais Street, the equipment for and renovation of the other state office buildings, and for certain other parcels of land previously bought for the account of the state sinking funds in connection with the building program cited above. The total expenditures for which this program is provided shall not exceed the sum of six million five hundred thousand dollars. The amortization of this debt shall be on the basis of three per cent interest for a period of twenty-five years. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-130 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-130
SECTION 10-11-130. Jurisdiction of city recorder and magistrate within area of certain state property.
Status: in_force

The recorder of the city of Columbia and the magistrate of the Columbia district are hereby separately vested with all jurisdiction necessary to hear, try and determine criminal cases involving any violations of SECTIONS 10-11-30 to 10-11-120 where the punishment does not exceed a fine of one hundred dollars or imprisonment of thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-310 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-310
SECTION 10-11-310. "Capitol grounds" defined.
Status: in_force

As used in this article, "capitol grounds" or "grounds" shall be that area inward from the vehicular traveled surfaces of Gervais, Sumter, Pendleton, and Assembly streets in the City of Columbia. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 42, SECTION 1, inserted "or 'grounds'", and substituted "Pendleton, and Assembly streets in the City of Columbia" for "Senate and Assembly Streets in the city of Columbia".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-20 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-20
SECTION 10-11-20. Unauthorized use of State House or grounds.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to use the State House or grounds for any purpose not authorized by law. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days or by a fine of not over one hundred dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-170 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-170
SECTION 10-9-170. Proceeding for relief of sureties; new bond and its effect.
Status: in_force

The department, upon petition filed by any person who is surety on any such bond as aforesaid and who considers himself in danger of being injured by such suretyship, shall notify the person giving such bond to give a new bond with other sureties and upon failure of such person to do so within thirty days shall cause such person to suspend further operations until a new bond be given. In no case shall the sureties on the old bond be discharged from liability thereon until the new bond has been executed and approved, and such sureties shall not be discharged from any antecedent liability by reason of such suretyship. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board", and in the second sentence, deleted "But" before "in no case".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-230 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-230
SECTION 10-9-230. Penalty for violation of SECTION 10-9-220.
Status: in_force

Any person violating Section 10-9-220 shall forfeit to the State the sum of ten dollars for each and every ton of phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit so purchased or received, to be recovered by action in any court of competent jurisdiction. One-half of such forfeiture shall be for the use of the State and the other half for the use of the informer. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-30 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-30
SECTION 10-7-30. Insurance on public buildings of counties.
Status: in_force

All insurance on public buildings and the contents thereof of the several counties shall be carried by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-315 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-315
SECTION 10-11-315. Defacing monuments on capitol grounds; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously deface, vandalize, damage, or destroy or attempt to deface, vandalize, damage, or destroy any monument, flag, flag support, memorial, fence, or structure located on the capitol grounds and a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-11-360.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-20 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-3-20
SECTION 10-3-20. Officers; meetings; quorum; per diem and mileage.
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect a chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary. It shall meet on the call of the chairman or upon the request of a majority of the members, and shall meet at least twice a year. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for transacting business. The members shall serve without compensation, but shall be allowed the usual per diem and mileage as provided by law for members of boards, commissions and committees while on business of the commission.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-20 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 10-9-20
SECTION 10-9-20. Minimum royalty.
Status: in_force

No such lease shall provide for a royalty of less than twelve and one-half per cent of production of oil and gas from the lease. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-260 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-260
SECTION 10-9-260. Interfering with State, department, or licensees; mining without license.
Status: in_force

Any person wilfully interfering with, molesting, or obstructing or attempting to interfere with, molest, or obstruct the State or the Department of Health and Environmental Control or anyone by it authorized or licensed in the peaceable possession and occupation of any of the marshes, navigable streams, or waters of the State, including the Coosaw River phosphate territory, or who shall dig or mine or attempt to dig or mine any of the phosphate rock or phosphatic deposits of this State without a license so to do issued by the department shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than one nor more than twelve months, or both, at the discretion of the court. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board", substituted "department" for "board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-170 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-170
SECTION 10-1-170. Memorial in honor of South Carolina war dead, prisoners of war, servicemen missing in action, and veterans.
Status: in_force

A. The Division of General Services and the South Carolina Arts Commission are authorized to erect a memorial on the State House grounds in honor of the South Carolina war dead who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam as well as the prisoners of war and those missing in action and in appreciation for those South Carolinians who have served our State and nation honorably in the armed forces at the site designated in the feasibility study made by the Division of General Services dated April 25, 1983. B. In order to carry out the purposes of this section the Division of General Services is authorized to accept gifts or grants of services, properties, or monies from posts or chapters of nationally organized and recognized organizations of war veterans or any other private organization or persons. C. The Arts Commission and the Division of General Services shall cooperate with the S. C. Veterans Monument Association as to the design, selection, and construction of the monument to be erected and shall be authorized to use such funds as necessary out of the state Sinking Fund, not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-150 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-150
SECTION 10-7-150. Renewals.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall notify the officers, officials or trustees having the care and custody of the buildings insured under the provisions of this chapter, in writing, in advance of the expiration of policies of insurance on such buildings, and the officers, officials or trustees so served with written notice shall immediately make application to the authority for the renewal of such insurance and shall forward, with their application, the amount of premium due the authority on the insurance applied for; provided, that if no funds are available with which to pay the premium at the time application is made, the officer, official or trustee making the application shall so state and the amount, with interest, shall be paid by him out of the first funds available, as provided in SECTION 10-7-100. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-90 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-90
SECTION 10-11-90. Watchmen and policemen to have powers of constables on certain state property.
Status: in_force

The watchmen and policemen employed for the protection of the property described in Sections 10-11-30 and 10-11-40 and subsection (2) of Section 10-11-80 are hereby vested with all of the powers, privileges, and immunities of constables while on this area or in fresh pursuit of those violating the law in this area, provided that such watchmen and policemen take and file the oath required of peace officers, execute and file bond in the form required of state constables, and be duly commissioned by the Governor. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.O, deleted "by the Budget and Control Board" after "employed"; deleted ", in the amount of one thousand dollars, with the Budget and Control Board" after "required of State constables"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-130 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-130
SECTION 10-1-130. Grant of easements and rights of way.
Status: in_force

The trustees or governing bodies of state institutions and agencies may grant easements and rights of way over any property under their control, upon the recommendation of the Department of Administration and approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, whenever it appears that such easements do not materially impair the utility of the property or damage it and, when a consideration is paid therefor, any amounts must be placed in the State Treasury to the credit of the institution or agency having control of the property involved. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.K, rewrote the section, substituting the Department of Administration and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority for the State Budget and Control Board.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-290 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-290
SECTION 10-5-290. Action for violation of regulations.
Status: in_force

A person who is denied access to buildings, structures, or facilities, or is otherwise deprived of rights as a citizen as declared in the statement of state policy set forth in Section 10-5-210 may enforce these rights by injunction and recover damages in a proper case in the court of common pleas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-160 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-160
SECTION 10-1-160. Display of certain flags.
Status: repealed

(A) The United States flag and the State flag shall be flown daily, except in rainy weather, from a staff upon the State House, and shall be displayed above the rostrum in the chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate and in the first floor north foyer of the State House. No other flag shall be displayed in these locations or atop the dome or roof, or within the foyers or common or public areas within the capitol building. The Department of Administration shall purchase suitable flags for display at the State House locations and cause them to be displayed, the expense to be borne out of the funds appropriated to it. (B) The provisions of this section may only be amended or repealed upon passage of an act which has received a two-thirds vote on the third reading of the bill in each branch of the General Assembly. (C) The term "chambers" of the House or Senate for purposes of this section does not include individual members' offices. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a private individual on the capitol complex grounds from wearing as a part of his clothing or carrying or displaying any type of flag including a Confederate Flag. Validity For the validity of (B) of this section, see Pinckney v. Peeler, 862 S.E.2d 906 (S.C. 2021). Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-110 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-110
SECTION 10-1-110. State Board of Education to approve certain contracts not awarded to lowest bidder.
Status: in_force

Where bids are received as a result of advertisement for the construction of public buildings to be built with funds furnished by the State Board of Education and the lowest bid is rejected and another accepted, any contract based on the bid shall be subject to the approval of the State Board of Education.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-60 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-3-60
SECTION 10-3-60. Rent revenue from Governor's Mansion Complex used for operation of complex.
Status: in_force

Revenues generated from the rentals of the facilities of the Governor's Mansion Complex may be retained and expended for the budgeted operation of the complex.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-120 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-120
SECTION 10-7-120. Authority may reinsure.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may reinsure, upon terms which it may deem most advantageous, in a reliable insurance company or companies, such portion of their insurance liability as is commensurate with the principle of safe underwriting. The authority shall from time to time prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary in placing and handling this reinsurance. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-90 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-90
SECTION 10-7-90. Premium rate.
Status: in_force

All insurance carried by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority as provided for in this chapter shall be carried at a premium rate to be determined by the authority not in excess of the rate which, in the opinion of the authority, would be charged by reliable old line insurance companies for carrying this insurance. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-330 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 10-9-330
SECTION 10-9-330. Oil, natural gas, or minerals drilling leases, specific reference to geothermal energy drilling rights required.
Status: in_force

Any lease of rights to drill for and use oil, natural gas, or minerals on public or private lands must not allow drilling for or use of geothermal energy by the lessee unless the instrument creating the lease specifically provides for such use. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-206 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-206
SECTION 10-1-206. Library pilot program for Internet filtering software.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) A pilot program is hereby established to assess the feasibility of installing Internet filtering software in libraries or institutions as defined in Section 10-1-205, if funding is available. (2) The Department of Administration shall be responsible for implementing this program and selecting appropriate filtering software. A minimum of three filtering software programs shall be tested. (B)(1) The Department of Administration shall request institutions to voluntarily participate in the pilot program. Pilot areas shall be located in the upstate, midstate, and lowcountry areas of South Carolina. The department shall make every effort to ensure that one public school and one public library in each area are selected. Participating institutions must already have filtering software in place that meets the requirements of item (2) of this subsection or agree to install recommended filtering software purchased by the State. (2) Participating institutions in the pilot area must equip Internet accessible computers with one of the software filtering devices provided by the Department of Administration, if not equipped, as provided by (B)(1). This software must incorporate web-filtering technology designed to eliminate or reduce the ability of the computer to access web sites displaying pornographic pictures or any other obscene material as defined by law. Selected software must be able to distinguish between pornographic and obscene web sites and medical research web sites. (C) The Department of Administration shall be responsible for evaluating this program. The evaluation shall be based on the following criteria: (1) the filtering programs' ability to limit or restrict access to sources of information or images that are considered obscene including hard-core pornography and child pornography; (2) the filtering programs' ability to limit or restrict access to sources of pornographic information or images that could be obscene as to minors or harmful to minors; and (3) the filtering programs' ability to successfully access and not filter legitimate research sites. (D) Any person blocked from an Internet site he believes contains material that does not meet the criteria listed in items (1) or (2) of subsection (C) above, and desires to access such Internet site, may make a request that the institution unblock the specified site. If the institution determines that the site does not fall within the criteria listed in items (1) or (2) of subsection (C), the institution shall unblock such Internet site. An adult patron may request unfiltered access to the Internet for serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific purposes, and the institution may temporarily disable the blocking software for such purposes. (E) The pilot program shall take effect on the effective date of this section and shall expire on June 29, 2001. By December 1, 2001, the board shall report its findings to the General Assembly. (F) Medical schools are exempt from the pilot program. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-230 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-230
SECTION 10-5-230. Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council created; membership; terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

There is created the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council, composed of nine members, six to be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. No fewer than two appointed members of the board must have mobility impairments, one appointed member must be a building official, and one appointed member must be a licensed architect. Vacancies on the board must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. In addition to the appointed members, the following three ex officio members shall serve on the board: (1) the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation; (2) the Director of the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation; and (3) the State Engineer employed by the Department of Administration. The ex officio members may appoint proxies for their respective offices. The ex officio members and their proxies have all the powers, privileges, and duties of the appointed members. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-140 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-140
SECTION 10-11-140. Permission to use State House grounds.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the authority of the Department of Administration to grant permission to use the State House grounds for educational, electrical decorations, and similar purposes. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.Q, substituted "Department of Administration" for "State Budget and Control Board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-140 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-140
SECTION 10-9-140. Department may grant or refuse application for license.
Status: in_force

In every case in which an application is made to the department for a license, the department may grant or refuse the license as it considers best for the interest of the State and the proper management of the interests of the State in those deposits. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" throughout, and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-200 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-200
SECTION 10-1-200. Regulation of parking facilities owned or controlled by agencies of state government.
Status: reserved

Parking facilities owned or controlled by agencies of the state government must be regulated as follows: (1) The Department of Administration is director to establish and collect a schedule of charges for the use of the parking facilities in the Capitol Complex and other individually assigned spaces in state-owned parking lots and facilities administered by the Department of Administration. Proceeds of these charges, except where the proceeds are pledged to the retirement of indebtedness or to expenses related to the provision of the facilities, must be deposited in the General Fund of the State. The schedule of charges shall include charges for a fixed number of parking spaces to both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the McEachern Parking Facility in an area adjacent to each respective body's office building, sufficient to provide spaces for all members of the General Assembly and all permanent employees of the Senate and House of Representatives and Joint Legislative Committees as determined by the respective operations and management committees of the body. (2) Any agency or institution of the state government owning or controlling parking facilities, excluding the South Carolina Educational Television Commission and the Department of Agriculture when receiving revenues from parking during University football games, at its discretion, subject to approval of the Budget and Control Board, may charge such rates as it considers appropriate for the use of such facilities, except where these proceeds are pledged to the retirement of bonded indebtedness, and shall deposit the proceeds to the credit of the General Fund of the State. (3) Any unauthorized motor vehicle parked in a reserved space on state-owned or controlled property may be removed and the cost involved in removing and storing the vehicle must be paid by the owner of the vehicle. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-220 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-220
SECTION 10-7-220. Inspectors.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may employ an inspector, or inspectors, whose duty shall be to protect the property of the State from damage or defacement in connection with the installation of nationally recognized hazard reduction systems and may charge the cost thereof to the institution or institutions involved as a part of the cost of the installation of such nationally recognized hazard reducing systems. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-180 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-180
SECTION 10-1-180. Expenditure of funds by state agency subject to approval and regulation of State Budget and Control Board; exceptions.
Status: in_force

The expenditure of funds by any state agency, except the Department of Transportation for permanent improvements as defined in the state budget, is subject to approval and regulation of the State Budget and Control Board. The board shall have authority to allot to specific projects from funds made available for such purposes, such amounts as are estimated to cover the respective costs of such projects, to declare the completion of any such projects, and to dispose, according to law, of any unexpended balances of allotments, or appropriations, or funds otherwise provided for such projects, upon the completion thereof. The approval of the Budget and Control Board is not required for minor construction projects, including renovations and alterations, where the cost does not exceed an amount determined by the Joint Bond Review Committee and the Budget and Control Board. All construction, improvement, and renovation of state buildings shall comply with the applicable standards and specifications set forth in each of the following codes: The Standard Building Code, The Standard Existing Building Code, The Standard Gas Code, The Standard Mechanical Code, The Standard Plumbing Code and The Standard Fire Prevention Code, all as adopted by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.; and the National Electrical Code NFPA 70, The National Electrical Safety Code-ANSI-C2, The National Fire Protection Association Standard-NFPA 59, all with the code editions, revision years, and deletions as specified in the Manual For Planning and Execution of State Permanent Improvements. The State Engineer shall determine the enforcement and interpretation of the aforementioned codes and referenced standards on state buildings. Any interested local officials shall coordinate their comments related to state buildings through the State Engineer and shall neither delay construction nor delay or deny water, sewer, power, other utilities, or firefighting services. Agencies may appeal to the Director of Office of General Services regarding the application of these codes to state buildings. 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. Editor's Note Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-320 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 10-9-320
SECTION 10-9-320. Lease of development rights to geothermal resources underlying surface lands owned by State.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health and Environmental Control may lease development rights to geothermal resources underlying surface lands owned by the State. The department must promulgate regulations regarding the method of lease acquisition, lease terms, and conditions due the State under lease operations. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is designated as the exclusive agent for the department in selecting lands to be leased, administering the competitive bidding for leases, administering the leases, receiving and compiling comments from other state agencies concerning the desirability of leasing the state lands proposed for leasing and such other activities that pertain to geothermal resource leases as may be included herein as responsibilities of the department. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board (board)", and substituted "department" for "board" throughout.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-161 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-161
SECTION 10-1-161. State Capitol Building flags flown at half-staff.
Status: in_force

(A) On Memorial Day the flags, which are flown atop the State Capitol Building, must be displayed at half-staff until noon, then raised to the top of the staff. (B) To honor and pay tribute to the following public officials and individuals, the flags which are flown atop the State Capitol Building must be lowered to half-staff on the day on which funeral services are conducted for these public officials and individuals: (1) current and past members of the United States Congress from the State of South Carolina; (2) current constitutional officers of the State of South Carolina; (3) former Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the State of South Carolina; (4) current members of the South Carolina General Assembly; (5) current members of the South Carolina Supreme Court; (6) current and former Presidents of the United States; and (7) members of the United States military services who were residents of South Carolina and who lost their lives in the line of duty while in combat. (C) As contained in this section, "half-staff" means the position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. (D) The flags atop the State Capitol Building must be flown at half-staff for a period of thirty days from the date of death of the President or a former President; for a period of ten days from the date of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice, or a retired Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, or the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; for a period of five days before the day of the funeral through the date of the funeral for members of the United States military services who were residents of South Carolina and who lost their lives in the line of duty while in combat, for which the Department of Veterans' Affairs must notify the Office of the Governor of the scheduled funeral date; and from the date of death through the date of interment of an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, or a secretary of a federal executive or military department, or a former Vice President. (E) Upon the occurrence of an extraordinary event resulting in death or upon the death of a person of extraordinary stature, the Governor may order that the flags atop the State Capitol Building be lowered to half-staff at a designated time or for a designated period of time. (F) The Governor may order the flags atop the State Capitol Building to be lowered to half-staff for the same designated time when an act of the United States Congress or a presidential order is issued to lower flags to half-staff over federal buildings. (G) The flags atop the State Capitol Building, when flown at half-staff must first be hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flags must be again raised to the peak before they are lowered for the day. (H)(1) On any day where flags atop the State Capitol Building are flown at half-staff to honor and pay tribute to more than one individual listed in subsections (B) or (D), the flags must be hoisted and lowered pursuant to subsection (G) as many times as there are individuals to honor and pay tribute to that day. (2) On any day where flags atop the State Capitol Building are flown at half-staff, the Governor shall, on a conspicuous place on the website maintained by the Governor, identify the person or persons to which such honor and tribute is being paid until the day of the funeral. Code Commissioner's Note Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2019 Act No. 26, SECTION 4(C), references to the Division of Veterans' Affairs were changed to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment, in subsection (B), twice inserted "and individuals" following "public officials"; added subsection (B)(7); deleted former subsection (D), relating to funeral services; redesignated former subsections (E) through (H) as (D) through (G); in subsection (D), inserted "for a period of five days before the day of the funeral through the date of the funeral for members of the United States military services who were residents of South Carolina and who lost their lives in the line of duty while in combat, for which the Division of Veterans' Affairs must notify the Office of the Governor of the scheduled funeral date;"; and added subsection (H).
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-320 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-320
SECTION 10-5-320. Suits for injunction against noncompliance; accessibility of meetings and conferences with state agencies.
Status: in_force

The official having jurisdiction pursuant to Section 10-5-270 to enforce the provisions of this article shall notify the owner of property in violation of this article to comply with its provisions and make the necessary changes or corrections within a reasonable time. In the event of noncompliance after a reasonable time, the official may bring suit before an Administrative Law Judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 to enjoin further construction or use of the building, structure, or facility until it is in compliance with this article. All meetings and conferences of an agency of this State, in which participation by the public is invited or desirable, must be held in a place and manner that is accessible to persons with disabilities.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-30 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-30
SECTION 10-11-30. Trespassing, damaging or defacing certain state property.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon the grass plots or flower beds of the grounds of the State House or the Governor's mansion, or of the grounds surrounding any of the State office buildings located in the area bounded by Assembly, Gervais, Bull, and Pendleton Streets in the city of Columbia, to damage or deface any of the buildings, or to cut down, deface, mutilate or otherwise injure any of the statues, trees, shrubs, grasses or flowers on the grounds or commit any other trespass upon any property of the State, real or personal, located thereon.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-70 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-70
SECTION 10-11-70. Criminal laws in effect on certain state property.
Status: in_force

All of the general criminal laws of the State are hereby declared to be in full force and effect within the area described in SECTIONS 10-11-30 and 10-11-40 and subsection (2) of SECTION 10-11-80.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-170 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-170
SECTION 10-7-170. Amount of insurance.
Status: in_force

The amount of insurance to be carried on all buildings and on the contents thereof as provided in this chapter shall be fixed by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority after consultation with the officers, officials or trustees having such buildings in their care and custody. But the amount of insurance to be carried, as so fixed, shall in no event exceed the value of the building and contents to be insured after reasonable deductions for depreciation. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-30 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 10-9-30
SECTION 10-9-30. Leases subject to conservation laws; lease of rights upon offshore and other state lands.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall estop the State from enacting proper laws for the conservation of the oil, gas and other mineral resources of the State and all leases and contracts made under authority of this article shall be subject to such laws; provided, that the Department of Health and Environmental Control may negotiate for leases of oil, gas, and other mineral rights upon all of the lands and waters of the State, including offshore marginal and submerged lands. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-160 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-160
SECTION 10-7-160. Value of buildings.
Status: in_force

The value of all public buildings shall be based on the actual cost of such buildings. If the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the officers, officials or trustees having such buildings in their care and custody cannot agree on a value the value shall be fixed by three appraisers to be appointed and paid as provided in SECTION 10-7-180. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-110 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-110
SECTION 10-9-110. Department of Health and Environmental Control has exclusive control of the state's phosphate interest.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall be charged with the exclusive control and protection of the rights and interest of the State in the phosphate rocks and phosphatic deposits in the navigable streams and in the marshes thereof. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-340 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-340
SECTION 10-11-340. Performance of duties by officers or employees within capitol building.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article prohibits any officer or employee or persons otherwise authorized and required to perform duties within the capitol building from performing their normal duties, including the carrying of firearms, except as may be limited by the rules of either House within their respective chambers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-120 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-120
SECTION 10-9-120. Protection of the state's interest against adverse claimants.
Status: in_force

The department may inquire into and protect the interests of the State in and to any phosphatic deposits or mines, whether in the navigable waters of the State or in land marshes or other territory owned or claimed by other parties, and in the proceeds of any such mines and may take such action for, or in behalf of, the State in regard thereto as it may find necessary or deem proper. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-165 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-165
SECTION 10-1-165. Protection of certain monuments and memorials.
Status: repealed

(A) No Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Native American, or African-American History monuments or memorials erected on public property of the State or any of its political subdivisions may be relocated, removed, disturbed, or altered. No street, bridge, structure, park, preserve, reserve, or other public area of the State or any of its political subdivisions dedicated in memory of or named for any historic figure or historic event may be renamed or rededicated. No person may prevent the public body responsible for the monument or memorial from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of these monuments, memorials, or nameplates. (B) The provisions of this section may only be amended or repealed upon passage of an act which has received a two-thirds vote on the third reading of the bill in each branch of the General Assembly. Validity For the validity of (B) of this section, see Pinckney v. Peeler, 862 S.E.2d 906 (S.C. 2021).
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-280 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-280
SECTION 10-5-280. Display of international symbol.
Status: in_force

The international symbol of access for people with disabilities must be permanently displayed at the entrance of buildings, structures, and facilities that are in compliance with the standards established pursuant to this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-20 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-20
SECTION 10-1-20. Annual report as to care of State House and State House grounds.
Status: in_force

The Department of Administration shall report to the General Assembly annually all its acts and doings in the improvement of said grounds, together with an itemized statement of all money expended. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-240 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-240
SECTION 10-5-240. Officers of board; meetings; quorum; compensation; office space.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman to serve for terms of two years and until their successors are elected and qualify. The board may adopt rules for the purpose of governing its internal proceedings. The board shall meet at least once annually and at those other times as may be designated by the chairman but in no event more than twice a month. Five members of the board constitute a quorum at all meetings. All members of the board must be paid the usual per diem, mileage, and subsistence as provided by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions for days on which they are on official business of the board, to be paid from the general fund of the State. The board must be administered by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation which shall provide administrative support services, such as office space, clerical assistance, and other facilities as may be required by the board to perform its prescribed functions.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-320 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-320
SECTION 10-11-320. Carrying or discharging firearm; exception.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for any person or group of persons to: (1) carry or have readily accessible to the person upon the capitol grounds or within the capitol building any firearm or dangerous weapon; or (2) discharge any firearm or to use any dangerous weapon upon the capitol grounds or within the capitol building. (B) This section does not apply to a person who possesses firearms and is authorized to park on the capitol grounds or in the parking garage below the capitol grounds. The firearm must remain locked in the person's vehicle while on or below the capitol grounds and must be stored in a place in the vehicle that is not readily accessible to any person upon entry to or below the capitol grounds. Editor's Note 2024 Act No. 111, SECTIONS 1 and 24, provide as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2024'." "SECTION 24. No provision in this act should be construed as the General Assembly discouraging responsible gun ownership; and the General Assembly, in fact, encourages all gun owners to pursue and receive appropriate gun safety training before carrying a firearm or weapon." Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 111, SECTION 2, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "firearms" for "a concealable weapons' permit pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-260 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-260
SECTION 10-5-260. Buildings required to be in compliance; responsibility of owners and occupants.
Status: in_force

No person may construct or alter a building, structure, or facility of any occupancy classification, with exception of detached one and two family dwellings, unless the construction or areas being altered are designed in compliance with the standards and requirements adopted pursuant to the chapter. If the occupancy, as defined by the building code, of an existing building is changed, that building must be made to conform to the requirements of this chapter for the new occupancy. If the occupancy of a portion of an existing building is changed, only the portion that is changed shall be required to comply. It is the responsibility of the owner or the occupant of property which contains structural or building elements or components required to be in compliance with this article, to continuously maintain these elements and components in a condition that is safe and usable by persons with disabilities at all times. Nothing in this chapter affects in any way government buildings, public buildings, or facilities exempted by any federal law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-10 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 10-9-10
SECTION 10-9-10. Leases of gas, oil, and certain other minerals.
Status: in_force

The Public Service Authority may, through its board of directors, make and execute leases of gas, oil, and other minerals and mineral rights, excluding phosphate and lime and phosphatic deposits, over and upon the lands and properties owned by said authority; and the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the forfeited land commissions of the counties of this State may, with the approval of the Attorney General, make and execute such leases over and upon the lands and waters of the State and of the counties under the ownership, management, or control of the department and commissions respectively. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board", substituted "the department" for "such board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-150 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-150
SECTION 10-1-150. Accounting for expenses of public buildings.
Status: in_force

All expenditures from amounts specified in appropriations for expenses in connection with the public buildings of the State shall be itemized and verified by the contractors and certified to by the respective officers in charge thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-40 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-40
SECTION 10-7-40. Insurance on public school buildings.
Status: in_force

All insurance of public school buildings and on the contents thereof, whether such buildings are held and operated under the general school laws or laws applicable to special school districts only, shall be carried by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-105 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-105
SECTION 10-1-105. Buildings constructed with public funds to include windows which may be opened.
Status: in_force

Whereas, state office buildings have been constructed recently with windows that cannot be opened; therefore, heating or air conditioning equipment is in use most all of the time causing use of electrical energy which could be avoided; and Whereas, it is incumbent upon the General Assembly to do everything within its power to help alleviate the ever-present energy crisis and having windows which could be conveniently opened to let fresh air in would help to some extent in conserving energy. Now, therefore: Unless agreed to by the Department of Administration, any building constructed with the state funds shall include windows which may be conveniently opened. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-130 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-130
SECTION 10-9-130. Department may issue leases or licenses; notice of applications.
Status: in_force

The department may issue to any person who applies for a lease or license granting a general right to dig, mine, and remove phosphate rock and phosphatic deposits from all the navigable streams, waters, and marshes belonging to the State and also from such of the creeks, not navigable, lying therein as may contain phosphate rock and deposits belonging to the State and not previously granted. Such leases or licenses may be for such terms as may be determined by the department. The annual report of the department to the General Assembly shall include a list of all effective leases and licenses. The department may make a firm contract for the royalty to be paid the State which shall not be increased during the life of the license. Provided, that prior to the grant or issuance of any lease or license, the department shall cause to be published a notice of such application in a newspaper having general circulation in the county once a week for three successive weeks prior to the grant or issuance. However, the lessee or licensee shall not take possession if there is an adverse claim and the burden of proving ownership in the State shall be placed upon the lessee or licensee. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" throughout and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-190 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-190
SECTION 10-1-190. Department of Administration may apply net proceeds from trade of property to the improvement of property.
Status: in_force

As part of the approval process relating to trades of state property for nonstate property, the Department of Administration is authorized to approve the application of any net proceeds resulting from such a transaction to the improvement of the property held by the department. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.L, substituted "Department of Administration" for "Budget and Control Board" and substituted "department" for "board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-130 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-130
SECTION 10-7-130. Insurance reserve funds.
Status: in_force

All funds paid over to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority as premiums on policies of insurance and all money received from interest on loans and deposits and from any other source connected with the insurance of public property, provided for herein, shall be held by the authority as insurance reserve funds for the purpose of paying all losses for which it is liable and the expenses necessary to the proper conduct of such insurance of public property by the authority and shall be invested by it as are other funds in its hands. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-20 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-20
SECTION 10-7-20. Insurance on public buildings of incorporated municipalities.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority is authorized to insure public buildings owned by incorporated municipalities of the State upon request of the governing body of the municipality. Such insurance shall be provided under the same conditions and procedures and subject to the same restrictions as are provided under this chapter for insurance of buildings owned by the counties of this State except that insurance by the authority shall not be mandatory for municipally owned buildings. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-135 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-135
SECTION 10-1-135. Encroachments on state-owned lands of natural significance.
Status: in_force

For easements, rights-of-way, or any other encroachment on or over any state park, state forest, state historic area, state wildlife refuge or preserve, Heritage Trust Site, or other state-owned lands of natural significance the responsible management agency shall, in addition to the provisions of Section 10-1-130, make the following determinations prior to requesting approval from the Department of Administration and review by the Joint Bond Review Committee and approval by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority if necessary: (a) There is an important public necessity for the encroachment; (b) Alternative routes or locations not on state property are neither prudent nor feasible, and the proposed encroachment is not disruptive of the existing or planned uses of the state property; (c) The entity responsible for the encroachment shall make reasonable mitigation of the impacts of the proposed encroachment, upon the recommendation of the governing body of the responsible management agency. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-350 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-350
SECTION 10-11-350. Peaceful entry by general public upon grounds and capitol building.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the normal, peaceful entry of the general public upon the grounds or within the capitol building, subject only to laws or rules governing that portion of the grounds which may be entered and the hours during which the capitol building shall be open.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-100 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-100
SECTION 10-7-100. Payment of premiums.
Status: in_force

The premium on all policies of insurance issued by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall be paid by the officer, official, or trustee having the property insured under his care and custody upon demand of the authority. If an agency or political subdivision fails to pay any required premium within sixty days from the date the premium is invoiced, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority may cancel the policy for nonpayment of premium by mailing a notice of cancellation giving not less than thirty days' notice of the cancellation to the delinquent agency or political subdivision. Prior to the termination of the insurance coverage, notice of the impending termination also must be published in a newspaper of regular circulation in the county where the insured's headquarters is located. The State Fiscal Accountability Authority is not responsible for risk or loss occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-30 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-3-30
SECTION 10-3-30. Duties.
Status: in_force

The commission shall be the custodian of the Governor's Mansion and the Lace House, including the nonexpendable property of both places, and it shall be the duty of the commission to: (a) Approve all alterations, additions or renovations to the Governor's Mansion and the Lace House, together with the landscaped grounds surrounding them. (b) Acquire by purchase, loan or gift furnishings and nonexpendable property for the Governor's Mansion and the Lace House. (c) Promote the beautification of the Governor's Mansion and the Lace House and the landscaped lands surrounding them. (d) Promote interest in the furnishing of the Governor's Mansion and the Lace House with articles of historical significance. (e) Advise state officials and others on matters pertaining to the embellishment of the Governor's Mansion and the Lace House. (f) Make an inventory to be submitted to the Department of Administration as soon as practicable after being organized and each year thereafter of all nonexpendable property under its custody. (g) Accept and disburse funds which must be utilized to purchase articles of historical, artistic, decorative, or intrinsic permanent value for use in the Governor's Mansion and other buildings owned by the State of South Carolina in the two blocks surrounded by Lincoln, Laurel, Gadsden, and Calhoun Streets in the City of Columbia. Because of the nature of the articles purchased, they are exempt from the bidding and purchasing procedures of the Division of General Services applicable to other state agencies if they are in the categories of articles described in this item. All receipts and disbursements must be made with the approval of the commission. The funds and purchases made with them and gifts made pursuant to this section are the property of the State of South Carolina. (h) Do such other things as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-40 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-40
SECTION 10-11-40. Unlawful use of driveways and parking spaces on certain state property.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, except state officers and employees and persons having lawful business in the buildings, to use any of the driveways, alleys, or parking spaces upon any of the property of the State, bounded by Assembly, Gervais, Bull and Pendleton Streets in the city of Columbia, upon any regular weekday, Saturdays and holidays excepted, between the hours of eight-thirty A. M. and five-thirty P. M., whenever the buildings are open for business.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-40 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-40
SECTION 10-1-40. State House Committee.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a committee to be known as the "State House Committee", consisting of five members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, and five members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker, whose duties shall be to review all proposals for alterations and/or renovations to the State House. No alterations or renovations shall be undertaken without the approval of this committee. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 88, in the first sentence, substituted "President of the Senate," for "Lieutenant Governor".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-70 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-70
SECTION 10-7-70. Officials in charge of buildings shall provide for insurance.
Status: in_force

The proper officer, official or trustee having by law the care and custody of state and county buildings and of public school buildings shall insure such buildings under the provisions set forth in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-168 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-168
SECTION 10-1-168. Foundations of American Law and Government display; posting in public location in public building.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, each municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this State including, but not limited to, a school board, is authorized to post the Foundations of American Law and Government display, as described in this section, in a visible, public location in the public buildings of this State and its political subdivisions. (B) The Foundations of American Law and Government display must include: (1) The Ten Commandments; (2) The Magna Carta; (3) The Mayflower Compact, 1620; (4) The Declaration of Independence; (5) "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key; (6) The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution; (7) The Preamble to the South Carolina Constitution; (8) The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; (9) The national motto "In God We Trust"; (10) The image of Lady Justice; (11) The Lord's Prayer; (12) The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863; and (13) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (C) Public displays of the Foundations of American Law and Government display shall contain the text of the documents listed in items (1) through (13) of subsection (B) together with the context for acknowledging formative, historically significant documents in America's heritage contained in subsection (D). Because the purpose of the display is not to advance religion, the General Assembly expresses no preference as to which version of the Ten Commandments is displayed. (D) The Foundations of American Law and Government display contains documents that played a significant role in the foundation of our system of law and government. The display contains: the Ten Commandments; the Magna Carta; the Mayflower Compact, 1620; the Declaration of Independence; "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key; the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution; the Preamble to the South Carolina Constitution; the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; the national motto "In God We Trust"; the image of Lady Justice; The Lord's Prayer; the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863; and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (1) The Ten Commandments have profoundly influenced the formation of western legal thought and the formation of our country. That influence is clearly seen in the Declaration of Independence, which declared that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness". The Ten Commandments provide the moral background of the Declaration of Independence and the foundation of our legal tradition. (2) In 1215, King John of England consented to the demands of his barons and agreed for The Magna Carta to be publicly read throughout the land. By this act he bound himself and "our heirs, in all things and all places for ever" to grant to the people of his kingdom the rights pronounced in The Magna Carta. By signing The Magna Carta, King John brought himself and England's future rulers within the rule of law. The rule of law places a restraint on the exercise of arbitrary government power, and it places all people and civil government under law. The American patriots, therefore, waged war against England to preserve liberties originating in Thirteenth Century England. A distinction, however, is noted between The Magna Carta and the American concept of liberty. While The Magna Carta is a guarantee from a king that he will follow the law, the Constitution of the United States is the establishment of a government consisting of, and created for, "We the People". (3) The Mayflower Compact was penned by William Bradford on November 11, 1620, on the Mayflower before the Pilgrims made landfall at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The compact was the first written constitution in the New World. William Bradford described the reasoning behind the compact when he stated in the compact: "This day, before we came to harbour, observing some not well affected to unity and concord, but gave some appearance of faction, it was thought good there should be an association and agreement, that we should combine together in one body, and to submit to such government and governors as we should by common consent agree to make and choose, and set our hands to this that follows, word for word". (4) Perhaps the single most important document in American history, The Declaration of Independence was, as Abraham Lincoln stated, the "frame" into which the framers placed the Constitution. A fundamental premise of the Declaration of Independence is that "all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights". While these rights are not given by government, they are protected by government. Moreover, government is a creation of "the governed" and derives all its power from the consent of its people. As the Preamble to the United States Constitution states, "We the People" are the government. (5) During the debates on the adoption of the United States Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the Revolution. They demanded a "bill of rights" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens. Several state conventions in their formal ratification of the Constitution asked for such amendments; others ratified the Constitution with the understanding that the amendments would be offered. The Bill of Rights is still a vital and powerful force in American government, shaping our laws and serving as a check on the exercise of government power. (6) Guarding the entrance to Baltimore harbor via the Patapsco River during the War of 1812, Fort McHenry faced almost certain attack by British forces. Major George Armistead, the stronghold's commander, was ready to defend the fort but he wanted a flag that would identify his position, one whose size would be visible to the enemy from a distance. The flag that was made for the fort was thirty feet by forty-two feet. Anxiously awaiting news of the battle's outcome was a Washington, D.C. lawyer named Francis Scott Key. Key had visited the enemy's fleet to secure the release of a Maryland doctor who had been abducted by the British after they left Washington. The lawyer had been successful in his mission, but he could not escort the doctor home until the attack ended. So he waited on a flag-of-truce sloop anchored eight miles downstream from Fort McHenry. During the night, there had been only occasional sounds of the fort's guns returning fire. At dawn, the British bombardment tapered off. Had the fort been captured? Placing a telescope to his eye, Key trained it on the fort's flagpole. There he saw the large garrison flag catch the morning breeze. It had been raised as a gesture of defiance, replacing the wet storm flag that had flown through the night. Thrilled by the sight of the flag and the knowledge that the fort had not fallen, Key took a letter from his pocket and began to write some verses on the back of it. Later, after the British fleet had withdrawn, Key checked into a Baltimore hotel and completed his poem on the defense of Fort McHenry. He then sent it to a printer for duplication on handbills, and within a few days the poem was put to the music of an old English song. Both the new song and the flag became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" and became a rallying cry for the American Patriots during the rest of the war. (7) The Preamble to the South Carolina Constitution recognizes that the people, grateful for the liberties they enjoy, have established the Constitution of the State of South Carolina to preserve and perpetuate a civilized society. (8) Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of women's suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change of the Constitution. Few early supporters lived to see final victory in 1920. (9) The national motto was derived from the line "And this be our motto, 'In God is our trust'" in the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The phrase first appeared on United States' coins in 1864 and became obligatory on all United States' currency in 1955. In accordance with Public Law No. 851 passed at the Second Session of the 84th Congress of the United States, July 30, 1956, the national motto of the United States became "In God We Trust". (10) Lady Justice has become a symbol of the fair and equal administration of the law, without corruption, avarice, prejudice, or favor. The blindfold represents a system of justice that is blinded to all prejudices or favor. The scales represent justice that is administered fairly and the sword represents justice that is authoritative. Lady Justice is a symbol of the American system of justice and the ideals it embodies. (11) The Lord's Prayer, used to teach people how best to seek their daily needs, is a model of philosophy and inspiration for legal and moral systems throughout the ages. In the colonies, James Oglethorpe brought debtors to freedom in our neighboring State of Georgia in remembrance of "forgiving our debts as we forgive our debtors". (12) The Emancipation Proclamation, signed on January 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln, provided that the slaves in all parts of the United States and in the states then in rebellion were forever free. The penultimate paragraph states, "And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God". (13) "I Have A Dream" is the popular name given to the historic public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., when he spoke of his desire for a future where blacks and whites, among others, would coexist harmoniously as equals. King's delivery of the speech on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. Delivered to over two hundred thousand civil rights supporters, the speech is often considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in history and was ranked the top American speech of the 20th Century by a 1999 poll of scholars of public address. (E) All documents which are included in a Foundations of American Law and Government display must be posted on paper not less than eleven by fourteen inches in dimension and must be framed in identically-styled frames. One document may not be displayed more prominently than another. (F) State funding may be used for a Foundations of American Law and Government display. (G) In order that each municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this State including, but not limited to, a school board, may have access to advice on the current status of the law concerning the Foundations of American Law and Government display, as described in this section, the Attorney General's office shall prepare a statement of the applicable constitutional law and, upon request, make that statement available to a member of the General Assembly or a municipality, county, or other political subdivision. As necessary, the Attorney General's office shall update this statement to reflect any changes made in the law. The Attorney General's office may make the statement available through the most economical and convenient method including, but not limited to, posting the statement on a web site. (H) Nothing in this section prohibits a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this State, including, but not limited to, a school board, from developing its own policy on the display of any one or all of the documents included in the Foundations of American Law and Government display, as described in this section, based upon advice from legal counsel. (I) An advisory committee is established to make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Department of Archives and History regarding the public representations of the Foundations of American Law and Government display documents, the appropriate information to be included in the display, and recommendations concerning other documents to be added to the list for the display. The committee must submit an annual report to the Commission for the Department of Archives and History, the President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives. The committee shall be appointed by the Commission of the Department of Archives and History to consist of: (1) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Attorney General; (2) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Historical Association; (3) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina History Society; (4) a member with expertise in legal history to be appointed upon the recommendation of the Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Law and the Dean of the Charleston School of Law; and (5) a member with expertise in United States or South Carolina history appointed upon the recommendation of the presidents of the research universities of South Carolina. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 41, in (I), in the second sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-40 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 10-9-40
SECTION 10-9-40. Authority conferred by article is cumulative.
Status: in_force

The authority conferred upon the Public Service Authority, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the forfeited land commissions by this article shall be cumulative and in addition to the rights and powers heretofore vested by law in such authority, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and such commissions, respectively. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, twice substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-150 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-150
SECTION 10-9-150. Bond of licensee.
Status: in_force

As a condition precedent to the right to dig, mine, and remove the rocks and deposits granted by a license, each licensee shall enter into bond, with security, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the making at the end of every month of true and faithful returns to the Comptroller General of the number of tons of phosphate rock and phosphatic deposits so dug or mined and the punctual payment to the State Treasurer of the royalty provided at the end of every quarter or three months. The bond and sureties are subject to the approval required by law for the bonds of state officers. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, made nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-40 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-3-40
SECTION 10-3-40. Exclusion of portion of mansion from provisions of chapter.
Status: in_force

Upon approval of the Governor, the commission may exclude any portion of the Governor's mansion from the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-55 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-55
SECTION 10-1-55. Local governments demanding rent from state agencies; State Aid to Subdivisions reduction.
Status: in_force

A local government entity which demands payment of rent or lease payments from a state agency or institution, unless approved by that state agency, must have deducted from that local government's State Aid to Subdivisions allocation an amount equal to one hundred ten percent of the amount charged. The state agency must be reimbursed the actual amount paid and the balance must be credited to the general fund of the State from the portion of the allocation deducted.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-75 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-75
SECTION 10-1-75. Smoke actuated door closers on patient rooms in institutional facilities licensed by state agencies.
Status: in_force

Whenever any patient room in any institutional facility licensed by a state agency is equipped with an approved smoke detecting system and provided that the facility is equipped with an approved automatic fire extinguishing system, smoke actuated door closers shall not be required on patient room doors opening into the corridor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-150 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-150
SECTION 10-11-150. State House renovation, traffic control.
Status: in_force

In order to preserve public safety and provide appropriate staging space in the areas adjacent to the Capitol complex during the period of the State House Renovation Project, notwithstanding any provision of law or ordinance to the contrary, the Department of Transportation is empowered and directed to take appropriate steps regarding traffic routing and flow and pedestrian access in the area around the Capitol Complex as directed by the committee established by Section 2 of an act of 1995 bearing ratification no. 62.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-175 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-175
SECTION 10-1-175. Law enforcement officer memorial.
Status: in_force

(A) In addition to the memorial on the State House grounds authorized to be erected to honor South Carolina war dead as provided in Section 10-1-170, the Division of General Services is also authorized to erect a memorial on the State House grounds at an appropriate location it determines to honor state or local law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. (B) In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Division of General Services is authorized to accept gifts or grants of services, properties, or monies from law enforcement support organizations or from any other private persons or organizations.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-178 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-178
SECTION 10-1-178. African-American History Monument.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established on the grounds of the State House an African-American History Monument. The design and location of the monument shall be determined by the commission appointed pursuant to Section 10-1-179. The commission shall make reasonable efforts to incorporate all eras of African-American history in the design. The monument shall be erected as soon as is reasonably possible after it is approved by the General Assembly by concurrent resolution and the State House Renovation Project is completed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-35 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 10-9-35
SECTION 10-9-35. Disposition of revenues received from offshore oil leases.
Status: in_force

In the event that the State of South Carolina is the recipient of revenues derived from offshore oil leases within the jurisdictional limits of the State such revenues shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in a special fund and shall be expended only by authorization of the General Assembly. Funds so accumulated shall be expended only for the following purposes: (1) to retire the bonded indebtedness incurred by South Carolina; (2) for capital improvement expenditures. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-179 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-179
SECTION 10-1-179. African-American History Monument Commission; museum; dissolution of commission.
Status: in_force

(A) An African-American History Monument Commission is created to determine the design of the monument and to determine the location of the monument on the State House grounds. The commission is empowered and directed to raise private funds and to receive gifts and grants to carry out the purpose for which it is created. The commission in this regard shall have the power to cause to be created a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation the purpose of which shall be to receive and disburse funds for the African-American History Monument. The staff of the Department of Administration shall assist the commission with the preparation and maintenance of financial records for the purpose of ensuring proper accounting of the records. The financial records are public records for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, except that the names of anonymous donors shall not be disclosed. By April 1, 1997, the commission shall report the proposed design and location of the monument to the State House Committee for its approval. After action by the committee approving the design and location, the State House Committee shall cause to be introduced the concurrent resolution serving as the instrument of approval as provided in Section 1 of this act. The State shall ensure proper maintenance of the monument as is done for other historical monuments on the State House grounds. Four members of the commission must be appointed by the President of the Senate, four members must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one member must be appointed by the Governor. Notwithstanding Section 8-13-770 of the 1976 Code, members of the General Assembly may be appointed to this commission. One of the members appointed by the President of the Senate must be a Senator and one of the members appointed by the Speaker must be a member of the House of Representatives. The commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and such other officers as it deems appropriate from among its membership. The senior senator of the commission shall call an organizational meeting for the purpose of electing officers and such other matters as may arise. Commission members are not entitled to receive the subsistence, mileage, and per diem otherwise provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions. (B) The commission also shall study the feasibility of establishing an African-American History Museum analogous to the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum and make recommendations with respect to its findings on this subject to the State House Committee. This new museum shall collect and display historical artifacts and other items reflecting African-American history in this State. A preliminary report on this study must be made to the State House Committee no later than April 1, 1997, and a final report and recommendation on this study must be made by January 1, 2001. (C) The commission established pursuant to this act is dissolved on January 1, 2001. However, the commission must be dissolved earlier if both the monument is dedicated and the final report is made before January 1, 2001, in which case the commission must be dissolved on the date of the later occurring event of the dedication of the monument or the receipt of the final report. If the African-American History Monument has not been dedicated by January 1, 2001, the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the African-American History Monument Commission shall be devolved upon the State House Committee. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015. Editor's Note 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 97, provides as follows: "SECTION 97. The Code Commissioner is directed to change all references to 'President Pro Tempore', 'President Pro Tempore of the Senate', or 'President of the Senate Pro Tempore' not specifically addressed in this act to 'President of the Senate'."
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-210 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-210
SECTION 10-7-210. Losses when authority holds hazard reduction system loans.
Status: in_force

In the event of a total or partial loss of any building on which the State Fiscal Accountability Authority carries a loan for the installation of a nationally recognized hazard reduction system, there shall be deducted from the amount of insurance payable, and credited on such loan, a proportion of the loan equal to the proportion which the amount of the loss payable bears to the total amount of insurance carried on the building or, in the case of institutions where insurance is carried on two or more buildings, the deduction and loan credit shall be a proportion of the loan equal to the proportion which the loss payable bears to the aggregate insurance carried on all such buildings. A provision to this effect shall be embodied in each loan agreement. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-330 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-330
SECTION 10-11-330. Unauthorized entry into a building on the capitol grounds; disorderly conduct; obstructing passage; demonstrating.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons wilfully and knowingly: (1) to enter or to remain within a building on the capitol grounds unless such person is authorized by law or by rules of the House or Senate, or the Department of Administration regulations, respectively, when such entry is done for the purpose of uttering loud, threatening, and abusive language or to engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct with the intent to impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of any session of the legislature or the orderly conduct within a building or of any hearing before or any deliberation of any committee or subcommittee of the legislature; (2) to obstruct or to impede passage within the capitol grounds or a building on the capitol grounds; (3) to engage in any act of physical violence upon the capitol grounds or within a building on the capitol grounds; or (4) to parade, demonstrate, or picket within the capitol building. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.R, substituted "the Department of Administration regulations, respectively," for "of the State Budget and Control Board", and made other nonsubstantive changes. 2021 Act No. 42, SECTION 2, redesignated (a) to (d) as (1) to (4); in (1), substituted "a building on the capitol grounds" for "the capitol building" and "within a building" for "within the building"; in (2), substituted "a building on the capitol grounds" for "building"; and in (3), substituted "a building on the capitol grounds" for "the capitol building".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-140 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-140
SECTION 10-7-140. Reduction of premiums.
Status: in_force

When the insurance reserve fund provided for in SECTION 10-7-130 reaches the sum of five per cent of the total insurance in force, then annually thereafter the State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall proportionately decrease the premium of insurance to an amount which will be sufficient to maintain the insurance fund at five per cent of the total insurance in force, and if in the judgment of the authority the income from the investment of the insurance sinking fund is sufficient to maintain the insurance fund at five per cent of the total insurance in force, no premium shall be charged for the ensuing year, except that no building or property insured by the authority shall cease to pay premiums until five annual payments shall have been paid even though such payments increase such insurance sinking fund beyond the sum equal to five per cent of the total insurance in force. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-50 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-50
SECTION 10-7-50. Cancellation or reduction of insurance on abandoned school buildings.
Status: in_force

If any school building be abandoned for use for school purposes, the board may cancel or reduce all insurance carried by it on such abandoned school building and its contents, and the board shall not be required to renew existing insurance or write any insurance on any such building and its contents, the use of which for school purposes has been discontinued; provided, that at least ten days before the cancellation or reduction of any such insurance the board shall give notice to the proper authorities that such cancellation or reduction is to be made.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-185 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-185
SECTION 10-1-185. Robert Smalls Monument and Commission.
Status: in_force

(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-1-240, there is hereby established on the grounds of the State House a Robert Smalls Monument. The design and location of the monument shall be determined by the commission appointed pursuant to subsection (C). The monument must be erected as soon as is reasonably possible after the design plan has been approved by the General Assembly by concurrent resolution. (B) The Robert Smalls Monument Commission is created to determine the design of the monument to Robert Smalls and its location on the State House grounds. The commission is empowered and directed to raise private funds and may receive gifts and grants to carry out its purpose. The commission has the power to create a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation for the purpose of receiving and disbursing funds for the monument. The staff of the Department of Administration shall assist with the preparation and maintenance of financial records. The financial records are public records except that the names of anonymous donors must not be disclosed. (C) The commission is composed of eleven members, including: (1) the director of the Department of Administration or his designee, to serve as chairman of the commission; (2) five members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (3) five members appointed by the President of the Senate. (D) The commission shall consult with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History to determine and confirm the historical accuracy of the monument's engravings. (E) By January 15, 2025, the commission must report the proposed design and location of the monument to the State House Committee for its approval. (F) The commission is dissolved on January 15, 2028. The commission must be dissolved earlier if the monument is dedicated and the final report is made before the dissolution date. If the Robert Smalls Monument has not been dedicated by January 15, 2028, the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission must be transferred to the State House Committee. Editor's Note 2024 Act No. 183, preamble, provides as follows: "Whereas, the members of the General Assembly propose a monument of enduring historical significance to Robert Smalls, an escaped slave who became a Civil War hero and a legislator in the South Carolina General Assembly and served five terms in the United States House of Representatives; and "Whereas, Robert Smalls was born a slave on April 5, 1839, in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was the son of Lydia Polite but owned by John McKee; and "Whereas, during the Civil War, Mr. Smalls, illiterate and twenty-three years old, escaped by commandeering the Confederate ship, the Planter, on which he worked, delivering its black passengers from slavery to freedom through a gauntlet of gunboats and forts. Thereafter, he served the Union Army as a civilian boat pilot with distinction in numerous engagements, acted as a spokesperson for African Americans, and was made the first black captain of an Army vessel for his valor; and "Whereas, Mr. Smalls served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, the South Carolina Senate, and the United States House of Representatives, enduring violent elections to achieve internal improvements for coastal South Carolina and to fight for his black constituents in the face of growing disenfranchisement; and "Whereas, Mr. Smalls spoke openly in defense of his race and his party. Even with the rise of Jim Crow laws, Mr. Smalls stood firm as an unyielding advocate for the political rights of African Americans; and "Whereas, he was one of the first South Carolinians to advocate successfully for compulsory education; and "Whereas, Mr. Smalls played a critical role in bridging relations between the black and white communities during and after Reconstruction; and "Whereas, he was the founder of the Enterprise Railroad Company of Charleston; and "Whereas, Mr. Smalls also served as Brigadier General of the South Carolina Militia; opened a store for freedmen and a school for black children; published a newspaper, the Beaufort Southern Standard; and served as the U.S. Customs collector at the port of Beaufort; and "Whereas, he promoted the establishment of the US Naval Station at Port Royal and the purchase of Parris Island; and "Whereas, in 2007, the US Army named a ship after an African American for the first time, the support vessel Maj. Gen. Robert Smalls; and "Whereas, Mr. Smalls married Hannah Jones and, upon her death, remarried Annie Wigg. He had four children: Elizabeth, Sarah, Robert, Jr., and William Robert; and "Whereas, Mr. Smalls died in Beaufort on February 22, 1915, in the same house behind which he had been born and served as a slave, and later came to purchase; and "Whereas, a monument to honor Robert Smalls would represent the remarkable contributions, achievements, and accomplishments of this forgotten son of South Carolina and would serve as an overdue tribute to the many slaves who sacrificed alongside him. Now, therefore, "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: [Text of Act]"
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-210 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-210
SECTION 10-1-210. Pay telephone revenue.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all state agencies, institutions, colleges, and universities must remit to the general fund all revenues received and all monies retained above the cost of allowing the placement or location of pay telephones on public property. Each state agency, institution, college, and university must annually report to the Executive Budget Office the revenue received for allowing the placement or location of pay telephones on public property, including any commission received for allowing the placement or location of pay telephones on public property. Public property means any and all property occupied or under the control of a state agency, institution, college, or university. The State shall forego any commissions or revenues for the provision of pay telephones in institutions of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice for use by inmates. The Department of Administration shall ensure that the telephone rates charged by vendors for the use of those telephones must be reduced to reflect this foregone state revenue. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1).
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-70 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-70
SECTION 10-1-70. Roofs of public buildings, fireproof and noncombustible materials requirements.
Status: in_force

Every public building erected, enlarged or reroofed after May 27, 1936, whether owned by the State or a county or school district, shall have the roof of such building and also the roof top and sides of all roof structures, including dormer windows, covered with fireproof and incombustible material.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-220 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-220
SECTION 10-5-220. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article: (1) "Governmental buildings" means all buildings, structures, and facilities used by the public that are constructed, purchased, leased, or rented in whole or in part by the federal, state, county, or municipal government or any political subdivision of the State. (2) "Public buildings" means all buildings, structures, and facilities used by the public that are constructed, purchased, leased, or rented by the use of private funds, including rental apartment complexes of twenty units or more and temporary lodging facilities of twenty units or more, except that the provisions of this article apply to only five percent of those units or a minimum of one unit, whichever is the greater, and provided, further, that the provisions of this article do not apply to a private residence. (3) "Facilities" means all building elements defined or specified by ANSI A117.1. (4) "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute. (5) "Building Code" means the building code adopted by Section 6-9-50(A). (6) "Board" means the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council as established in this chapter. Editor's Note Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-10 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-3-10
SECTION 10-3-10. Commission created; membership; terms.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Governor's Mansion and Lace House Commission which shall consist of seven members, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. The seventh member shall be the wife of the Governor or his designee. The terms of the members shall be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except of those first appointed three shall serve until July 1, 1971 and three shall serve until July 1, 1973. The term of the seventh member shall be coterminous with that of the Governor.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-180 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-180
SECTION 10-9-180. Power to fix and change rates for digging phosphate.
Status: in_force

The department is hereby vested with full and complete power and control over all mining in the phosphate territory belonging to this State and over all persons digging or mining phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit in the navigable streams and waters or in the marshes thereof, with full power and authority, subject to the provisions of Sections 10-9-130 and 10-9-190 to fix, regulate, raise, or reduce such royalty per ton as shall from time to time be paid to the State by such persons for all or any such phosphate rock dug, mined, removed, and shipped or otherwise sent to the market therefrom. Six months' notice shall be given all persons at such time digging or mining phosphate rock in such navigable streams, waters, or marshes before any increase shall be made in the rate of royalty theretofore existing. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7,M, substituted "department" for "board"; in the last sentence, deleted "But" before "six"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-250 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-250
SECTION 10-9-250. Forfeiture of boats, vessels, dredges, or other appliances used by unlicensed persons; enforcement proceedings.
Status: in_force

Should any person attempt to mine or remove phosphate rock and phosphatic deposits from any of the marshes, navigable waters, or streams, including the Coosaw River phosphate territory, by and with any boat, vessel, marine dredge, or other appliances for such mining or removal, without the leave or license of the department thereto first had and obtained, all such boats, vessels, marine dredges, and other appliances are hereby declared forfeited to and property of the State, and the Attorney General, for and in behalf of the State, shall institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for the claim and delivery thereof, in the ordinary form of action for claim and delivery, in which action the title of the State shall be established by the proof of the commission of any such act of forfeiture by the person owning them, or his agents, in possession of such boats, vessels, marine dredges, or other appliances. In any such action the State shall not be called upon or required to give any bond or obligation such as is required by parties plaintiff in action for claim and delivery. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-190 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-190
SECTION 10-9-190. Returns of rock mined; payment of royalty; rate of royalty.
Status: in_force

Each person to whom a license shall be issued must, at the end of every month, make to the Comptroller General a true and lawful return of the phosphate rock and phosphatic deposits he may have dug or mined during such month and shall punctually pay to the State Treasurer, at the end of every quarter or three months, a royalty of five cents per ton upon each and every ton of the crude rock (not of the rock after it has been steamed or dried), the first quarter to commence to run on the first day of January in each year. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-205 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-205
SECTION 10-1-205. Computers in public libraries; regulation of Internet access.
Status: in_force

A computer which: (1) is located in a lending library supported by public funds, public school library or media arts center, or in the library of a public institution of higher learning as defined in Section 59-103-5; (2) can access the Internet; and (3) is available for use by the public or students, or both; shall have its use policies determined by the library's or center's governing board, as appropriate. The governing board must adopt policies intended to reduce the ability of the user to access web sites displaying information or material in violation of Article 3 of Chapter 15 of Title 16.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-200 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-200
SECTION 10-7-200. Contracts and loans for hazard reducing systems.
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority may make contracts with responsible manufacturers or installers of nationally recognized hazard reducing systems for the installation of approved nationally recognized hazard reducing systems in state institutions. If such contracts are made, the authority may make loans to the institutions involved for the payment for such systems or may accept in such contracts any terms deemed advisable which may be agreed upon with the manufacturers or installers as to the payment therefor. Such contracts shall be made only when, in the judgment of the authority, the resultant reduction in the premium rate, together with any funds which may be made available from other sources, will be sufficient to repay loans made by the authority or to pay for the systems according to contract terms within a period of time satisfactory to the authority. No reduction in the premium rate shall be allowed until such loans have been discharged or until payment has been made in full for the installation of such systems. The authority may also make loans to owners, other than the State, of property insured by them for the purpose of installing such systems when, in their judgment, the reduction in premium rate will be sufficient to retire such loan, or loans, within a period of time satisfactory to the authority. No reduction in the premium rate shall be made until such loans have been liquidated, and a provision to this effect shall be embodied in any such loan agreement. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-325 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-325
SECTION 10-11-325. Possessing, transporting, detonating explosive or incendiary device; penalty.
Status: in_force

(A) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to possess, have readily accessible to the person, or transport by any means upon the capitol grounds or within the capitol building any explosive, destructive device, or incendiary device. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than fifteen years. (B) It is unlawful for a person intentionally to detonate an explosive or destructive device or ignite any incendiary device upon the capitol grounds or within the capitol building. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction: (1) in cases resulting in the death of another person where there was malice aforethought, must be punished by death, by imprisonment for life, or by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for thirty years; (2) in cases resulting in the death of another person where there was not malice aforethought, must be imprisoned not less than two years nor more than thirty years; (3) in cases resulting in injury to a person, must be imprisoned for not less than ten years nor more than twenty-five years; (4) in cases resulting in damage to a building or other real or personal property, must be imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than twenty-five years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-140 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-140
SECTION 10-1-140. Responsibility for personal property of state departments, agencies, and institutions.
Status: in_force

The head of each department, agency, or institution of this State is responsible for all personal property under his supervision and each fiscal year shall make an inventory of all property under his supervision, except expendables.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-80 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-80
SECTION 10-7-80. Officials shall furnish information on school buildings.
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education and the county superintendents of education of the several counties of the State shall furnish to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority on request a complete list showing the location of each and every school building in their several counties, the numbers of the school districts in which such buildings are located and the names and addresses of the trustees having the buildings in charge. All officers, officials and trustees having the care and custody of the buildings insured under the terms of this chapter shall furnish to the board, on request, full information in regard to the character of construction, value, location and exposures of such buildings and any other information requested. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-160 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-160
SECTION 10-9-160. Additional security to bonds may be required.
Status: in_force

Whenever the department shall have reason to doubt the solvency of any surety whose name appears upon any bond executed for the purpose of securing the payment of the phosphate royalty by any person digging, mining and removing phosphate rock or phosphatic deposits in any of the territory, the property of the State, under any grant or license, the department shall forthwith notify the person giving such bond and the sureties thereon and require that one or more sureties, as the case may be, shall be added to the bond, such surety or sureties to be approved by the department. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" throughout.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-240 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-240
SECTION 10-9-240. Department may take measures to prevent interference, obstruction, or molestation.
Status: in_force

Should any person whosoever interfere with, obstruct, or molest or attempt to interfere with, obstruct, or molest the department or anyone by it authorized or licensed hereunder in the peaceable possession and occupation for mining purposes of any of the marshes, navigable streams, or waters of the State, then the department may, in the name and on behalf of the State, take such measures or proceedings as it may be advised are proper to enjoin and terminate any such molestation, interference, or obstruction and place the State, through its agents, the department or anyone under it authorized, in absolute and practical possession and occupation of such marshes, navigable streams, or waters. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" throughout, and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-163 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-163
SECTION 10-1-163. Location of portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques removed from State House during renovations; payment of costs of removal and return.
Status: in_force

(A) All portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques which were in or on the State House on May 1, 1995, which may be removed from the State House during renovations must be returned to their original location when the State House is reoccupied. Cost for removing and returning these items must be paid from the funds of the Department of Administration for maintenance. When all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques are returned to their original location after the renovations are completed, the location of these items must not be changed in the chambers of the House of Representatives unless approved by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and in the chambers of the Senate unless approved by an absolute majority of the Senate members. The location of all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques located outside of the respective chambers must not be changed unless approved by an act passed by the General Assembly. For purposes of this subsection, "original location" means the general vicinity or at an alternative location if the wall or structure is removed or modified such that the portrait, flag, banner, monument, statue, or plaque cannot be returned to its original location. (B) All costs for the display, cleaning, and restoration of all portraits, flags, banners, monuments, statues, and plaques on the exterior or interior of the State House except those inside the Senate and House Chambers must be paid from the accounts of General Services, Division of the Department of Administration unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-110 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-110
SECTION 10-11-110. Issuance and use of parking tickets.
Status: in_force

In connection with traffic and parking violations only, the watchmen and policemen referred to in Section 10-11-90, state highway patrolmen and policemen of the City of Columbia shall have the right to issue and use parking tickets of the type used by the City of Columbia, with such changes as are necessitated hereby, to be prepared and furnished by the Department of Administration, upon the issuance of which the procedures shall be followed as prevail in connection with the use of parking tickets by the City of Columbia. Nothing herein shall restrict the application and use of regular arrest warrants. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.P, substituted "Department of Administration" for "Budget and Control Board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-100 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-100
SECTION 10-1-100. Public construction projects, provision for antipollution devices.
Status: in_force

All invitations for bid proposals for construction projects (but not including South Carolina Highway Department projects) issued by the State, its authorities, commissions, departments, committees or agencies, or any political subdivision of the State, shall set forth in the contract documents, to the extent they are reasonably obtainable by the public awarding authority, those provisions of federal, state and local statutes, ordinances and regulations dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution and the preservation of public natural resources that affect or are affected by the projects. If the successful bidder must undertake additional work which was not specified in the invitation for bid proposals or which are due to the enactment of new or the amendment of existing statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations occurring after the submission of the successful proposal, the awarding agency shall issue a change order, setting forth the additional work that must be undertaken, which shall not invalidate the contract. The cost of such a change order to the awarding agency shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the contract for change orders or force accounts and that such additional costs to undertake work not specified in the contract documents shall not be approved unless written authorization is given the successful bidder/contractor prior to his undertaking such additional activity. In the event of a dispute between the awarding agency and the successful bidder/contractor, arbitration procedures may be commenced under the applicable terms of the construction contract under the provisions of Chapter 48, Title 15.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-220 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-220
SECTION 10-9-220. Purchasing or receiving from unlicensed person.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase or receive any phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit dug, mined, or removed from the navigable streams, waters, or marshes of the State from any person not duly authorized by act of the General Assembly of this State or license of the department to dig, mine, or remove such phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-180 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-180
SECTION 10-7-180. Appraisers in case of loss or damage.
Status: in_force

In the event of loss or damage, when an agreement as to the extent of such loss or damage cannot be arrived at between the board and the officials having charge of the property, the amount of such loss or damage to be paid by the board shall be determined by three appraisers, one to be named by the board, one by the officer, official or trustee having the damaged or destroyed building in charge, and the third by the two so appointed. These appraisers shall file their written report with the board and a duplicate copy with the insured. The cost of the appraisal shall be borne one half by the board and one half by the insured.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-250 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-250
SECTION 10-5-250. Building code and rental unit accessibility requirements; promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

(A) The requirements for accessibility for people with disabilities contained within the building code and ANSI A117.1, with such modifications as the board considers appropriate, are adopted as minimum standards for compliance with this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rental apartment complexes of twenty units or more and temporary lodging facilities of twenty units or more shall provide for not less than five percent of all units or a minimum of one unit, whichever is greater, to be accessible for use by people with disabilities. (B) The board may promulgate regulations to enforce the provisions of this article and the standards provided for in subsection (A). Editor's Note Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-190 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-190
SECTION 10-7-190. Payment of amount of award.
Status: in_force

The amount paid by the board, as fixed by the appraisers, shall, in the event the building so damaged or destroyed is a county building or a public school building, be paid over to the county treasurer of the county in which the building is located, to be by him paid out as required by law, upon the proper warrant or order of the proper official or trustees, for the repair, restoration or rebuilding of the property damaged or destroyed; and, in the event the property so damaged or destroyed is state property, then the amount shall be paid over to the officer or official having the property in his care and custody, to be expended by him for the repair, restoration or rebuilding of the property damaged or destroyed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-5-270 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10-5-270
SECTION 10-5-270. Compliance review and approval.
Status: in_force

(A) All plans for buildings, structures, and facilities to be constructed or altered must be reviewed and approved for compliance with this chapter and must be submitted to one of the following officials for approval: (1) for state owned or leased facilities, to the State Engineer, Office of General Services, Department of Administration; (2) for elementary and secondary public schools, to the Director, Office of Facilities Management, State Department of Education; (3) for health care facilities, to the Director, Bureau of Health Facilities Construction, Licensing and Certification, State Department of Health and Environmental Control; (4) for buildings not covered by this subsection or subsections (B) or (C), to the local building officials appointed by a municipal or county government within their respective jurisdictions; (5) in jurisdictions without building officials, to the Administrator, Building Codes Council. (B) Plans for all construction or alterations affected by this chapter must be submitted to the appropriate official by the project owner, architect, or contractor for preconstruction review and approval. Each submittal shall consist of at least one set of project drawings and specifications, project name or description, street address or location, and the owner's name and address. (C) Compliance with this article, including conducting compliance investigations, must be carried out by the officials, enumerated in this section, within their respective jurisdictions. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-10 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-10
SECTION 10-7-10. Insurance on state public buildings, state-supported institutions, and Department of Transportation buildings.
Status: in_force

All insurance on public buildings and on the contents thereof of the State and of all institutions supported in whole or in part by the State shall be carried by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Any building or buildings, and the contents thereof, owned by the Department of Transportation may be insured by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, with the consent or approval of such board, or the Department of Transportation shall have the alternative of assuming its own risks. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-120 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-120
SECTION 10-11-120. Penalties.
Status: in_force

The violation of any of the provisions of SECTIONS 10-11-40 to 10-11-60 and subsection (2) of SECTION 10-11-80 shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the offender shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days. The penalties for violation of any of the other criminal laws of the State shall be as provided for by law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-10 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-10
SECTION 10-1-10. Care of State House and State House grounds.
Status: in_force

The Department of Administration shall keep, landscape, cultivate, and beautify the State House and State House grounds with authority to expend such amounts as may be annually appropriated therefor. The department shall employ all help and labor in policing, protecting, and caring for the State House and State House grounds and shall have full authority over them. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.I, substituted "Department of Administration" for "State Budget and Control Board", substituted "department" for "board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-35 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-35
SECTION 10-1-35. Camping on State House grounds prohibited.
Status: in_force

(A) For purposes of this section, "State House grounds" means the steps of the State House building and the outside areas of the Capitol Complex, which is that area bounded by Gervais, Sumter, Pendleton, and Assembly streets. (B) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person or group of persons may not use the State House grounds or the buildings located on the grounds for: (1) camping, or other living accommodations purposes; (2) sleeping, or making preparations to sleep; (3) storing personal belongings that support camping or other outdoor living accommodations purposes; (4) building a campfire; (5) erecting tents or other structures used for camping or outdoor living accommodations; (6) digging or breaking ground without proper written authorization; or (7) cooking, or cooking activities that support camping or other outdoor living accommodations purposes. This prohibition applies regardless of the participant's intent or the nature of other activities in which the participant may be engaged.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-50 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-50
SECTION 10-11-50. Manner of parking on certain state property.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for anyone to park any vehicle on any of the property described in Section 10-11-40 and subsection (2) of Section 10-11-80 except in the spaces and manner now marked and designated or that may hereafter be marked and designated by the Department of Administration, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, or to block or impede traffic through the alleys and driveways. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.N, substituted "Department of Administration" for "State Budget and Control Board".
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-60 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-60
SECTION 10-11-60. Speed limit and traffic regulations on certain state property.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on any of the property described in SECTION 10-11-40 and subsection (2) of SECTION 10-11-80 at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour. All of the state laws regulating traffic upon the highways and streets shall apply to the operation of motor vehicles within the area, except as modified hereby.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-1-45 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-1-45
SECTION 10-1-45. Improvements or additions to State House.
Status: in_force

Improvements and additions to the State House must be recommended or approved by the State House Committee of the General Assembly, and that bidding, executing, and carrying out of contracts must be in accordance with standing regulations and procedures for any other work of the same type applicable to agencies and institutions of state government.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-7-230 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-230
SECTION 10-7-230. Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any officer, official or trustee, upon whom the duties provided in this chapter devolve, who fails or refuses to carry out such provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-10 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 10-11-10
SECTION 10-11-10. Walking on roof of State House.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, without the permission of the Department of Administration, to enter upon or walk upon the roof of the State House. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days on the public works of Richland County for each offense. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-200 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-200
SECTION 10-9-200. Comptroller General notified of licenses issued.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health and Environmental Control, within twenty days after the grant of any license as aforesaid, shall notify the Comptroller General of the issuing of such license, with the name of the person to whom issued, the time of the license, and the location for which it was issued. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "State Budget and Control Board", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-50 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-3-50
SECTION 10-3-50. Return of articles on loan.
Status: in_force

In the event the commission is dissolved, all articles on loan to the commission shall be returned to their owners and any article on loan which may be removed at any time from the Governor's Mansion or the Lace House shall be returned to their owners.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-270 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 10-9-270
SECTION 10-9-270. Annual report to General Assembly.
Status: in_force

The department shall report annually to the General Assembly its actions and doings under this article during the year to the time of the meeting of the assembly, with an itemized account of its expenses for the year incurred in connection with its duties and powers under this article. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" and made other nonsubstantive changes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 10-11-360 — SC Code / Title 10 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 10-11-360
SECTION 10-11-360. Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who violates the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. The penalties provided for in this section do not apply to Section 10-11-325.