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SC Code § 6-10-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act|Section 6-10-80. Injunctions.

 The building official may obtain injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the offering for sale, delivery, use, occupancy, erection, alteration, or installation of a building covered by this chapter, upon an affidavit from the building official specifying the manner in which the building does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 156, Section 9; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff July 1, 2009.  Editor's Note  2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:  "The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment substituted "The building official" for "Any local enforcement agency of the Council", "the building official" for "such agency", deleted from the end "or the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency Standard", and made nonsubstantive changes throughout.
SC Code § 6-10-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 10 - Energy Standard Act|Section 6-10-90. Penalties.

 (A) When a violation of the provisions of this chapter is discovered, the person in violation must be granted thirty days to correct the violation. A person who fails to correct a violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each offense.  (B) A separate violation is deemed to have occurred with respect to each building not in compliance with this chapter. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate violation.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 156, Section 10; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff July 1, 2009.  Editor's Note  2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:  "The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 6-11-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-10. Authority to establish special purpose or public service districts.

 In order to protect the public health, electric lighting districts, water supply districts, fire protection districts, and sewer districts may be established pursuant to this section for the purpose of supplying lights, water, providing fire protection with or without rescue response services related to the provision of fire services, a sewerage collection system, and a sewage treatment plant to a portion of any county in this State which is not included in an incorporated city or town.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-601; 1952 Code Section 59-601; 1942 Code Section 8555-131; 1934 (38) 1292; 2012 Act No. 178, Section 1, eff May 25, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment inserted "with or without rescue response services related to the provision of fire services," and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 6-11-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-20. Petition for formation of district.

 Before any such district is formed there shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the county in which such district is proposed to be located a written petition signed by a majority of the resident landowners in the proposed district or by the owners of more than half the land and acreage which will be affected by or assessed for the expense of the proposed improvements, as shown by the tax assessment rolls. The petition shall be accompanied by a plat showing the limits of the proposed district. When such proposed district is situated in two or more counties such petition shall be filed with the clerk of the court of each county wherein the district is to be located.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-602; 1952 Code Section 59-602; 1942 Code Section 8555-132; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-30. Call of election for establishment of district.

 When the petition is approved by the clerk of the court in which the proposed district is located, the clerk of the court shall call an election of the qualified voters of the district to vote upon the establishment of the district and of the electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage plant.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-603; 1952 Code Section 59-603; 1942 Code Section 8555-132; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-40. Qualifications of voters.

 Any person who is qualified to vote under the general law of this State and who resides within the district shall be eligible to vote.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-604; 1952 Code Section 59-604; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292; 1966 (54) 2621.
SC Code § 6-11-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-50. Place, managers and notice of election; declaration of result.

 The clerk of the court shall select some place within the proposed district for the holding of such election and shall appoint the managers thereof and declare the result. He shall give notice of the time and place thereof for at least two weeks in some newspaper published within the county and by posting notice thereof in at least three public places within the proposed district for such length of time unless there be no newspaper published within the county, in which event the posting of the notices shall suffice.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-605; 1952 Code Section 59-605; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-60. Electors shall vote on establishment of district and on election of commissioners.

 At such election the qualified voters shall vote "Yes" or "No" on the establishment of such electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage district and of the electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage plant and at the same election they shall vote on the election of three commissioners of the district who shall hold office for a period of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified, the members of the first commission, however, to have terms of office of two, four and six years. Thereafter a commissioner shall be elected at each State biennial election.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-606; 1952 Code Section 59-606; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-70. Date for election of board members; implementation of section; statement of candidacy or petition for nomination; number of signatures; certain counties exempt.

 (A) When a special purpose district elects its board members, the board members must be elected in the November general election held in an even-numbered year. To implement the provisions of this section, the governing body of a county shall by ordinance or resolution extend terms, for necessary periods, of persons to be elected to permit the persons to be elected in accordance with the provisions of this section, but no elected term may be shortened for that purpose.  (B) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 7 or other provision of law, in such a district a candidate is required to file a statement of candidacy or obtain on a petition the signatures of five percent of the qualified electors of the district in order to have his name placed on the ballot for election as a commissioner of a special purpose district within the county.  (C) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply to districts in counties that have adopted, by ordinance, uniform election dates for districts within those counties before the effective date of this section. The provisions of subsections (A) and (B) do not apply to districts in which the commissioners are elected pursuant to a petition and referendum provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 6.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 331; 1992 Act No. 340, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 56, Sections 1, 2; 1993 Act No. 160, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 397, Section 1.
SC Code § 6-11-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-80. Organization of and vacancies on commission.

 As soon as practicable after the election the commissioners shall meet and organize as the board of electric light, water supply, fire and sewerage commissioners, as the case may be, for such district. They shall draw by lot the commissioners who shall hold the two, four and six year terms respectively. At the organizational meeting they shall elect one of their number as chairman. In the event of any vacancy on the commission the remaining members of the commission shall elect a commissioner to fill the unexpired term.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-607; 1952 Code Section 59-607; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-90. Record of meetings; compensation.

 The commissioners shall keep a record of their deliberations and for this purpose shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive such remuneration as the commissioners may determine. The commissioners shall serve without emolument.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-608; 1952 Code Section 59-608; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-91 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-91. Compensation and benefits for district governing bodies.

 The governing body of a public service district or special purpose district by resolution or ordinance may fix or change the compensation or other benefits, including insurance benefits and per diem for the members of the district governing body. Reimbursable expenses actually incurred while on official business may not exceed the amounts authorized for members of state boards, committees, and commissions, and insurance benefits shall not exceed those provided for state employees.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 515, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 380, Section 1.
SC Code § 6-11-92 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-92. Continuation of existing benefit plans.

 Any public service district or special purpose district operating on the effective date of Sections 6-11-91 through 6-11-93 may continue to use the compensation or benefit plan now in existence on the effective date of Sections 6-11-91 through 6-11-93.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 515, Section 2.
SC Code § 6-11-93 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-93. Compensation from two or more districts prohibited.

 No person who serves on the governing body of any public service district or special purpose district shall receive compensation on any two such districts at the same time.  HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 515, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-100. General powers and duties of commissioners.

 The boards of commissioners of these districts must be bodies politic and shall exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges of such. They may purchase and build or contract for building electric light, water supply, fire protection, and sewerage systems, and may lease, own, hold, and acquire all necessary equipment and property for that purpose. They may operate it and may contract with existing light and water companies and municipalities for light, water, and fire protection, or contract and connect with existing sewerage systems of municipalities or other districts. They may supply and furnish lights and water and provide for fire protection and sewerage disposal to citizens of these districts and may require an exact payment of rates, tolls, rentals, and charges they may establish for the use of lights, water, fire protection, and the sewerage plant. Property purchased by the boards of commissioners may be held in either the name of the commission or the name of the district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-609; 1952 Code Section 59-609; 1942 Code Section 8555-134; 1934 (38) 1292; 2012 Act No. 192, Section 2, eff June 7, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment inserted "Property purchased by the boards of commissioners may be held in either the name of the commission or the name of the district." and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 6-11-101 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-101. Hospital districts; powers.

 Any hospital district created by the General Assembly shall be authorized to own, lease, operate, maintain, convey, sell, or otherwise dispose of "hospital facilities", as defined in Section 44-7-1430(f), and as authorized by Section 6-21-100. Additionally, any hospital district shall be authorized to mortgage its hospital facilities so long as the action is made in connection with the purchase of the hospital district's indebtedness by any federal agency or the guarantee of the hospital district's indebtedness by any federal agency. Any hospital district shall be authorized to own, operate, convey, sell, or lease hospital facilities located outside the current limits of the hospital district in any county adjacent to the boundaries of the hospital district, as set out in the hospital district's enabling legislation, all on such terms as its governing body shall approve, whenever it shall be economically feasible. Additionally, any hospital district shall be authorized to create and establish an entity under Chapters 31 or 44, Title 33.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 199, Section 3, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 1, 2010).
SC Code § 6-11-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-105. Emergency ban on burning within a special purpose or public service district.

 The governing body of a county by ordinance may place an emergency ban on the burning of trash or debris within a special purpose district or public service district in the county providing fire protection services for a specified period of time if circumstances require, except that no ban may be placed on burning conducted for agricultural, forestry, and wildlife purposes as authorized by the South Carolina Forestry Commission.  A person violating such an ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 80, Section 1.
SC Code § 6-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-110. Commissioners in certain counties may furnish services outside district.

 In counties having a population between forty-one thousand and forty-three thousand according to the 1950 census, boards of commissioners of such districts may provide water, sewerage and fire protection to citizens outside of such districts in those counties or adjacent counties and charge such rates therefor as they may fix, which may be more but not less than the rates charged citizens of such districts for similar services and facilities.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-609.1; 1952 (47) 2026.
SC Code § 6-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-120. Filing of plat of district.

 The commission shall cause a copy of the plat showing the limits of the proposed district to be filed in the office of the auditor of the county in which the district is located.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-610; 1952 Code Section 59-610; 1942 Code Section 8555-133; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-130. Power of condemnation.

 The boards of commissioners of the districts shall have power of condemnation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-611; 1952 Code Section 59-611; 1942 Code Section 8555-134; 1934 (38) 1292; 1987 Act No. 173 Section 13.
SC Code § 6-11-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-140. Establishment of rates.

 The board of commissioners of any such electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage district shall establish and maintain just and equitable rates, rentals or charges for the use of and the service rendered by such works, to be paid by the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses such works by or through any part of the electric light system, water supply system, fire protection system and sewerage system or that in any way is served by such works and may change or adjust such rates or charges from time to time.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-612; 1952 Code Section 59-612; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-150. Hearing prior to establishment of rates.

 No such rates or charges shall be established until after a public hearing at which all the users of the works and the owners of property served or to be served thereby shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates. Notice of such hearing, setting forth the proposed schedule of such rates, shall be given by one publication in a newspaper published in the county wherein the district is located at least ten days before the date fixed in such notice for the hearing. After such hearing the rate shall be passed upon by the board of commissioners and put into effect.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-613; 1952 Code Section 59-613; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-160. Schedule of rates shall be kept on file.

 A copy of the schedule of such rates so established shall be kept on file in the office of the board of commissioners.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-614; 1952 Code Section 59-614; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-170. Lien for rates; suits therefor.

 All such rates or charges if not paid when due shall constitute a lien upon the premises served by such works. If any service rate or charge so established shall not be paid within thirty days after it is due, the amount thereof, together with a penalty of ten per cent and a reasonable attorney's fee, may be recovered by the board in a civil action in the name of the district and in connection with such action such lien may be foreclosed against such lot, parcel of land or building, in accordance with the laws relating thereto.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-615; 1952 Code Section 59-615; 1942 Code Section 8555-137; 1934 (38) 1292.
SC Code § 6-11-175 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-175. Construction of elevated water storage facility; notice and hearing.

 Prior to beginning to construct an elevated water storage facility, the district must hold a public meeting to explain the details of the project and take comments from members of the public. The district must advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the district the time and place of the meeting and the general nature and scope of the proposed project. The notice must be published on two occasions prior to the meeting, and at least ten days prior to the meeting.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 358, Section 3, eff June 25, 2008.
SC Code § 6-11-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 11 - Special Purpose Or Public Service Districts Generally|Section 6-11-180. Issue of bonds for construction or acquisition.

 To meet the costs of construction or acquisition of the lighting system, waterworks system, fire protection system and sewerage system, the commissioners of any district may issue and sell serial coupon bonds for and in behalf of the township within which the district is located.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 59-616; 1952 Code Section 59-616; 1942 Code Section 8555-135; 1934 (38) 1292.