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SC Code § 30-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-50. Penalty for failure to deliver records.

 Fifteen days after receipt of a certified letter from the legal custodian of the record or the Director of the Archives, a person in possession of a public record who refuses or fails to deliver as required in this chapter the record to the requesting party is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is fined not exceeding five hundred dollars. In addition, the legal custodian of the public records or the Director of the Archives may apply by verified petition to the court of common pleas in the county of residence of the person withholding the records and the court shall upon proper showing issue orders for the return of the records to the lawful custodian or the Director of the Archives.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-585; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-70. Protection and restoration of records.

 The legal custodian of public records shall protect them against deterioration, mutilation, theft, loss, or destruction and shall keep them secure in vaults or rooms having proper ventilation and fire protection in such arrangement as to be easily accessible for convenient use. They must be kept in the buildings in which they are ordinarily used except in cases where they may be transferred for retention or disposal in accord with Sections 30-1-10 to 30-1-140 or for special public display by the appropriate authority. The director may order the removal of public records from any facility which does not meet records storage standards approved by regulations promulgated by the Archives. If public records of long term or archival value are in danger of loss due to negligence, deterioration, theft, or unauthorized disposal or destruction, the director may order that the records be transferred to suitable storage for the purpose of security microfilming or other necessary preservation measures. Records must be maintained, copied, or repaired, renovated, rebound, or restored in accordance with standards required by regulation and approved by the department if they are worn, mutilated, damaged, difficult to read, or in danger of loss at the expense of the public body having custody or responsibility if these records are of long term or archival value as determined under the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-587; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-80. Records management program.

 A records management program directed to the application of efficient and economical management methods and relating to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of public records must be established and administered by the Archives. It is the duty of that department to establish and develop standards, procedures, techniques, and schedules for effective management of public records, to make continuing surveys of recordmaking and recordkeeping operations, to recommend improvements in current records management practices, including the use of space, equipment, and supplies in creating, maintaining, and servicing records, to institute and maintain a training and information program in all phases of records and information management to bring approved and current practices, methods, procedures, and devices for the efficient and economical management of records to the attention of all agencies and subdivisions. The head of each agency, the governing body of each subdivision, and every public records custodian shall cooperate with the Archives in complying with the provisions of this chapter and to establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency or subdivision.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-588; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-90. Archives shall assist in creating, filing and preserving records; inventories and schedules.

 (A) The Archives may examine the condition of public records and give advice and assistance to public officials in the solutions of their problems in creating, filing, preserving, and making available the public records in their custody. When requested by the Archives, agencies and subdivisions must assist the Archives in preparing an inclusive inventory of records in their custody and establishing records schedules mandating a time period for the retention of each series of records. These schedules must be approved by the governing body of each subdivision or the executive officer of each agency or body having custody of the records and by the Director of the Archives.  (B) In addition, general schedules for records series common to agencies and subdivisions may be issued by the Archives. Agencies and subdivisions must be allowed to opt out of these general schedules and proceed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (A) in the establishment of specific records schedules.  (C) The Archives has express authority to review all public records for appraisal and scheduling purposes, including those records designated as closed, confidential, and restricted by law. However, in certain cases the department may waive its authority to review certain records after its approval of procedures developed by the executive officer or public official in charge of the records to provide the department with information needed for appraisal and scheduling purposes.  (D) No records of long term or enduring value created, including those filed, kept, or stored electronically, or those records converted from paper to magnetic, optical, film, or other media in the transaction of public business may be disposed of, destroyed, or erased without an approved records schedule. All records disposals that are carried out in accordance with duly approved records schedules must be documented and reported in accordance with procedures developed by the Archives.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-589; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 47, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-110. Destruction or other disposition of records.

 The director may approve the destruction or other disposition of accessioned records of any agency or subdivision which are in the custody of the department and which, after due appraisal according to archival principles, are determined not to be of archival or continuing administrative, legal, or fiscal value.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-591; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-120. Inventorying, repairing and microfilming records.

 (A) The Archives may execute a program of inventorying, repairing, and microfilming for security purposes the public records of the agencies and subdivisions which it determines have permanent value, and of providing safe storage of microfilm copies of those records.  (B) The legal custodian of public records may have records in his custody removed from his office to be microfilmed by the department for preservation purposes, provided the filming does not interfere with the transaction of public business.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-592; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-130. Microfilming or photocopying records; preservation or disposition of copies.

 Any custodian of public records as defined by Sections 30-1-10 through 30-1-140 is authorized to photocopy, microfilm, or reproduce on film or by electrostatic method any part of the records kept by the office concerned unless otherwise prohibited by law or withheld from reproduction in the public interest. These copies may be used only in equipment or systems which accurately reproduce and preserve the original record in all details in a durable form. Each agency or subdivision shall preserve these photocopies, electrostatic copies, or films in conveniently accessible files and shall provide for preserving, examining, and using them. If the records are of permanent value to the agency or subdivision concerned or are determined to be of archival value by the Archives, one master copy of each record filmed must meet standards approved by the Archives and be deposited there. Custodians of public records may destroy the original records from which the photographs, microphotographs, films, or electrostatic copies have been made, or any part of them if the records are of no value to the agency concerned, and the Archives certifies that the records may be destroyed through this procedure or retention schedules approved by the Archives. The records microfilmed or reproduced and approved for destruction must be reported to the Archives in such manner as it may direct.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-593; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-140. Penalties for refusal or neglect to perform duty respecting records.

 A public official or custodian of public records who refuses or wilfully neglects to perform any duty required of him by Sections 30-1-10 through 30-1-140, including the transfer of records to storage facilities approved by the Archives, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-594; 1973 (58) 350; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-170. Use of loose-leaf record books.

 All officers of the State and of counties and municipalities who are required to keep books of record may make use of loose-leaf record books for these purposes. The loose-leaf record book used must be one that can be locked and sealed when the book has been filled to its capacity with the proper pages of records, and the key to the book must always remain in the custody of the official in charge of the books of record.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-57; 1952 Code Section 1-57; 1942 Code Section 8893-1; 1940 (41) 1736; 1941 (42) 262, 295; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-1-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 1 - Public Records, Reports And Official Documents|Section 30-1-180. Inclusion of Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church where names of major religions used.

 Where the names of major religious faiths, Protestants, Catholics, and Jews, are used in resolutions, acts, or official papers of the State, or any of its political subdivisions, the name of the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church must be included.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-81; 1956 (49) 1658; 1990 Act No. 546, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-2-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-10. Short title.

 This chapter shall be designated as the "Family Privacy Protection Act of 2002".  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 225, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-2-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-20. Privacy policies and procedures required of all state entities.

 All state agencies, boards, commissions, institutions, departments, and other state entities, by whatever name known, must develop privacy policies and procedures to ensure that the collection of personal information pertaining to citizens of the State is limited to such personal information required by any such agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity and necessary to fulfill a legitimate public purpose.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 225, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-2-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-30. Definitions.

 For purposes of this act, the following terms have the following meanings:  (1) "Personal information" means information that identifies or describes an individual including, but not limited to, an individual's photograph or digitized image, social security number, date of birth, driver's identification number, name, home address, home telephone number, medical or disability information, education level, financial status, bank account numbers, account or identification number issued by or used, or both, by any federal or state governmental agency or private financial institution, employment history, height, weight, race, other physical details, signature, biometric identifiers, and any credit records or reports.  "Personal information" does not mean information about boating accidents, vehicular accidents, driving violations, boating violations, or driver status, or names and addresses from any registration documents filed with the Department of Revenue as a business address which also may be a personal address.  (2) "Legitimate public purpose" means a purpose or use which falls clearly within the statutory charge or mandates of an agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity.  (3) "Commercial solicitation" means contact by telephone, mail, or electronic mail for the purpose of selling or marketing a consumer product or service. "Commercial solicitation" does not include contact by whatever means for the purpose of:  (a) offering membership in a credit union;  (b) notification of continuing education opportunities;  (c) selling or marketing banking, insurance, securities, or commodities services provided by an institution or entity defined in or required to comply with the Federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act, 113 Stat. 1338; or  (d) contacting persons for political purposes using information on file with state or local voter registration offices.  (4) "Medical information" includes, but is not limited to, blood samples and test results obtained and kept by the Department of Health and Environmental Control pursuant to Section 44-37-30.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 225, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 20, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.II.
SC Code § 30-2-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-40. Display of privacy policy on web site; access to personal information disclosure; criminal justice and judicial agency exception.

 (A) Any state agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity which hosts, supports, or provides a link to page or site accessible through the world wide web must clearly display its privacy policy and the name and telephone number of the agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity person responsible for administration of the policy.  (B) Where personal information is authorized to be collected by an entity covered by this section, the entity must at the time of collection advise the citizen to whom the information pertains that the information is subject to public scrutiny or release.  (C) Subsection (B) does not apply to criminal justice or judicial agencies, or both.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 225, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-2-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-50. Obtaining personal information from state agency, local government, or other political subdivision for commercial solicitation; penalty.

 (A) A person or private entity shall not knowingly obtain or use personal information obtained from a state agency, a local government, or other political subdivision of the State for commercial solicitation directed to any person in this State.  (B) Each state agency, local government, and political subdivision of the State shall provide a notice to all requestors of records pursuant to this chapter and to all persons who obtain records pursuant to this chapter that obtaining or using public records for commercial solicitation directed to any person in this State is prohibited.  (C) All state agencies, local governments, and political subdivisions of the State shall take reasonable measures to ensure that no person or private entity obtains or distributes personal information obtained from a public record for commercial solicitation.  (D) A person knowingly violating the provisions of subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one year, or both.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 225, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 20, Section 2; 2017 Act No. 67 (H.3352), Section 6, eff May 19, 2017.  Effect of Amendment  2017 Act No. 67, Section 6, amended the section, extending the prohibition against knowingly obtaining or using personal information to information obtained from local governments and political subdivisions of the State.
SC Code § 30-2-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-300. Findings of General Assembly.

 The General Assembly finds:  (1) The social security number can be used as a tool to perpetuate fraud against an individual and to acquire sensitive personal, financial, medical, and familial information, the release of which could cause great financial or personal harm to the individual. While the social security number was intended to be used solely for the administration of the federal Social Security System, over time this unique numeric identifier has been used extensively for identity verification purposes and other legitimate consensual purposes.  (2) Although there are legitimate reasons for state and local government entities to collect social security numbers and other personal identifying information from individuals, government entities should collect the information only for legitimate purposes or when required by law. An entity that provides employee benefits has a legitimate need to collect and use social security numbers and personal identifying information as part of its administration and provision of employee benefits programs.  (3) When state and local government entities possess social security numbers or other personal identifying information, the governments should minimize the instances this information is disseminated either internally within government or externally with the general public.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 190, Section 3.B, eff December 31, 2008.
SC Code § 30-2-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-320. Disclosure of social security numbers and identifying information.

 Social security numbers and identifying information may be disclosed:  (1) to another governmental entity or its agents, employees, or contractors, if disclosure is necessary for the receiving entity to perform its duties and responsibilities, including a debt collected pursuant to the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Section 12-56-10, and the Governmental Enterprise Accounts Receivable Collections program, Section 12-4-580. The receiving governmental entity and its agents, employees, and contractors shall maintain the confidential and exempt status of those numbers;  (2) pursuant to a court order, warrant, or subpoena;  (3) for public health purposes;  (4) on certified copies of vital records issued by the director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control as the state registrar, pursuant to Section 44-63-30 and authorized officials pursuant to Section 44-63-40. The state registrar may disclose personal identifying information other than social security number on an uncertified vital record;  (5) on a recorded document in the official records of the county;  (6) on a document filed in the official records of the courts; and  (7) to an employer for employment verification or in the course of administration or provision of employee benefit programs, claims, and procedures related to employment including, but not limited to, termination from employment, retirement from employment, injuries suffered during the course of employment, and other such claims, benefits, and procedures.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 190, Section 3.B, eff December 31, 2008.
SC Code § 30-2-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 2 - Family And Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection|Section 30-2-340. Petition for compliance; liability of register of deeds or clerk of court.

 Any affected individual may petition the court for an order directing compliance with this section. Liability may not accrue to a register of deeds or clerk of court or to his agents for claims or damages that arise from a social security number or other identifying information on the public record.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 190, Section 3.B, eff December 31, 2008.
SC Code § 30-4-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 4 - Freedom Of Information Act|Section 30-4-10. Short title.

 This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Freedom of Information Act".  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 593, Section 1.
SC Code § 30-4-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 30 - Public Records|Chapter 4 - Freedom Of Information Act|Section 30-4-15. Findings and purpose.

 The General Assembly finds that it is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that citizens shall be advised of the performance of public officials and of the decisions that are reached in public activity and in the formulation of public policy. Toward this end, provisions of this chapter must be construed so as to make it possible for citizens, or their representatives, to learn and report fully the activities of their public officials at a minimum cost or delay to the persons seeking access to public documents or meetings.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 118, Section 1.