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SC Code § 6-11-1630 (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 6-11-1630. Notification by new districts; issuance of directory; effect of non-compliance.

 (A) Notification as provided in Section 6-11-1620 must be forwarded to the Secretary of State and the auditor of the county in which the district is located within ninety days after the election of the governing body of a special purpose district created after the effective date of this article.  (B) The Secretary of State shall issue each even-numbered year a directory of active and inactive special purpose districts in the State. The directory shall contain all information provided by the districts as required by the notification form. Inactive districts must be deleted after being listed for two consecutive report cycles. This directory must be mailed to all special purpose districts and general purpose governments in the State.  (C) If the governing body of a public service district fails to report to the Secretary of State as provided by this article, the Secretary may determine that the district is nonfunctioning and notify the governing body of the county or municipality with a certified copy of the letter to any of the last known members of the governing body of the public service district. Thereafter, the district may not be registered with the Secretary of State and it must be declared inactive.  (D) The governing body of any county or municipality so notified shall withhold any fees, taxes, or interest thereon collected for any special purpose district by the municipality or county until the special purpose district complies with the notification requirements of this article.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 488, Section 2.
SC Code § 6-11-1640 (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 6-11-1640. Investigation upon failure to disclose required information; extensions; mandamus.

 (A) The Secretary of State shall investigate failures of special purpose districts to disclose information required by this article. Where special failures are a result of good faith efforts to file reports, the Secretary of State may grant extensions to districts not to exceed sixty days.  (B) When the reports required by this article have not been produced because of a volitional refusal by the governing body of a special purpose district, the Secretary of State or the county auditor may seek a writ of mandamus in the county in which the special purpose district is located to compel the production of the reports.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 488, Section 2.
SC Code § 6-11-1650 (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 6-11-1650. Annual financial audit.

 Each special purpose district shall provide an annual financial audit performed by a certified public accountant or public accountant to the county auditor in which the district resides. Where the boundaries of the district lie in more than one county, the audit must be made to each auditor in which the district is located.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 488, Section 2.
SC Code § 6-11-1810 (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 6-11-1810. Authorization of mutual aid assistance.

 Any municipality, fire district, fire protection agency, or other emergency service entity may provide mutual aid assistance, upon request, from any other municipality, fire district, fire protection agency, or other emergency service delivery system in South Carolina at the time of a significant incident such as fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood, tornado, hazardous material event, or other such disaster. The chief or highest ranking officer, with the approval and consent of the governing body, may provide this assistance while acting in accordance with the policies, ordinances, and procedures set forth by the governing body of the providing governmental entity.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 323, Section 1.
SC Code § 6-11-1820 (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 6-11-1820. Utilization of incident commander, and Incident Command System, at emergency incidents.

 Any municipality, fire district, fire protection agency, or other emergency service entity requesting mutual aid assistance from any emergency service delivery system in South Carolina shall utilize an incident commander, and the Incident Command System, at all emergency incidents.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 323, Section 2.
SC Code § 6-11-1830 (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 6-11-1830. Proper training and equipment required.

 When providing mutual aid, any municipality, fire district, fire protection agency, or other emergency service entity must be properly trained and equipped and is subject to all provisions of federal, state, or local laws which govern the incident location.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 323, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-1840 (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 6-11-1840. Article not to conflict with mutual aid agreements or contracts.

 The provisions of this article shall not conflict with any existing or future mutual aid agreements or contracts between municipalities, fire districts, fire protection agencies, or other emergency service entities.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 323, Section 4.
SC Code § 6-11-2010 (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 6-11-2010. Definitions.

 For purposes of this article:  (1) "Special purpose district" or "district" means any district, including a public service district, created by or pursuant to an act of the General Assembly before March 7, 1973, and to which has been committed before March 7, 1973, any governmental function, including those districts created by general or special legislation and those districts created by referenda held pursuant to general or special legislation, the boundaries of which are wholly within a single county and which are not expressly governed by Chapter 9 of Title 4 or Chapter 7 of Title 5.  (2) "Commissioners of election" means the commissioners of registration and election of a county. In a county where the functions of voter registration and conducting elections are not combined, the petition referred to in Section 6-11-2030 must be filed with the body responsible for voter registration in that county. This body is responsible for taking the action required by Section 6-11-2040, and with the commissioners of election or other body charged by law with conducting elections within the county, which shall undertake all other actions required of the "commissioners of election" in this article.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2020 (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 6-11-2020. Dissolution referendum.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special purpose district may be dissolved in accordance with this article upon a two-thirds vote of the qualified electors of the district voting in the referendum. These votes must be cast at a referendum held in accordance with this article and with the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2040 (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 6-11-2040. Contents of petition.

 The referendum must be called and held in accordance with this article upon the filing with the commissioners of election for the county in which the district is located a petition conforming with the following requirements:  (1) The petition must contain the name and address of the person clearly printed and the signature of each individual executing the same; and  (2) printed at the top of each page of the petition an explanation of its purpose, which explanation shall contain, at a minimum:  (a) the name of the district proposed to be dissolved;  (b) a statement that the purpose of the petition is to authorize a referendum to be held on the question of the dissolution of the district;  (c) the following inscription: "This petition shall not become effective unless signed by at least forty percent of the qualified electors in (name of district).";  (d) the services which the district is by law authorized to provide;  (e) the outstanding principal balance of general obligation bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of the revenue bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of lease-purchase obligations of the district, and an outstanding balance of the total of other obligations of the district; and  (f) if the services are to continue, the name of the entity or entities which shall assume the assets and liabilities of the district upon dissolution and shall provide the services currently provided by the district.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2050 (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 6-11-2050. Duties of county commissioners of election; certificate of number of qualified electors and number signing petition.

 (A) Upon the filing of a petition, it is the duty of the commissioners of election of a county to:  (1) forward a copy of the petition to the governing body of the district;  (2) ascertain the number of qualified electors residing in the district; and  (3) ascertain that each person named on the petition is a qualified elector shown on voter registration books maintained by the commissioners of election as residing at an address located within the district.  (B) The commissioners of election shall within thirty days of the receipt of a petition deliver to the governing body of the district a certificate showing the number of qualified electors within the district and the number of qualified electors residing in the district that have signed the petition. Signatures on the petition are valid only if:  (1) dated not more than one hundred eighty days prior to the delivery of the petition to the commissioners of election, and  (2) they are of persons ascertained to be a qualified elector residing in the district as shown on the voter registration books.  Signatures on the petition accompanied by illegible names and addresses are void and must be disregarded in determination of the number of qualified electors residing in the district that have signed the petition.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2060 (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 6-11-2060. Petition to be forwarded to successor providers.

 Upon receipt of the commissioners of election, and if the certificate demonstrates that at least forty percent of the qualified electors of the district have signed a petition conforming to this article, the governing body of the district shall forward it to each political subdivision which is named by the petition as a successor provider.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2070 (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 6-11-2070. Authorization of referendum; when held.

 Upon receipt of a petition pursuant to Section 6-11-2050, and provided that the governing body of the district has received all necessary resolutions or ordinances conforming with Section 6-11-2030 from each successor provider, the governing body shall within thirty days of the petition action adopt a resolution by which it authorizes a referendum to be held on the question of the dissolution of the district. The referendum must be held on the date of the general election in November of the even-numbered year if the governing body has received all required resolutions or ordinances and the petition by one hundred twenty days before that election. If all required resolutions or ordinances and the petition are not received by that deadline, the governing body must schedule the referendum for the next following general election.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2080 (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 6-11-2080. Publication of notice of referendum; contents.

 The resolution required by Section 6-11-2070 shall also provide for the publication of notice of the referendum in one newspaper of general circulation within the district. The notice of referendum must be published no less than sixty days prior to the referendum, on that date which is two weeks following the initial publication, and once a week for each of the four weeks immediately preceding the week in which the referendum is held. The notice shall contain matters required by the general election laws of the State and shall also include the following information:  (1) the name of the district proposed to be dissolved;  (2) a statement that the purpose of the referendum is to determine whether the district should be dissolved;  (3) a general description of the boundaries of the district;  (4) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of each current member of the governing body of the district;  (5) the services which the district is by law authorized to provide;  (6) the outstanding principal balance of general obligation bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of the revenue bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of lease-purchase obligations of the district, and the outstanding principal balance of other obligations of the district;  (7) the name of the political subdivision or subdivisions which shall assume the assets and liabilities of the district upon dissolution and, if services are to be continued, shall provide the services currently provided by the district;  (8) where applicable, a statement that a copy of the written agreement of the successor providers as to the proposed distribution of assets and liabilities is available at the office of the principal administrator of each successor entity and at the principal office of the district;  (9) where applicable, a statement that in the event the district is dissolved, the area formerly included within the district must be, without further action or approval, designated as a special tax district of the county in which the district is located for the provision of the service or services presently provided by the district for which the county is the successor provider, that the district will be subject to an annual tax for operations and maintenance of it not exceeding the amount as provided in the ordinance of the county enacted pursuant to Section 6-11-2060, and for debt service on general obligation bonds issued to finance the provision of the service or services; and  (10) the question to be voted upon in the referendum.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2090 (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 6-11-2090. Where and when referendum held.

 The referendum must be conducted by the commissioners of election for the county in which the district is located and held on the general election date in November of the next even-numbered year pursuant to Section 6-11-2070.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2100 (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 6-11-2100. Contents and format of referendum question on ballot.

 (A) The question to be voted upon in the referendum must be substantially similar to one of the following:  Must (name of district) be dissolved and its assets and liabilities distributed to (successors providers), upon the condition that (successor provider) must upon dissolution of the district be responsible for providing (name of service) that (additional successor provider) must upon dissolution of the district be responsible for providing (name of service)? IN FAVOR OF DISSOLVING (name of district) OPPOSED TO DISSOLVING (name of district) Must (name of district) be dissolved and upon the dissolution the area formerly included within (name of district) constitutes a special tax district of _______________ County for the purpose of providing (name of services provided by district to be provided through tax district) in which special tax district there must be levied not exceeding ________ mills annually for the operation and maintenance thereof? IN FAVOR OF DISSOLVING (name of district) OPPOSED TO DISSOLVING (name of district)   (B) Suitable instructions for completion of the ballot must be provided on it.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2110 (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 6-11-2110. Filing of certificate of results.

 The commissioners of election for the county in which the referendum is held shall certify the results of the election to the governing body of the district. The question presented in referendum shall be considered approved if at least two-thirds of the qualified electors of the district voting in the referendum vote in favor of it. The commissioners of election shall also cause the certificate of results of the referendum to be filed with the clerk of court for the county in which the district is located within five days of the date of the certification. The results of the referendum and the validity of those actions taken precedent to it are not open to question except by action instituted within thirty days from the filing of the certificate of results.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2120 (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 6-11-2120. Notice of approval to subsequent provider.

 If the question presented in the referendum is approved as provided in Section 6-11-2110, the governing body of the district shall declare the results of the referendum in writing and within ten days following the referendum provide certified copies of the declaration of results to each successor provider.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2130 (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 6-11-2130. Adoption of confirming resolution or ordinance by successor provider.

 Upon receipt of a certified copy of the declaration of results of the referendum, a successor provider must adopt a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, confirming its prior action in agreeing to serve as successor provider within ninety days of receipt of a certified declaration of results. This confirming resolution or ordinance must be forwarded to the governing body of the district and to every other successor provider.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2140 (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 6-11-2140. Winding up of district affairs.

 When each successor provider has adopted a confirming resolution or ordinance, the governing body of each and of the district shall agree to an orderly winding up of the affairs of the district. Dissolution is not effective before the time as all general obligation debt, revenue debt, lease-purchase obligations, and other obligations, except those obligations which a successor provider may lawfully assume with the consent of the holder thereof, have been paid in full or legally defeased.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2150 (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 6-11-2150. Cost of referendum.

 The cost of any referendum held under the provisions of this article and all costs of dissolution must be borne by the district, provided, however, that the district is not responsible for any costs associated with the preparation or circulation of any petition calling for a referendum under this article.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.
SC Code § 6-11-2510 (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 6-11-2510. Definitions.

 For purposes of this article:  (1) "Licensed health care provider" means a licensed medical doctor, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or advanced-practice registered nurse.  (2) "Special needs account customer" means the account of a residential customer:  (a) when the customer can furnish to the special purpose or public service district furnishing electricity or natural gas to residents of this State a certificate on a form provided by the special purpose or public service district and signed by a licensed health care provider that states that termination of electric or gas service would be dangerous to the health of the customer or a member of his household at the premises to which electric or natural gas service is rendered; or  (b) who suffers from Alzheimer's disease or dementia as certified by a licensed health care provider.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 313, Section 2, eff June 1, 2006; 2012 Act No. 122, Section 2, eff February 22, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment in subsection (2), added the subsection identifiers, added subsection (b) relating to Alzheimer's disease, and made other nonsubstantive changes.