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SC Code § 2-2-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-50. Acquisition of evidence or information.

 When an investigating committee conducts an oversight study and investigation or a legislative investigation is conducted pursuant to Section 2-2-40(B), evidence or information related to the investigation may be acquired by any lawful means, including, but not limited to:  (A) serving a request for information on the agency being studied or investigated. The request for information must be answered separately and fully in writing under oath and returned to the investigating committee within forty-five days after being served upon the department or agency. The time for answering a request for information may be extended for a period to be agreed upon by the investigating committee and the agency for good cause shown. The head of the department or agency must sign the answers verifying them as true and correct. If any question contains a request for records, policies, audio or video recordings, or other documents, the question is not considered to have been answered unless a complete set of records, policies, audio or video recordings, or other documents is included with the answer;  (B) deposing witnesses upon oral examination. A deposition upon oral examination may be taken from any person that the investigating committee has reason to believe has knowledge of the activities under investigation. The investigating committee shall provide the person being deposed and the agency under investigation with no less than ten days notice of the deposition. The notice to the agency shall state the time and place for taking the deposition and name and address of each person to be examined. If a subpoena duces tecum is to be served on the person to be examined, the designation of the materials to be produced as set forth in the subpoena must be attached to or included in the notice. The deposition must be taken under oath administered by the chairman of the investigating committee or his designee. The testimony must be taken stenographically or recorded by some other means and may be videotaped. A person may be compelled to attend a deposition in the county in which he resides or in Richland County;  (C) issuing subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum pursuant to Chapter 69, Title 2; and  (D) requiring the agency to prepare and submit to the investigating committee a program evaluation report by a date specified by the investigating committee. The investigating committee must specify the agency program or programs or agency operations that it is studying or investigating and the information to be contained in the program evaluation report.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-70. Testimony under oath.

 All testimony given to the investigating committee must be under oath.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-80. Witnesses; right to counsel; legal privilege; ruling on objections; review.

 Any witness testifying before the investigating committee may have counsel present to advise him. The witness or his counsel may, during the time of testimony, claim any legal privilege recognized by the laws of this State in response to any question and is entitled to have a ruling by the chairman on any objection. In making his ruling, the chairman of the investigating committee shall follow as closely as possible the statutory law and the decisions of the courts of this State regarding legal privileges. The ruling of the chair may not be reviewed by the courts of this State except in a separate proceeding for contempt of the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-90. Witnesses; privilege at law.

 A witness shall be given the benefit of any privilege at law which he may have in court as a party to a civil action.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-100. Contempt; penalty.

 Any person who appears before a committee or subcommittee of either house, pursuant to this chapter, and wilfully gives false, materially misleading, or materially incomplete testimony under oath is guilty of contempt of the General Assembly. A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to contempt of the General Assembly is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-110. Notification to Attorney General of violations of Section 2-2-100; filing of charges.

 Whenever any person violates Section 2-2-100 it is the duty of the chair of the committee or subcommittee before which the false, misleading, or incomplete testimony was given, to notify the Attorney General of South Carolina who shall cause charges to be filed in the appropriate county.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-2-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 2 - Legislative Oversight Of Executive Department|Section 2-2-120. Criminal contempt; penalty.

 A person is guilty of criminal contempt when, having been duly subpoenaed to attend as a witness before either house of the legislature or before any committee thereof, he:  (1) fails or refuses to attend without lawful excuse; or  (2) refuses to be sworn; or  (3) refuses to answer any material and proper question; or  (4) refuses, after reasonable notice, to produce books, papers, or documents in his possession or under his control which constitute material and proper evidence.  A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to criminal contempt is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt IV, Section 6.D, eff January 1, 2015.
SC Code § 2-3-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-10. Oath of members.

 All members elected to the General Assembly shall take the oath prescribed in Article III, section 26, of the Constitution of the State, before entering upon the duties of their office.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-51; 1952 Code Section 30-51; 1942 Code Section 2053; 1932 Code Section 2053; Civ. C. '22 Section 15; Civ. C. '12 Section 15; Civ. C. '02 Section 13; G. S. 12; R. S. 12; 1880 (17) 502.
SC Code § 2-3-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-20. Compensation of members.

 (A) Members of the General Assembly shall annually receive as compensation for their services such sum as may be provided by law and mileage at the rate provided for by law for the actual distance traveled in the most direct route going to and returning from their homes on weekend adjournments of the General Assembly at the place where the sessions of the General Assembly are held. The terms of this provision shall be subject to limitations imposed by the State Constitution.  (B) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall receive, in addition, such amounts as may annually appear in the State appropriation act.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-52; 1952 Code Section 30-52; 1942 Code Section 2054; 1932 Code Section 2054; Civ. C. '22 Section 16; Civ. C. '12 Section 16; Civ. C. '02 Section 14; G. S. 13; R. S. 13; 1877 (16) 246; 1893 (21) 417; 1908 (25) 1079; 1920 (31) 875; 1938 (40) 1672; 1944 (43) 1429; 1960 (51) 1779; 1964 (53) 1918; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 14, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 14, inserted the (A) and (B) designators; and in (B), substituted "the Speaker of the House, and the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House" for "the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and the Speaker pro tempore of the House".
SC Code § 2-3-22 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-22. Prohibition of members of the General Assembly from receiving in any one calendar year on account of service during the regular session of the General Assembly any amount which exceeds the total amount appropriated for personal service.

 No member of the General Assembly may receive in any one calendar year on account of service during the regular session of the General Assembly any amount which exceeds the total amount appropriated for personal service for members of the General Assembly for the applicable fiscal year divided by one hundred seventy.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 58.
SC Code § 2-3-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-25. Requirement of member of General Assembly to repay compensation in event of resignation or expulsion; procedure; remedy for nonpayment.

 Effective after July 1,1995, if a member of the General Assembly resigns or is expelled, he must repay any compensation he has received for that year on a pro rata basis, pro rated from the first day of the session in January each year through the end of the annual session. The Clerk of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, shall request the repayment of the compensation paid. If the member does not repay the monies he has received within thirty days of the date of request by the clerk, the Comptroller General is authorized to deduct the appropriate amount from any retirement benefits the member may receive and remit this amount to the credit of the general fund of the State, pro rated from the first day of the session in January each year through the end of the annual session.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 106.
SC Code § 2-3-27 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-27. Compensation or expense reimbursement of General Assembly member convicted of felony.

 A member of the General Assembly who has been convicted of a felony under state or federal law, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to these offenses, may not receive compensation or reimbursable expenses provided for members of the General Assembly in the annual general appropriations act. However, this section does not apply to a person who has been pardoned under state or federal law of the disqualifying felony.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part VI.O.
SC Code § 2-3-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-30. Subsistence expenses for members and Lieutenant Governor.

 Except for legislative days which, by Senate or House action, are designated for consideration only of local and uncontested matters, members of the General Assembly must be paid subsistence expenses as may be provided for by law for each legislative day. Provided, such subsistence allowance must be paid for each calendar day occurring within the same legislative day to members of that body in session on each calendar day.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-52.1; 1958 (50) 1721; 1962 (52) 1741; 1966 (54) 2424; 1969 (56) 444; 1977 Act No. 219, Part II, Section 6; 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, Section 24; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 84, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 84, in the first sentence, substituted "must be paid subsistence expenses as may be provided for by law" for ", including the Lieutenant Governor, shall be paid fifty ($50.00) dollars subsistence expenses", and in the second sentence, substituted "must be paid" for "shall be paid".
SC Code § 2-3-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-40. Payment to members for postage expense.

 The clerk of the Senate shall, on the first day of each session, draw a pay certificate of fifteen dollars in favor of each Senator and the clerk of the House of Representatives shall likewise, on the first day of each session, draw a pay certificate of fifteen dollars in favor of each member of the House of Representatives, which shall be given in lieu of all postage to be used by such Senator or Representative in his official capacity during each session and shall be in addition to his per diem.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-53; 1952 Code Section 30-53; 1942 Code Section 2055; 1932 Code Section 2055; Civ. C. '22 Section 17; Civ. C. '12 Section 17; Civ. C. '02 Section 15; G. S. 14; R. S. 14; 1893 (21) 184; 1961 (52) 272.
SC Code § 2-3-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-45. Postage and telephone allocation; using unused funds in other category.

 Notwithstanding another provision of law, a member of the House of Representatives who does not use all of his annual allocation for postage or telephone expenses may use the remaining funds in one category in the other category during that year.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part VI.L.
SC Code § 2-3-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-50. Stationery for each house.

 The clerks of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall each furnish for his house for its use and for the use of its several committees, such stationery as may be necessary for each session.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-53; 1952 Code Section 30-54; 1942 Code Section 2056; 1932 Code Section 2056; Civ. C. '22 Section 18; Civ. C. '12 Section 18; Civ. C. '02 Section 16; G. S. 15; R. S. 15; 1893 (21) 234; 1961 (52) 272.
SC Code § 2-3-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-60. Supplies and equipment for Speaker of House and President of Senate.

 The clerk of the House, upon the request of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall furnish for his office such supplies and equipment as are requested by the Speaker, and the clerk of the Senate, upon the request of the President of the Senate, shall furnish for his office such supplies and equipment as are requested by the President.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-54.1; 1967 (55) 719.
SC Code § 2-3-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-65. Preparation of payment and expense vouchers for General Assembly; warrants for necessary extra clerical services.

 (A) All vouchers for the payment of the expenses or compensation, or both, of the General Assembly must be prepared by the clerks of the two houses of the General Assembly.  (B) The clerks of the two houses and the Legislative Council may issue their warrants on approved accounts for necessary extra clerical or other services with the approval of: (a) the Speaker on behalf of the House of Representatives; (b) the President of the Senate on behalf of the Senate; and (c) the executive director of the Legislative Council on behalf of the Legislative Council.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part VI.B.
SC Code § 2-3-67 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-67. Installation of telephone service for use by General Assembly membership.

 The clerks of the Senate and the House, with the approval of the Senate Operations and Management Committee and the Speaker of the House, respectively, shall have installed an appropriate telephone service for use of the membership and presiding officers of the two houses of the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part VI.C.
SC Code § 2-3-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-70. Purchase of supplies and equipment for General Assembly.

 Except as provided for in Section 2-3-110, all supplies and equipment for use of the General Assembly shall be purchased only upon authority of either the Clerk of the Senate, Clerk of the House or the Legislative Council for the respective branches of the General Assembly, and that a copy of such written authority shall be attached to all warrants in payment thereof before such warrants are honored by the Comptroller General.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-54.2; 1971 (57) 709.
SC Code § 2-3-75 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-75. Legislative Services Agency.

 (A) The name of the Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) on the effective date of this subsection is hereby changed to the Legislative Services Agency (LSA). All references to the former Office of Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems (LPITS) in the 1976 Code, or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean the Legislative Services Agency (LSA).  (B) The Legislative Services Agency (LSA) is established under the joint direction and management of the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The clerks shall employ a director to carry out the business of the office, who shall have authority to hire and discharge staff with the approval of the clerks, with funds as may be authorized by the General Assembly. The Legislative Services Agency has the following authority and duties:  (1) The Legislative Services Agency shall provide printing and technical services to the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Legislative Council, and the Code Commissioner. The Director of LSA, with the approval of the clerks shall contract for all legislative printing requirements not otherwise provided for by law. LSA also shall contract for the printing requirements of the Code Commissioner as contained in Section 2-13-60(4).  (2) Any materials which have been printed or paid for under the LSA printing contract may be sold to other state agencies and private persons. All funds received for this service must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund of the State. Before any funds are paid into the state treasury, all necessary expenses incurred by LSA in the production and distribution of materials in accordance with this section may be first deducted and retained by LSA. Payment for these expenses may be made on order of the Director of the Legislative Services Agency and approval of the Clerks of the House and Senate.  (3) Legislative Services Agency may sell by means of electronic transmission or by other means as it considers appropriate any legislative document or report which may be obtained under the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 30. This sale is with the approval of the Clerks of the House and Senate upon their prior consultation with the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 81A; 1987 Act No. 194, Section 4; 2002 Act No. 333, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part VI.P(2); 2013 Act No. 31, Section 5, eff May 21, 2013; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 15, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.  2019 Act No. 1, Section 15, in (B)(3), in the second sentence, substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
SC Code § 2-3-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-80. Election of clerks of Senate and House of Representatives.

 The Senate and House of Representatives, immediately after assembling in the session following a general election, shall each proceed to the election of a clerk, to be known as the clerk of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-55; 1952 Code Section 30-55; 1942 Code Section 2057; 1932 Code Section 2057; Civ. C. '22 Section 20; Civ. C. '12 Section 20; Civ. C. '02 Section 18; G. S. 17; R. S. 17; 1877 (16) 294; 1890 (20) 661; 1893 (21) 417, 418.
SC Code § 2-3-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Organization, Employees And Compensation|Section 2-3-90. Election of reading clerks, sergeants at arms, and assistant sergeants at arms.

 The Senate and House of Representatives shall also, at the same time, each for itself elect a reading clerk and a sergeant at arms. Should a vacancy occur in the sergeant at arms while the General Assembly is not in session, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House is authorized to appoint for their respective Houses a sergeant at arms until the convening of the next General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-56; 1952 Code Section 30-56; 1942 Code Section 2057; 1932 Code Section 2057; Civ. C. '22 Section 20; Civ. C. '12 Section 20; Civ. C. '02 Section 18; G. S. 17; R. S. 17; 1877 (16) 294; 1890 (20) 661; 1893 (21) 417, 418; 1972 (57) 3013; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 85, eff January 31, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 1, Section 85, in the first sentence, substituted "reading clerk and a sergeant at arms" for "reading clerk, a sergeant at arms, and an assistant sergeant at arms"; and in the second sentence, deleted "or assistant sergeant at arms" following "sergeant at arms" in two places, and substituted "President of the Senate" for "Lieutenant Governor".