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SC Code § 4-11-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-60. County officers shall keep records of moneys received or due as pay for services; violations.

 Each county officer shall be required to purchase and keep in his office, open to public inspection during office hours, a book in which shall be kept an itemized account of all moneys received by or due him, whether received by him or due to him as salary, fees or costs or in any other manner, as pay for him for his services by virtue of his office; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require any officer to demand the payment of his fees and costs in advance. Any county officer neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not less than two nor more than six months, either or both at the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-307; 1952 Code Section 14-307; 1942 Code Section 3078; 1932 Code Sections 1514, 3078; Civ. C. '22 Section 765; Civ. C. '12 Section 681; Civ. C. '02 Sections 611, 612; Cr. C. '22 Section 462; Cr. C. '12 Section 537; Cr. C. '02 Section 380; 1897 (22) 458; 1898 (22) 742; 1902 (23) 1162; 1909 (26) 32; 1916 (29) 762; 1920 (31) 1148, 1149; 1921 (32) 179.
SC Code § 4-11-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-65. Purchase of fidelity bond for certain officials.

 (A) When bonding of county officials or employees is statutorily required, the governing body of a county may purchase a fidelity bond to cover all or a portion of the county officials and employees. A fidelity bond may be used instead of specific statutory bond requirements including, but not limited to, those found in Sections 12-39-10, 12-45-10, 14-17-40, 14-17-60, 14-17-350, 14-23-1050, 17-5-20, 17-5-70, 22-1-150, 22-1-160, 23-11-30, and 23-13-20. Any officials or employees not covered by a fidelity bond must be bonded as required by statute.  (B) The purchase of a fidelity bond as provided in subsection (A) or the replacement of an existing bond with a fidelity bond covering one or more county officials or employees must be evidenced by passage of a resolution by the county's governing body. A fidelity bond must meet or exceed the minimum value of the bond required by the statute or statutes for the covered officials or employees.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 58, Section 1, eff May 16, 2005.
SC Code § 4-11-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-70. County officers shall transmit copies of financial records to certain persons.

 At the close of each fiscal year, when so required by the Senator from such county or a majority of the members of the House of Representatives from the county, each county officer shall transmit an itemized copy of such account, under oath, to the office of the county supervisor or to the members of the governing body in any county where there is no county supervisor, and shall transmit a copy thereof to the Senator and each member of the House of Representatives from the county on or before the tenth day of January next ensuing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-308; 1952 Code Section 14-308; 1942 Code Section 3078; 1932 Code Sections 1514, 3078; Civ. C. '22 Section 765; Civ. C. '12 Section 681; Civ. C. '02 Sections 611, 612; Cr. C. '22 Section 462; Cr. C. '12 Section 537; Cr. C. '02 Section 380; 1897 (22) 458; 1898 (22) 742; 1902 (23) 1162; 1909 (26) 32; 1916 (29) 762; 1920 (31) 1148, 1149; 1921 (32) 179.
SC Code § 4-11-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-80. County supervisor shall keep account of county officers' financial records.

 The county supervisor, in addition to other books kept in his office, shall keep a separate book in which he shall enter the total amount of each account so furnished, opposite the name of the officer furnishing the account, and shall file the account in his office, as other county records are kept.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-309; 1952 Code Section 14-309; 1942 Code Section 3078; 1932 Code Sections 1514, 3078; Civ. C. '22 Section 765; Civ. C. '12 Section 681; Civ. C. '02 Sections 611, 612; Cr. C. '22 Section 462; Cr. C. '12 Section 537; Cr. C. '02 Section 380; 1897 (22) 458; 1898 (22) 742; 1902 (23) 1162; 1909 (26) 32; 1916 (29) 762; 1920 (31) 1148, 1149; 1921 (32) 179.
SC Code § 4-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-100. Transfer and disposition of certain unclaimed funds which have been invested or loaned out.

 Any of such funds which may be invested or loaned out for the benefit of those who cannot be ascertained shall be paid over to the county treasurer as soon as they are collected. Such funds shall be by such treasurers credited to their respective general funds.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-312; 1952 Code Section 14-312; 1943 (43) 274.
SC Code § 4-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-110. Subsequent claim of transferred funds by owner.

 In the event any owner shall establish his right to any of such fund and the same has been accredited by the county treasurer, such fund shall be paid to such owner or claimant by the order of the court of common pleas from the general fund of the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-313; 1952 Code Section 14-313; 1943 (43) 274.
SC Code § 4-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-120. County officers shall keep accounts of transferred funds.

 Such officers shall keep accounts of all such funds so paid by each of them respectively to such county treasurers. Such accounts shall show the dates of such payments, the titles of cases or sources from which such funds are derived and the amount so paid over to the said treasurer. Each county treasurer shall open and keep a separate account with each officer paying such funds to him of all funds so received by him from such officers. Such accounts shall show the dates of such payments and the titles of cases or sources from which funds are derived. The accounts shall be open to public inspection at any time during officer hours.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-314; 1952 Code Section 14-314; 1943 (43) 274.
SC Code § 4-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-130. Disbursing officers shall not exceed or transfer appropriations; violations; suspension by Governor.

 It is unlawful for an officer, clerk, or other person charged with disbursements of county funds appropriated by the General Assembly to exceed the amounts and purposes stated in the appropriation or to change or shift appropriations from one item to another. Transfers may be authorized by the General Assembly in any county appropriation act. An officer, clerk, or other person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of malfeasance in office, and the Governor may suspend the officer and shall investigate his conduct. Upon conviction, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-315; 1952 Code Section 14-315; 1942 Code Sections 1592, 3070, 3071; 1932 Code Sections 1592, 3070, 3071; Civ. C. '22 Sections 757, 758; Cr. C. '22 Section 557; 1921 (32) 117; 1993 Act No. 184 Section 128, eff January 1, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment rewrote this section so as to change the maximum term of imprisonment to conform to the classification established for each offense.
SC Code § 4-11-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-140. Intermingling official funds with private funds prohibited; violations; intent of section.

 It shall be unlawful for any county official to deposit public or trust funds with individual or private funds in any bank or other depository in this State or for any such officer to withdraw any such public or trust funds or any part thereof for any purpose other than that for which they were received and deposited. Any county official violating this provision of law shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment at the discretion of the court and in addition shall be subject to removal from office for malfeasance in office. This section is intended to require all county officers to carry a county fund not required to be deposited by them in the State Treasury under the provisions of Section 11-13-110 in a separate account to be known as public or trust funds without allowing any private funds to be deposited in such account.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-316; 1952 Code Section 14-316; 1942 Code Section 3184; 1932 Code Section 3184; 1930 (36) 1250.
SC Code § 4-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-150. Consequences of failure to remit funds.

 Any county officer who neglects or fails to remit to the State Treasurer as required by law shall become responsible on his official bond for any loss the State may sustain by reason of such neglect or failure to remit.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-317; 1952 Code Section 14-317; 1942 Code Section 2200; 1932 Code Section 2200; 1925 (34) 273; 1926 (34) 1049; 1952 (47) 1892; 1955 (49) 151.
SC Code § 4-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-160. Charging off of losses in county offices with approval of county council.

 Whenever there shall occur in any county office in this State a loss of public funds arising through defalcation, bank deposits, theft or otherwise, the county treasurer or other officer having custody of the records in which such loss appears may charge off such loss with the approval of the county council, but, in the case of bank losses, only if the bank shall have been liquidated and the receiver or other agent discharged and, in the case of any other loss, only if the sums recoverable by bond or otherwise shall have been applied against the loss and the remaining sum definitely ascertained to be irrecoverable.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-317.1; 1952 Code Section 14-317.1; 1942 Code Section 2805; 1933 (38) 491; 1982 Act No. 332.
SC Code § 4-11-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 11 - County Officers|Section 4-11-170. Extra allowance to salaried officers forbidden.

 No member of the governing body of any county shall vote for an extra allowance to any person who is paid by salary, nor shall the treasurer of any county knowingly pay to any such person any extra allowance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-318; 1952 Code Section 14-318; 1942 Code Section 3879; 1932 Code Section 3879; Civ. C. '22 Section 1120; Civ. C. '12 Section 998; Civ. C. '02 Section 813; G. S. 634; R. S. 700; 1875 (15) 996; 1893 (21) 481.
SC Code § 4-12-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 12 - Fee In Lieu Of Property Taxes|Section 4-12-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Revenue.  (2) "Project" means land, buildings, and other improvements on the land including water, sewage treatment and disposal facilities, air pollution control facilities, and all other machinery, apparatus, equipment, office facilities, and furnishings which are considered necessary, suitable, or useful by a sponsor. "Project" also may consist of or include aircraft hangered or utilizing an airport in a county so long as the county expressly consents to its inclusion. Aircraft previously subject to taxation in South Carolina qualify pursuant to this provision.  (3) "Sponsor" means one or more entities which sign the inducement agreement with the county and also includes a sponsor affiliate unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.  (4) "Sponsor affiliate" means an entity that joins with or is an affiliate of a sponsor and that participates in the investment in, or financing of, a project.  (5) "Lease agreement" means an agreement between the county and the sponsor leasing the property at the project from the county to the sponsor.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 125, Section 4A, approved June 7, 1995 and effective for taxable years beginning after 1995; 2000 Act No. 283, Section 3(B), eff May 19, 2000; 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.YY.1, eff Jan. 1, 2003; 2008 Act No. 313, Section 2.I.5, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 12, 2008).  Effect of Amendment  The 2000 amendment added items (3), (4) and (5).  The 2003 amendment, in item (2), deleted ", without limiting the generality of the forgoing" after "the land including" and made nonsubstantive changes, in item (3) added "fee inducement" preceding "agreement", and in item (5) substituted the definition of "lease agreement" for the definition of "Title to the property".  The 2008 amendment added the second and third sentences in item (2) relating to aircraft.
SC Code § 4-12-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 12 - Fee In Lieu Of Property Taxes|Section 4-12-20. Lease agreements between county, municipality, school district, water and sewer authority, or other political subdivisions and another party to contain provision for fees in lieu of taxes.

 Every agreement between a county, municipality, school district, water and sewer authority, or other political subdivision and another party in the form of a lease must contain a provision requiring the other party to make payments to the county, municipality, school district, water and sewer authority, and other political subdivisions in which the project is located in lieu of taxes, in the amounts that would result from taxes levied on the project by a county, municipality, school district, water and sewer authority, and other political subdivisions, if the project were owned by the other party, but with appropriate reductions similar to the tax exemptions, if any, which would be afforded to the other party if it were owner of the project.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 125, Section 4A, approved June 7, 1995 and effective for taxable years beginning after 1995; 1998 Act No. 432, Section 19A, eff for leases entered into after June 23, 1998; 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.YY.1, eff Jan. 1, 2003.  Editor's Note  2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.YY.2, in part provides as follows:  "(i) for those projects which have been granted a two-year extension of time to complete the project and that two-year period has not expired, the sponsor may at any time during the two-year extension request an additional three years to complete the project, and (ii) the county and the sponsor may agree to waive the provisions of Section 4-12-45 under any agreement whenever executed."  Effect of Amendment  The 1998 amendment substituted ", municipality, school district, water and sewer authority, or other political subdivision" for "council or county councils", "other party" for "industry" in three places, "water and sewer authority" for "or school districts" in two places, and "subdivisions" for "units" in two places; and made other nonsubstantive changes.  The 2003 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent changes.
SC Code § 4-12-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 12 - Fee In Lieu Of Property Taxes|Section 4-12-45. Agreements; content requirements; waiver.

 (A) All agreements entered into pursuant to this chapter must include as the first portion of the document a recapitulation of the remaining contents of the document which includes, but is not limited to, the following:  (1) the legal name of each party to the agreement;  (2) the county and street address of the project and property to be subject to the agreement;  (3) the minimum investment agreed upon;  (4) the length and term of the agreement;  (5) the assessment ratio applicable for each year of the agreement;  (6) the millage rate applicable for each year of the agreement;  (7) a schedule showing the amount of the fee and its calculation for each year of the agreement;  (8) a schedule showing the amount to be distributed annually to each of the affected taxing entities;  (9) a statement answering the following questions:  (a) Is the project to be located in a multi-county park formed pursuant to Chapter 29 of Title 4?;  (b) Is disposal of property subject to the fee allowed?;  (c) Will special source revenue bonds be issued or credits for infrastructure investment be allowed in connection with this project?;  (d) Will payment amounts be modified using a net present value calculation?; and  (e) Do replacement property provisions apply?;  (10) any other feature or aspect of the agreement which may affect the calculation of items (7) and (8) of this subsection;  (11) a description of the effect upon the schedules required by items (7) and (8) of this subsection of any feature covered by items (9) and (10) not reflected in the schedules for items (7) and (8) of this subsection;  (12) which party or parties to the agreement are responsible for updating any information contained in the summary document.  (B) The auditor shall prepare a bill for each installment of the fee according to the schedule set forth in subsection (A)(7) or as modified pursuant to subsection (A)(10), (11), or (12) and that payment must be distributed to the affected taxing entities according to the schedule in subsection (A)(8) or as modified pursuant to subsection (A)(10), (11), or (12).  (C) The county and the sponsor and sponsor affiliates may agree to waive any or all of the items described in this section.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 334, Section 4, eff June 24, 2002; 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.YY.1, eff Jan. 1, 2003.  Editor's Note  2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.YY.2, in part provides as follows:  "(i) for those projects which have been granted a two-year extension of time to complete the project and that two-year period has not expired, the sponsor may at any time during the two-year extension request an additional three years to complete the project, and (ii) the county and the sponsor may agree to waive the provisions of Section 4-12-45 under any agreement whenever executed."  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment added subsection (C), relating to waiver of items described in this section, and made nonsubstantive changes in subsection (A)(9)(d).
SC Code § 4-12-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 12 - Fee In Lieu Of Property Taxes|Section 4-12-50. Severability.

 If any provision of this chapter or its application to any circumstance is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, this holding does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are severable.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 125, Section 4A, approved June 7, 1995 and effective for taxable years beginning after 1995; 2003 Act No. 69, Section 3.YY.1, eff Jan. 1, 2003.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment made no apparent changes.
SC Code § 4-13-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 13 - Claims Against Counties|Section 4-13-10. Claims shall be itemized and verified.

 No account shall be audited and ordered to be paid by the governing body of any county for any labor performed, fees, services, disbursements or any other matter unless it shall be made out in items and accompanied by an affidavit attached thereto and made by the person or officer presenting or claiming the same that the items are correct and that the labor, fees, disbursements, services or other matters charged therein have been in fact done, made, rendered or are due and that no part of the same has been paid or satisfied.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-402; 1952 Code Section 14-402; 1942 Code Section 3871; 1932 Code Section 3871; Civ. C. '22 Section 1112; Civ. C. '12 Section 991; Civ. C. '02 Section 806; G. S. 623; R. S. 691; 1875 (15) 945, 992; 1878 (16) 412; 1879 (17) 175; 1893 (21) 406; 1957 (50) 530.
SC Code § 4-13-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 13 - Claims Against Counties|Section 4-13-20. Claims filed by court clerk, sheriff, or magistrate require additional oath.

 When any such account is filed by a clerk of the court, sheriff or magistrate, the officer filing the claim shall declare further on oath that the costs in the case out of which the claim arises have not been recovered out of the defendants and that the defendants are unable to pay costs; and also that the fines and penalties theretofore collected by them have been faithfully and fully paid over to the county treasurer. In every case the magistrate shall exhibit the original papers in which costs have accrued.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-404; 1952 Code Section 14-404; 1942 Code Section 3871; 1932 Code Section 3871; Civ. C. '22 Section 1112; Civ. C. '12 Section 991; Civ. C. '02 Section 806; G. S. 623; R. S. 691; 1875 (15) 945, 992; 1878 (16) 412; 1879 (17) 175; 1893 (21) 406.
SC Code § 4-13-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 13 - Claims Against Counties|Section 4-13-30. Claims of certain county officers and physicians for post mortems.

 The accounts of the coroners, sheriffs and supervisors and physicians' or surgeons' fees for post mortems shall be approved by the governing body of the county, and the supervisor, on their approval, shall draw an order upon the county treasurer for the payment of such accounts, countersigned by the secretary of the governing body.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-404.1; 1952 Code Section 14-404.1; 1942 Code Section 3861; 1932 Code Section 3861; Civ. C. '22 Section 1102; Civ. C. '12 Section 981; Civ. C. '02 Section 796; R. S. 678; 1893 (21) 489; 1899 (23) 10.
SC Code § 4-13-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 13 - Claims Against Counties|Section 4-13-40. "File Book" of claims.

 The governing body of each county shall keep in its office a "File Book" in which all claims presented for its consideration shall be entered by its clerk, the entry designating the date of filing, by whom presented, to whom such claim belongs and the character and amount thereof. The clerk shall number such claims in the order in which they are filed, audited and allowed from number one upwards.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-405; 1952 Code Section 14-405; 1942 Code Section 3872; 1932 Code Section 3872; Civ. C. '22 Section 1113; Civ. C. '12 Section 992; Civ. C. '02 Section 807; G. S. 624; R. S. 692; 1875 (25) 993; 1882 (17) 891.
SC Code § 4-13-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 13 - Claims Against Counties|Section 4-13-50. Memorandum of time of presentment and name of claimant must appear in minutes.

 A memorandum of the time of presenting such claims and the names of the persons in whose favor they are made out and by whom presented shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-406; 1952 Code Section 14-406; 1942 Code Section 3872; 1932 Code Section 3872; Civ. C. '22 Section 1113; Civ. C. '12 Section 992; Civ. C. '02 Section 807; G. S. 624; R. S. 692; 1875 (25) 993; 1882 (17) 891.
SC Code § 4-13-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 13 - Claims Against Counties|Section 4-13-60. Custody of claim; withdrawal from custody.

 No account when presented, audited and ordered to be paid shall be withdrawn from the custody of the governing body or its clerk for any purpose whatever, except to be used in evidence upon a judicial trial or proceeding, in which case it shall, after being so used, be forthwith returned to such custody.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-407; 1952 Code Section 14-407; 1942 Code Section 3872; 1932 Code Section 3872; Civ. C. '22 Section 1113; Civ. C. '12 Section 992; Civ. C. '02 Section 807; G. S. 624; R. S. 692; 1875 (25) 993; 1882 (17) 891.