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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.2 - Legal Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Corporation
							shall have and may exercise all general powers set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws
							Chapter 42-64.10.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.7 - Land Use Districts

Current through June 14, 2024
4.7.1
Purpose
							and Intent
A. The Park is comprised of
							separate and distinct land use districts to implement land use development
							policies contained in the Quonset Business Park Master Land Use and Development
							Plan (2008) (Master Plan), as amended, to meet the unique growth and
							development issues of the Park. More specifically, the purpose of the land use
							districts is to:
1. Ensure development of the
							highest quality;
2. Provide
							flexibility in the use and design of property within the Park;
3. Accommodate development that is
							appropriate for the site and the surrounding areas;
4. Facilitate economic development
							opportunities;
5. Ensure
							development respects neighboring land uses and produces minimal off-site
							impacts;
6. Maintain uses that are
							consistent with federal land conveyances and other laws; and
7. Avoid potential adverse impacts to airport
							and/or aeronautical operations, including but not limited to, attracting
							wildlife, radio interference, and glare.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.8 - Development Plan Review Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
4.8.1
Purpose
A. The purpose of the
							Development Plan Review Regulations is to establish the procedural and
							substantive provisions for the development of land in order to meet the unique
							growth and development issues of the Park. The Development Plan Review
							Regulations are intended to:
1. Protect the
							public health, safety and welfare;
2. Provide design and improvement standards
							to reflect the intent of the Master Plan and the Municipal Services Agreement
							between the QDC and the Town of North Kingstown;
3. Provide thorough and consistent
							environmental, design, and technical review of all proposed land
							developments;
4. Ensure development
							which respects neighboring land uses and produces minimal off-site
							impacts;
5. Provide flexibility in
							the use and design of property within the Park;
6. Accommodate development that is
							appropriate for the site and the surrounding areas;
7. To avoid development which may result in
							negative environmental impacts;
8.
							Facilitate economic development opportunities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.11 - Site Utility Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Electric and
							Communications
1. Electric, telephone, cable
							and all other communication service lines shall be installed underground
							between building and point of service per specifications of the applicable
							public utility company.
2.
							Year-round screening shall be required of any utility apparatus appearing above
							ground, other than utility poles. Screening may consist of fences and/or opaque
							evergreen plantings and shall be shown as part of the Landscape Plan submittal
							to the TRC.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.12 - Landscaping Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All landscaping
							improvements shall be installed and completed in accordance with a Landscape
							Plan as submitted and approved by the TRC. A Landscaping Plan must be submitted
							for each site as part of the review process. The goal of the TRC is to work
							with the developer to achieve a landscape design for the parcel which
							incorporates the site and improvements into the surrounding environment.
1. Landscape Plan
a. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the
							TRC as part of the Development Plan Review process detailed in §
												4.8     of this Part. The
							Landscape Plan shall include information regarding the type and location of
							existing and proposed landscape elements including: decorative plantings,
							trees, shrubs, grassed areas, screen plantings and the location of fencing,
							lighting and signage for buildings and parking areas.
(1) Proposed grading at two-foot contour
							intervals;
(2) Proposed location of
							retained vegetation and description of the vegetation to be retained;
(3) Methods of protection for retained
							vegetation during the construction phase;
(4) List of proposed plantings and general
							locations;
(5) Details for
							screening as required in §
													4.12(A)(4)    of this Part;
(6) Details for
							buffering as required in §
													4.12(A)(8)    including cross-section profiles of any buffers between properties at a
							frequency of no less than one (1) cross-section per one hundred (100) linear
							feet of property line;
(7)
							Identification of any landscaped areas that will be used for stormwater
							management including details and specifications for vegetated practices such as
							swales, constructed wetlands, rain gardens, etc.; as required by 250-RICR-
							150-10-7;
(8) Specifications for
							cultivation, loaming, seeding, and fertilization that demonstrate compliance
							with these Regulations and required by the "Rhode Island Department of
							Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction,
							Amended August 2013, § 701.02.5 Bedding Materials", incorporated above in
							§
													4.3(E)     of
							this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.13 - Signage and Lighting

Current through June 14, 2024
4.13.1
Signage Design
A. A "sign" means
							any letter, number, word, address, symbol, drawing, picture, design, device,
							article, object or any combination thereof that has the primary purpose of
							identifying or indicating any property, lot, parcel, premises, product,
							business or entity.
1. The size of a sign is
							defined by the area of the shape, whether rectangular, circular, or other, that
							encloses all the individual letters and/or symbols that make up that sign. Any
							material or color forming part of the background of the display or which is
							used to differentiate the display from the backdrop shall be included in the
							total sign area calculations.
2.
							Only one side is calculated in computing the area of a double faced sign,
							however, not having a double faced sign shall not allow for the addition of
							square footage to the maximum square footage that is allowed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.15 - Construction Phase Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Soil Erosion and
							Sediment Control Prevention - Erosion controls shall be consistent with the
							R.I. Soil and Erosion Control Manual, incorporated above in §
										4.3(F)     of
							this Part and 250-RICR- 150-10-7. An erosion Control Plan must be submitted to
							TRC for review.
B. Construction
							Access - Construction access shall be coordinated with QDC. The construction
							access road shall meet the requirements of the Rhode Island Soil Erosion and
							Sediment Control Handbook, incorporated above in §
										4.3(F)     of
							this Part.
C. Storage and Equipment
							Fencing - All construction storage and equipment areas shall be fenced and
							shall be located on the site so as to minimize their impact on adjacent
							properties and public streets.
D.
							Maintenance of Construction Sites
1.
							Temporary construction trailers and other temporary structures shall be removed
							from the site within thirty (30) days of the end of construction.
2. Construction debris shall be removed
							periodically from the site.
3. All
							trash shall be maintained in enclosed containers and removed from site on a
							weekly basis.
4. Sanitary facility
							shall be provided for all construction sites and maintained by the contractor
							or property owner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Quonset Business Park Development Package › Section 880-RICR-00-00-4.17 - Stormwater Management

Current through June 14, 2024
4.17.1
Purpose
A. The purpose of these
							regulations is to provide for effective management of the stormwater system
							within the Park. These regulations provide a mechanism for mitigating the
							damaging effects of uncontrolled and unplanned stormwater runoff. They improve
							the public health, safety and welfare by establishing methods for controlling
							the introduction of pollutants into the ground and surface waters under and
							adjacent to the Park. These regulations establish the guidelines for managing
							the stormwater system including design, regulatory coordination, construction,
							operation, maintenance, inspection and enforcement. These regulations identify
							the concept of implementing stormwater drainage service charges based on each
							property's contribution of stormwater runoff to the system.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rhode Island Ready Program › Section 880-RICR-00-00-5.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These Rules and Regulations (the "Rules") are promulgated to set forth the principles, policies and practices of The Quonset Development Corporation ("The Corporation") in implementing and administering R.I. Pub. Law Ch. 80, 2020 R.I. HB 7171 (the "Enactment").
B. The Enactment shall be implemented by the Corporation through a program known as Rhode Island Ready (the "Program"). The Program will provide technical assistance and funding to activate industrial sites throughout the State of Rhode Island for manufacturing, assembly, distribution and other jobproducing commercial activities (which is not intended to include projects that are primarily retail and/or office uses) with the purpose of creating employment opportunities, generating tax revenue, and stimulating private investment. It is the intent of the Program to provide such assistance with the ongoing support of the local governing body (as defined in R.I. Gen. Law §42-64.3-11) in which the Site is located.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rhode Island Ready Program › Section 880-RICR-00-00-5.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-64.10 (the "Act"). These Rules have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Law Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rhode Island Ready Program › Section 880-RICR-00-00-5.3 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules shall apply to the Program. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules to the contrary, the Corporation has and may exercise all general powers set forth in the Act and the Enactment that are necessary or convenient to affect its purposes and these Rules shall be liberally construed so as to permit the Corporation to effectuate the purposes of the Act, the Enactment, the public interest, and other applicable state laws and Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rhode Island Ready Program › Section 880-RICR-00-00-5.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 880 - QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Rhode Island Ready Program › Section 880-RICR-00-00-5.7 - Capital Investment in Enrolled Sites

Current through June 14, 2024
5.7.1
Eligibility for Capital Investment
A. For a Site to be eligible for capital investment, the authorized agents of the Site must submit a Capital Investment Application to the Corporation. If the Site is not already an Enrolled Site, the Site must submit the Capital Investment Application and Enrollment Application simultaneously. In such cases, the Site must become an Enrolled Site in accordance with these Rules prior to a vote of the Board on the Capital Investment Application.
B. The required forms and/or template for the Capital Investment Application shall be provided within the Program Guidance. The Capital Investment Application shall contain, at a minimum, a description of the work to be supported by the requested investment and the amount of money requested. Capital Investment Applications may also require submittal of the following information:
1. A business plan, market study and/or economic analysis for the Site;
2. A permitting and/or construction schedule for the Site;
3. A
pro forma
for the Site including a description of the financing for the Site, all sources and amounts of funding, projected internal rate of return, net margin, return on investment and cash on cash yield;
4. A list and status of all required Federal, State and/or municipal approvals and/or permits required for the Site; and
5. Such other information as the Corporation deems appropriate or necessary in connection with a particular Site.
C. Each Capital Investment Application shall be reviewed by the Program Staff to confirm compliance with the Act, the Enactment, these Rules and the Program Guidance, and the Managing Director may reject any incomplete or deficient Capital Investment Application.
D. The Managing Director may require the submission of additional information in connection with any Capital Investment Application or the revision of a Capital Investment Application, and may, in such Managing Director's sole discretion, permit the resubmission of a Capital Investment Application that was rejected for being incomplete or deficient.
E. Capital Investment from the Rhode Island Ready Program is intended to support activation of Sites for the uses outlined in the Enactment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, capital investment may be proposed for the following types of activities, among others:
1. On-site land improvements, including without limitation grading, excavation, soil supplementation, and environmental remediation;
2. On and off-site infrastructure improvements, including without limitation water, sewer, electric, natural gas, telecommunications, and transportation improvements;
3. Upgrades to community infrastructure;
4. Property acquisition; and
5. Facility development.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 885 - East Providence Waterfront District › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - East Providence Waterfront Commission Application and Processing Fees › Section 885-RICR-00-00-3.1 - Commission Fees - General

Current through June 14, 2024
A. With the exception of the initial pre-application workshop meeting, the applicant is responsible for all design workshop costs and all costs relating to design review and public hearings including, but not limited to advertising, certified mail, the stenographer, legal fees, design review, administrative costs and other direct costs including peer review.
B. The applicant shall submit a certified bank check with the development application payable to the East Providence Waterfront Commission in the amount listed below.
C. All filing and application fees are non-refundable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 885 - East Providence Waterfront District › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - East Providence Waterfront Commission Application and Processing Fees › Section 885-RICR-00-00-3.2 - TIER I Fees - Minor Projects

Current through June 14, 2024
This fee schedule applies to determinations of consistency of use, hearing panel review, and alterations, additions and new construction with an estimated construction cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) or less. Project costs shall be determined by the Executive Director but shall exclude site acquisition, remediation, and site preparation costs.
3.2.1
Certification of Consistency of Use and Hearing Panel Review
A. The fee for a certificate of consistency of use is one hundred dollars ($100.00).
B. The fee for Hearing Panel and Waterfront Commission hearings for conditional use and deviations for a project without alterations, additions or construction is two hundred dollars ($200.00).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 885 - East Providence Waterfront District › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - East Providence Waterfront Commission Application and Processing Fees › Section 885-RICR-00-00-3.4 - Public Entities

Current through June 14, 2024
The following fees shall apply for public entities only, including State and municipal governments and excluding utilities (and not to any public/private applicants):
3.4.1
Tier I Minor Applications
Application fee for projects with an estimated cost up to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($99,999.00) shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule stated in § 3.2.2 of this Part.
3.4.2
Tier II Major Projects
A. Projects with an estimated cost of between one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and four million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($4,999,999.00) shall pay a fee at the rate of 0.50% or one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), whichever is less.
B. Projects with an estimated cost of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) or more shall pay two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 885 - East Providence Waterfront District › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - East Providence Waterfront Commission Application and Processing Fees › Section 885-RICR-00-00-3.5 - Other Miscellaneous Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Miscellaneous fees include the following:
1. The fee to request an extension of approval is one hundred dollars ($100.00) for Tier I (construction cost at or below one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)) and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for Tier II (construction cost above one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)) projects.
2. The Plan Modification fee is five hundred dollars ($500.00) for Tier I application and one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per Tier II application. The Waterfront Commission reserves the right to reconsider fees due as defined in § 3.3.1 of this Part in accordance with the scope of plan modification. Applicant is responsible for all peer review and hearing fees.
3. The fee for Signage Review is one hundred dollars ($100.00) per application. Applicant shall be responsible for the cost of peer review by the commission's consulting architect.
4. For implementation of any Conditions of Approval requiring inspection, applicant shall be responsible for the cost by the Commission's consultants.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 885 - East Providence Waterfront District › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - East Providence Waterfront Commission Application and Processing Fees › Section 885-RICR-00-00-3.6 - City Application Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The applicant is obligated to pay any development permitting fees applicable to City Agencies such as building permit, sewer, and subdivision fees.
B. No building permit or certificate of occupancy will be issued without payment of all applicable Waterfront Commission fees.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 885 - East Providence Waterfront District › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - East Providence Waterfront Commission Application and Processing Fees › Section 885-RICR-00-00-3.7 - Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicant shall be invoiced for all public hearing fees paid by the Waterfront Commission including legal notice and stenographer costs. Applicant shall be responsible for certified mailing to property owners within the two hundred foot (200') public notice area.
B. Applicant shall be responsible for reimbursement of all consultant fees including legal and TIF bond review fees incurred by the Waterfront Commission. Waterfront Commission fees are exclusive of any fees or reimbursable costs incurred for City review.
3.7.1
Application
The TIF application fee, payable to the East Providence Waterfront Commission, is four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for TIF requests up to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00); five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for TIF requests fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00); and seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) for TIF requests above thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00).
3.7.2
TIF Amendment Fee
TIF modification or amendment application fee, payable to the East Providence Waterfront Commission, is three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for requests up to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00), four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for requests fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00) and five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for requests above thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-01 - General Requirements for Licensure as a CPA

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Completed application for licensure shall be submitted on forms provided by the Board. All fees must accompany the application.
B. In order for an application to be considered, it must be complete, and all questions must be answered.
C. A candidate who applies for a license more than three (3) years after the date upon which the candidate passed the last section of the Uniform CPA Examination must complete the required 120 hours of CPE within the previous three years.
D. The licensee verifying the qualifying experience must have been actively licensed in some state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia for the duration of the qualifying experience.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-02 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. An applicant for examination may apply to the Board for accommodation(s) to complete the Uniform CPA Examination. The applicant bears the burden of proving that the accommodation is required as a result of a verifiable hardship, which prevents compliance with the conditions of the administration of the examination.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-05 - Firm registration, resident managers, firm names

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Firm registration requirements.
A firm with an office in this State, providing attest or compilation services, or using in its business name the title, "Certified Public Accountants", "Public Accountants", "Accounting Practitioners", or the abbreviation "CPAs", "PAs", or "APs", or using any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card, electronic file, metadata tag, or other device indicating the firm is a CPA firm or an Accounting Practitioner firm, must be registered with the Board.
B. There must be a designated resident manager in charge of each firm office in this State. The designated resident manager must be licensed by this Board and is responsible for office compliance with established professional standards including standards set by federal or state law or regulation.
C. A firm must not use a misleading firm name.
Former partners' names may be included in a firm name only if the former partner continues practicing public accounting with that firm, no longer practices public accounting, or is deceased.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-06 - Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
For reinstatement of a license that has been inactive or lapsed for 3 years or more:
The required 120 hours of CPE must be completed within the previous 3 years.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-08 - Continuing Professional Education

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. General Standards
1. Each licensee shall complete Continuing Professional Education (CPE) that contributes directly to the licensee's professional competence.
a. When a licensee earns more than the required number of CPE credit hours in any calendar year, the excess credit hours, not exceeding twenty (20) credit hours, may be carried forward and treated as credit hours earned in the following year ("Carry-Over Credit"). Certain types of CPE as defined in this regulation may be limited or may not qualify for Carry-Over Credit.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-09 - Peer Review

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. As a condition of firm registration and/or renewal (including those firms registered in other jurisdictions operating in this state under practice privilege), a licensed firm providing any of the following services to the public shall enroll in a qualified peer review program.
1. Audits;
2. Reviews of financial statements;
3. Compilations of financial statements;
4. Examinations of prospective financial statements;
5. Compilations of prospective financial statements;
6. Agreed-upon procedures of prospective financial statements;
7. Examination of written assertions; and
8. Agreed-upon procedures of written assertions.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-10 - Professional Standards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
In addition to the requirements and prohibitions found in S.C. Code 40-2-5 et seq.,:
A. Licensees shall comply with all federal or state laws governing their business and personal affairs and shall not engage in any acts discreditable to the profession as defined by the Ethical Standards of the AICPA. In general, a licensee may rely upon the interpretations of those standards published by the Professional Ethics Executive Committee of the AICPA.
B. Complying with professional standards includes timely filing all applicable tax/information and all other regulatory returns for himself/herself or any entity for which the licensee is responsible.
C. A licensee or registered firm shall not knowingly employ within South Carolina, directly or indirectly in the practice of accounting, a person whose license is revoked or suspended by this Board or by the board of accountancy in any other jurisdiction. Employing such a person in South Carolina as an accountant, investigator, tax preparer or in any other capacity connected with the practice of accounting subjects the licensee or registered firm to discipline by the Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-11 - Application for Licensure as an Accounting Practitioner

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. To meet the educational qualifications for licensure as an accounting practitioner,
1. the applicant shall submit an official transcript signed by the college or university registrar and bearing the college or university seal to prove education and degree requirements; photocopies of transcripts will not be accepted; and
2. a major in accounting shall include at least twenty-four (24) semester hours, or equivalent in quarter hours, of credit in accounting courses. No more than three (3) semester hours in business law courses and three (3) semester hours in taxation courses may be counted as accounting courses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-12 - Safeguarding Client Records When a Licensee is Incapacitated, Disappears, or Dies

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Each licensee or firm that has custody or ownership of client records, CPA-prepared records, CPA workpapers, and CPA work products shall designate a partner, personal representative, or other responsible party to assume responsibility for them in the case of incapacity or death of the licensee or dissolution of the firm.
B. Where the licensee is incapacitated, disappears, or dies, and no responsible party is known to exist, the Administrator of the Board may petition the Board for an order appointing another licensee or licensees to inventory the records and to take actions as appropriate to protect the interests of the clients. The order of appointment shall be public.
C. The licensee appointed pursuant to Reg. 1-12(B) shall:
1. Take custody of the client records, CPA-prepared records, CPA workpapers, and CPA work products and trust or escrow accounts of the licensee whose practice has been discontinued or interrupted.
2. Notify each client in a pending matter and, in the discretion of the appointed licensee, in any other matter, at the client's address shown in the records, by first class mail, of the client's right to obtain any papers, money or other property to which the client is entitled and the time and place at which the papers, money or other property may be obtained, calling attention to any urgency in obtaining the papers, money or other property;
3. Publish, on the appointed licensee's website for thirty (30) days and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the licensee whose practice has been discontinued or interrupted last resided or engaged in any substantial practice of accounting, once a week for three consecutive weeks, notice of the discontinuance or interruption of the accountant's practice. The notice shall include the name and address of the licensee whose practice has been discontinued or interrupted; the time, date and location where clients may pick up their records; and the name, address and telephone number of the appointed licensee. The notice shall also be mailed, by first class mail, to any errors and omissions insurer or other entity having reason to be informed of the discontinuance or interruption of the accounting practice;
4. Release to each client the papers, money or other property to which the client is entitled. Before releasing the property, the appointed licensee shall obtain a receipt from the client for the property;
5. With the consent of the client, file notices or petitions on behalf of the client in tax or probate matters where jurisdictional time limits are involved and other representation has not yet been obtained; and
6. Perform any other acts directed in the order of appointment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY › Section 1-13 - CPA Retired

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. A CPA Retired pursuant to the act who wishes to remove the suffix "retired" from their license must demonstrate the completion of 120 hours of Continuing Professional Education in the last three years.
B. To meet the requirements of Section 40-2-250(C)(6), a CPA Retired must complete two hours of Continuing Professional Education in ethics each calendar year.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-AERONAUTICS DIVISION › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3-1 - Landing Aircraft on Beach

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any aircraft to be landed or operated on any beach in South Carolina, except such areas as may be designated by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-AERONAUTICS DIVISION › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3-3 - Permit Required for Air Shows, Aerial Exhibitions, etc

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1. No person, firm, or corporation shall promote, sponsor, conduct, or cause to be displayed any aerial exhibition or air show on any airport within this State without an effective, current permit issued by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission. Applications for permits must be filed with the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled date of proposed aerial exhibition or air show.
2. The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission shall furnish appropriate forms for application for waiver or permit without charge to the applicant.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-AERONAUTICS DIVISION › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3-4 - Pilot Regulations

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Pilots, with less than 200 hours certified time, shall not fly an aircraft, other than the model or type used in taking their primary instruction, until after they have taken three hours dual instruction under the supervision of a competent pilot on the model or type they intend to fly. Limited-commercial and private pilots, under this classification, shall, in addition to the dual instruction required above, complete two hours solo flight on the model or type aircraft they intend to fly, before carrying passengers as authorized in their certificate of competency. Both the dual and solo time required under this regulation will be certified to in the pilot's logbook by the supervising pilot.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-AERONAUTICS DIVISION › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3-5 - Registration of Spraying, Dusting and Seeding Aircraft

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1. No person piloting an aircraft shall engage in aerial spraying, dusting, seeding, or any similar operation within this state unless the aircraft being used shall have first been properly registered by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission, which registration shall be issued without charge to applicant on appropriate forms to be furnished by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.
2. Prior to the issuance of a registration certificate by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission the applicant must, under oath, certify that the aircraft which will be engaged in the operation of spraying, dusting, seeding, or any other agricultural operation or pest control shall be equipped with approved type safety belt and shoulder harness, provided further that the operator of the aircraft shall, at all times, wear the approved safety belt and shoulder harness while the aircraft is engaged in the operation of aerial dusting, spraying, seeding, or any other type of agricultural operation or pest control.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-AERONAUTICS DIVISION › Article 2 - CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE › Section 3-10 - Certificate of Public Necessity and Convenience

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1.100. Authority.
No intrastate air carrier shall provide scheduled air service between points within the State of South Carolina, unless there is in force a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission authorizing such an air carrier to engage in such air transportation.
1.200. Application for Certificate.
No application for a certificate shall be received and filed by the Commission unless the same shall be in writing and verified with an original and seven copies. The application shall contain the following information:
(1.) The name and address of the applicant and of its officers, if any, and full information concerning the financial condition and physical properties of the applicant.
(2.) The complete route or routes over which the applicant desires to operate, together with the description of each aircraft intended to be used.
(3.) A proposed schedule of the initial services to be offered and the fares and rates to be charged for the transportation of persons and property between the several points or localities to be served.
(4.) Plats or maps showing the route or routes over which the applicant seeks authority to operate, on which shall be delineated the route or routes of existing air carriers, authorized by the Commission or any other responsible regulatory body to provide services competitive with or complementary to the proposed services.
(5.) A brief statement explaining the need for the proposed new services.
(6.) Every application filed with the Commission for a certificate shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $500, which fee shall be in addition to any other fees and taxes and shall be retained by the Commission, whether the application is approved or not, to defray operating expenses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-1 - Definition of Terms

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Terms used in this Marketing Order shall be as defined in the Act with the following additions:
a. "Act" means the South Carolina Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act of 1968 and as amended in 1970.
b. "Affected area" and "production area" are synonymous and mean the entire area of South Carolina.
c. "Board" means the South Carolina Soybean Board established pursuant to the provisions of Section 46-17-190 and 5-2 of this Marketing Order.
d. "Bushel," "Unit," and "Affected unit" are synonymous and mean and include one (1) standard U. S. bushel of 60 pounds by weight of soybeans.
e. "Commission" means the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina.
f. "District" means the geographical divisions of the area of soybean production established pursuant to the provisions of 5-2 of this Marketing Order.
g. "First buyer" means the person to whom soybeans are sold by the affected producer of said soybeans.
h. "Marketing season" means the twelve month fiscal year beginning upon the first day of July of any year and ending upon the last day of June, both dates inclusive.
i. "Producer" means any individual or organization of individuals engaged in the business of producing or causing to be produced in South Carolina soybeans for market in commercial quantities as defined in Section 1, paragraph L of this regulation.
j. "Sale" or "Sold" means a transaction wherein the property in or to soybeans is transferred from the producer to a purchaser for consideration. "Sale" or "Sold" shall also include an agreement to acquire such soybeans for a consideration.
k. "Soybeans" means and includes all kinds and varieties of soybeans grown in the State of South Carolina and marketed or sold as beans by the producer.
l. "Commercial quantities" means the sale or marketing of soybeans with a value of $1,000 or more by affected producers during the course of the most recently completed full marketing season.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-2 - South Carolina Soybean Board

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1. Establishment and Membership. A Soybean Board is hereby established with such powers and duties as are authorized by the Act and by subsection 9 of this section. The Board shall be composed of twelve (12) members elected by districts as provided in subsection 2 of this section, and an ex-officio member as specified by the Act.
2. Representative Districts. For the purpose of nomination and selection of producer members of the Board, the affected area shall be divided into five (5) representative districts as follows:
a. "District Number 1" shall be and include the counties of Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, York, Lancaster, Abbeville, Laurens, Union, Chester, McCormick, Greenwood, Newberry, Saluda, and Fairfield.
b. "District Number 2" shall be and include the counties of Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Hampton, Allendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Calhoun, Richland, and Lexington.
c. "District Number 3" shall be and include the counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, Florence, Darlington, Clarendon, Sumter, Lee, and Kershaw.
d. "District Number 4" shall be and include the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown, Marion, and Horry.
e. "District Number 5" shall be and include the counties of Jasper, Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Berkeley, and Charleston.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-3 - Marketing Order Purposes

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1. Advertising and Sales Promotion Plans.
a. The South Carolina Soybean Board, with the assistance of the Commission, and subject to the provisions of the Act, is hereby authorized to prepare plans, administer and conduct programs, and expend monies for advertising and sales promotion to promote the sale of soybeans and soybean products in domestic and foreign markets for the purpose of maintaining existing markets or creating new and/or larger markets for soybeans grown in the State of South Carolina and the products thereof, including but not necessarily limited to the following:
1) Increasing the sale and consumption of South Carolina produced soybeans and soybean products through the use of any advertising media available.
2) Trade promotion, and market expansion activities.
3) Prevention, modification, or elimination of trade barriers which restrict the free flow of soybeans produced in this State.
4) Presentation of facts to and negotiations with state, federal, or foreign governmental agencies on matters which affect the marketing of soybeans produced in South Carolina, including cooperation of all kinds with any agency or group in efforts to increase consumption and utilization of soybeans, and such other activities and programs which are consistent with the objectives of this Marketing Order and the Act.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-4 - Assessments and Assessment Funds

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1. Assessments Levied. On and after the effective date of this Marketing Order, there is hereby levied and there shall be collected by the Commission, as provided in Section 46-17-310, upon all soybeans grown in the State an annual assessment of one-half cent ($.005) per bushel which shall be paid by the producer thereof upon each and every bushel of soybeans sold, processed, delivered for sale or processed by or for him, or stored or delivered for storage when such storage or delivery for storage shall be outside the boundaries of this State; provided, however, that no assessment shall be collected on the following:
a. Soybeans of a producer's own production used by him on his own premises for seed, feed, or other personal consumption.
b. Soybeans donated or shipped for relief or charitable purposes.
c. Soybeans sold by producer's marketing less than commercial quantities being Sales or Marketing of Soybeans with a value of $1,000 or less during the course of the most recently completed full marketing season.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-5 - Information Reports

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1. Information Reports. All persons subject to the provisions of this Marketing Order shall make and render such reports and furnish such information to the Board as may be necessary or required under the Act or this Marketing Order to effectuate the purpose thereof. Any information obtained by any person pursuant to the provisions of this regulation shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to any other person save to a person with like right to obtain the same or any attorney employed by the Board to give legal advice thereon or by court order.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-6 - Continuance

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Prior to the completion of each three (3) calendar years from the effective date of this Order, or the completion of three (3) complete soybean marketing seasons, whichever shall be the longer period, the Commission shall resubmit this Order to a referendum of affected producers and shall require that said affected producers reassent to the continuance of the Order for an additional and similar period according to the requirements for initial assent pursuant to Section 46-17-140. In the event that the required assent is not given by the affected producers, this Order shall be declared to be terminated.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-7 - Effective Date

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The effective date of Marketing Order No. 1 shall be October, 1969. (Re-issued June 19, 1972 and July 1, 1975.)
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS › B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 1 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEANS › Section 5-10 - Administration

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This Order shall be administered by the South Carolina Soybean Board composed of twelve (12) producer members and one ex-officio member. The Board may assign such administrative duties to a duly appointed employee or employees as it deems advisable. The Board's major decisions are subject to the approval of the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina.
The temporary headquarters of the Board are P. O. Box 667, Summerton, South Carolina, 29148.