South Carolina § 10-1-160 - Display of certain flags.
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§ 10-1-160. Display of certain flags.
(A) The United States flag and the State flag shall be flown daily, except in rainy weather, from a staff upon the State House, and shall be displayed above the rostrum in the chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate and in the first floor north foyer of the State House. No other flag shall be displayed in these locations or atop the dome or roof, or within the foyers or common or public areas within the capitol building. The Department of Administration shall purchase suitable flags for display at the State House locations and cause them to be displayed, the expense to be borne out of the funds appropriated to it.
(B) The provisions of this section may only be amended or repealed upon passage of an act which has received a two-thirds vote on the third reading of the bill in each branch of the General Assembly.
(C) The term "chambers" of the House or Senate for purposes of this section does not include individual members' offices. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a private individual on the capitol complex grounds from wearing as a part of his clothing or carrying or displaying any type of flag including a Confederate Flag.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-461; 1952 Code SECTION 1-461; 1942 Code SECTION 5703; 1932 Code SECTIONS 5703, 5705; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 2772, 2773; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 1842, 1843; 1910 (26) 753; 1922 (32) 779; 2000 Act No. 292, SECTION 2.
Validity
For the validity of (B) of this section, see Pinckney v. Peeler, 862 S.E.2d 906 (S.C. 2021).
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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