South Carolina § 13-17-160 - Restrictions on authority.
Full text of South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws § 13-17-160 — Restrictions on authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-17-160. Restrictions on authority.
The authority may not interfere in the relationships colleges and universities have established or may establish in the future with industry. The authority may not infringe upon or compete with the rights of faculty members to pursue their own research interests or to secure funding for them. The authority may not inhibit similar scientific activities in the research parks, but the authority may promote individual parks for differing activities of scientific excellence.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 50 SECTION 2, eff April 29, 1983; 2005 Act No. 133, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2005.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-17-160 ("Restrictions on authority.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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