South Carolina § 30-1-10 - Definitions.
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§ 30-1-10. Definitions.
(A) For the purposes of Sections 30-1-10 to 30-1-140 "public record" has the meaning as provided in Section 30-4-20(c). Nothing herein authorizes the Archives to make records open to the public in contravention of Sections 30-4-40, 30-4-50, and 30-4-70, respectively.
(B) "Public body" means any department of the State, any state board, commission, agency, and authority, any public or governmental body or political subdivision of the State, including counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and special purpose districts, or any organization, corporation, or agency supported in whole or in part by public funds or expending public funds, including committees, subcommittees, advisory committees, and the like of any such body by whatever name known, and includes any quasi-governmental body of the State and its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, bodies such as the South Carolina Public Service Authority and the South Carolina Ports Authority.
(C) "Agency" means any state department, agency, or institution.
(D) "Subdivision" means any political subdivision of the State.
(E) "Archives" means the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
(F) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Archives and History.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-581; 1973 (58) 350; 1985 Act No. 108, SECTION 2; 1990 Act No. 546, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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