South Carolina Code — 4
Browse 513 sections in division 4 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 4-1-10. Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate.
- § 4-1-20. Procedures to follow when citizens desire to relocate courthouse.
- § 4-1-30. Courthouse may not be relocated within eight miles of county line.
- § 4-1-40. Authority to change name of townships; notice of change.
- § 4-1-50. Chairmen of county boards of township commissioners may administer oaths in certain matters.
- § 4-1-60. Population added to certain cities by annexation to be counted in applying statutes to counties.
- § 4-1-70. Investment of sinking funds in defense securities.
- § 4-1-80. County officers shall be furnished office space, furniture and equipment by county.
- § 4-1-90. Furnishing rooms for courts and public officers when courthouse unusable.
- § 4-1-110. County funds not subject to levy.
- § 4-1-120. Operation of county government in county without county appropriation act.
- § 4-1-130. Fees to be paid by counties.
- § 4-1-140. Method of payment of court fees.
- § 4-1-150. Fees charged by clerks of court and registers of deeds.
- § 4-1-170. Joint development of industrial or business park; consent of municipality.
- § 4-1-172. Multicounty parks to consist of contiguous counties.
- § 4-1-175. Special source revenue bonds authorized; pledging of revenues; determination of debt limitation.
- § 4-1-180. County employee furlough program; exemptions.
- § 4-3-2. Use of geographic coordinate system.
- § 4-3-5. Center line of waterways defined.
- § 4-3-10. Abbeville County.
- § 4-3-20. Aiken County.
- § 4-3-30. Allendale County.
- § 4-3-40. Anderson County.
- § 4-3-50. Bamberg County.
- § 4-3-60. Barnwell County.
- § 4-3-70. Beaufort County.
- § 4-3-75. Beaufort County; Jasper County area transferred to Beaufort County.
- § 4-3-80. Berkeley County.
- § 4-3-85. Berkeley County; Charleston County area transferred to Berkeley County.
- § 4-3-90. Calhoun County.
- § 4-3-100. Charleston County.
- § 4-3-110. Cherokee County.
- § 4-3-120. Chester County.
- § 4-3-130. Chesterfield County.
- § 4-3-140. Clarendon County.
- § 4-3-150. Colleton County.
- § 4-3-160. Repealed by 1992 Act No. 302, SECTION 14, eff April 8, 1992.
- § 4-3-170. Darlington County.
- § 4-3-180. Dillon County.
- § 4-3-190. Dillon County; creation of Huggins township.
- § 4-3-200. Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-210. Dorchester County; portion of Lincolnville area in Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-220. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-230. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County; designation of area.
- § 4-3-231. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-232. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-233. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-234. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-235. Dorchester County; additional area of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-236. Dorchester County; portion of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
- § 4-3-240. Edgefield County.
- § 4-3-250. Fairfield County.
- § 4-3-260. Florence County.
- § 4-3-270. Georgetown County.
- § 4-3-280. Greenville County.
- § 4-3-290. Greenwood County.
- § 4-3-300. Hampton County.
- § 4-3-310. Horry County.
- § 4-3-311. Horry County; defined area of Georgetown County annexed by Horry County.
- § 4-3-312. Horry County; Georgetown County area transferred to Horry County.
- § 4-3-320. Jasper County.
- § 4-3-325. Jasper County; Beaufort County area transferred to Jasper County.
- § 4-3-330. Kershaw County.
- § 4-3-340. Lancaster County.
- § 4-3-341. Lancaster County; area of Kershaw County annexed to Lancaster County.
- § 4-3-350. Laurens County.
- § 4-3-360. Lee County.
- § 4-3-370. Lexington County.
- § 4-3-380. Marion County.
- § 4-3-390. Marlboro County.
- § 4-3-400. McCormick County.
- § 4-3-410. Newberry County.
- § 4-3-420. Oconee County.
- § 4-3-430. Orangeburg County.
- § 4-3-440. Pickens County.
- § 4-3-450. Pickens County; annexation of portion of Stone Church area in Oconee County to Pickens County.
- § 4-3-460. Richland County.
- § 4-3-470. Saluda County.
- § 4-3-480. Spartanburg County.
- § 4-3-490. Sumter County.
- § 4-3-500. Union County.
- § 4-3-510. Union County; boundaries of townships.
- § 4-3-520. Williamsburg County.
- § 4-3-530. York County.
- § 4-5-120. Procedure for annexing part of a county.
- § 4-5-130. Appointment of commission for annexation.
- § 4-5-140. Employment of surveyors to survey line; marking line on land.
- § 4-5-150. Filing of plats; deposit of money to cover expenses.
- § 4-5-160. Commission to report all relevant facts.
- § 4-5-170. Governor to order election; voting place; eligible electors.
- § 4-5-180. Conduct of elections.
- § 4-5-190. Election results; canvass of returns in annexed area.
- § 4-5-200. Election results; canvass of returns in annexing area.
- § 4-5-210. Protests or contests; appeals.
- § 4-5-220. Alteration of county lines by General Assembly.
- § 4-5-230. Payment of costs by annexing county; special tax.
- § 4-5-240. Compensation and expenses of commissioners.
- § 4-5-250. Subsequent election after defeat of proposal.
- § 4-5-260. State aid to subdivisions for county government; allocation formula for annexed county.
- § 4-7-10. Certain shaped counties shall not be established.
- § 4-7-20. Petition for formation of new counties.
- § 4-7-30. Procedures when there is no voting place in area affected.
- § 4-7-40. Petitioners to deposit money to cover costs.
- § 4-7-50. Appointment of commission.
- § 4-7-60. Composition of commission.
- § 4-7-70. Appointment and duties of surveyors.
- § 4-7-80. Commission to investigate and report facts.
- § 4-7-90. Election for new county; time and place.
- § 4-7-100. Conduct of election; appointment of managers.
- § 4-7-110. Canvassing election returns and certifying results.
- § 4-7-120. Election protests or contests.
- § 4-7-130. General Assembly shall create new county if certain conditions are met.
- § 4-7-140. Payment of costs by new county; tax.
- § 4-7-150. Time between elections for new counties.
- § 4-7-160. Procedures when citizens desire two or more counties to consolidate.
- § 4-8-10. Special purpose district defined.
- § 4-8-20. Authorization to create consolidated government charter commission; creation; membership and appointment; vacancies.
- § 4-8-30. Convening of commission; selection of officers; rules; quorum; compensation; expenses; employment of staff; contracts for special studies for preparation of charter.
- § 4-8-40. Preliminary study; draft of proposed charter; provisions allowable in proposed charter.
- § 4-8-50. Completion of studies and draft of charter within twelve months; extension of time.
- § 4-8-60. Matters involving public education not affected.
- § 4-8-70. Public hearings; notice; certification and filing of proposed charter; public nature of records; informing public.
- § 4-8-80. Election by all qualified voters of county; notice and publication; form of ballot.
- § 4-8-90. Presentation of consolidation question; adoption of charter; effect of unsuccessful election; conduct and expenses of election.
- § 4-8-95. Election of city or special purpose district to be excluded from consolidation.
- § 4-8-100. Certified copy of adopted charter for consolidation furnished to Secretary of State with election returns; proclamation of results.
- § 4-8-110. When government of consolidated political subdivision becomes effective; governing body to implement provisions of charter.
- § 4-8-120. Subsequent inclusion of municipality or special purpose district in consolidated political subdivision; referenda.
- § 4-8-130. Zoning ordinances and regulations not affected.
- § 4-8-140. Consolidated government, obligations and privileges; ownership of assets and property; inapplicability to municipality or special purpose district that does not approve charter.
- § 4-8-150. Furnishing of electric services within consolidated political subdivision.
- § 4-9-10. Referendum to determine form of county government; adoption of form of government selected; form of government when not otherwise determined by referendum; change in initial form; continuation of officials in office.
- § 4-9-20. Designation of permissible alternative forms of government.
- § 4-9-25. Powers of counties.
- § 4-9-30. Designation of powers under each alternative form of government except board of commissioners form.
- § 4-9-33. Referendum required to approve creation of county police department.
- § 4-9-35. County public library systems; boards of trustees.
- § 4-9-36. Duties of boards of trustees.
- § 4-9-37. Additional duties of boards of trustees.
- § 4-9-38. Status of donations for tax purposes; applicability of state laws.
- § 4-9-39. Funding of systems; transfer of assets of former libraries.
- § 4-9-40. Power of county to contract for services within municipalities.
- § 4-9-41. Joint administration of functions by county, incorporated municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision.
- § 4-9-45. Police jurisdiction of coastal counties.
- § 4-9-50. Source of funds for use of county personnel, facilities, or equipment to implement general law.
- § 4-9-55. Enactment of general laws affecting counties' expenditures and revenue raising; conditions; exceptions.
- § 4-9-60. Election or appointment, and terms, of county treasurer and auditor under certain forms of government; continuation of officials in office.
- § 4-9-70. Powers of county councils with regard to public school education; establishing school tax millage.
- § 4-9-80. Powers of county councils with regard to public service and special purpose districts, water and sewer authorities, and other political subdivisions; procedures upon dissolution of such districts.
- § 4-9-81. Authority for increasing size of governing body of district; procedure.
- § 4-9-82. Transfer by hospital public service district of assets, properties, and responsibilities for delivery of medical services.
- § 4-9-85. Examination of financial impact on revenues of county where district is abolished; procedure for refunding taxes.
- § 4-9-90. Election of council members; reapportionment; terms of office and vacancies; election at large of chairman; procedure for changing term of office; continuation in office after reapportionment.
- § 4-9-100. Council members shall not hold other offices; salaries and expenses of members.
- § 4-9-110. Council shall select chairman and other officers; terms of office; appointment of clerk; frequency and conduct of meetings; minutes of proceedings.
- § 4-9-120. Procedures for adoption of ordinances; proceedings and all ordinances shall be recorded.
- § 4-9-130. Public hearings on notice must be held in certain instances; adoption of standard codes or technical regulations and furnishing copies; emergency ordinances.
- § 4-9-140. Designation of fiscal and budget years; annual reports; adoption of budgets; levying and collection of taxes; supplemental appropriations; obtaining reports, estimates, and statistics.
- § 4-9-145. Litter control officers; custodial arrest authority; number of officers; powers and duties.
- § 4-9-150. Audits of county records; designation of auditors; public inspection of report.
- § 4-9-155. Repealed by 1994 Act No. 516, SECTION 36, eff August 31, 1994.
- § 4-9-160. Council shall provide for centralized purchasing system.
- § 4-9-170. Council shall provide for appointment of certain boards, committees, and commissions; appointive powers of council.
- § 4-9-175. Per diem, travel, and other expenses authorized for travel by board or commission members outside county.
- § 4-9-180. Officers and employees shall disclose personal interests in county business and refrain from voting on or participating in such matters.
- § 4-9-190. Certain provisions inapplicable to board of commissioners form of government.
- § 4-9-195. Grant of special property tax assessments to "rehabilitated historic property" or "low and moderate income rental property".
- § 4-9-310. Responsibility for policy making and administration; membership of council; applicability of Article 1.
- § 4-9-410. Membership of council; election, term, and compensation of supervisor.
- § 4-9-420. Powers and duties of supervisor.
- § 4-9-430. Powers of council and its members; authority of supervisor over certain elected officials.
- § 4-9-440. Applicability of Article 1.
- § 4-9-610. Membership of council; election and term of members.
- § 4-9-620. Employment and qualifications of administrator; compensation; term of employment; procedure for removal.
- § 4-9-630. Powers and duties of administrator.
- § 4-9-640. Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement.
- § 4-9-650. Authority of administrator over certain elected officials.
- § 4-9-660. Authority of council and its members over county officers and employees.
- § 4-9-670. Applicability of Article 1.
- § 4-9-810. Membership of council; election and terms of members.
- § 4-9-820. Employment and qualifications of manager; term of office; compensation; procedure for removal.
- § 4-9-830. Powers and duties of manager.
- § 4-9-840. Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement.
- § 4-9-850. Authority of county manager over elected officials; authority of council and its members over county officers and employees.
- § 4-9-860. Election or appointment of county treasurer and auditor.
- § 4-9-870. Applicability of Article 1.
- § 4-9-1010. Membership of county board of commissioners.
- § 4-9-1020. Supervisor as administrator; method of election and terms of office of supervisor and commission members; vacancies.
- § 4-9-1030. Board shall be county governing body; duties of board.
- § 4-9-1040. Time and place of meetings; special meetings; notice.
- § 4-9-1050. Board may elect clerk; duties, salary, and term of office.
- § 4-9-1060. Commissioners shall account for claims audited and allowed and conform to prescribed system of bookkeeping.
- § 4-9-1070. Commissioners may administer oaths and punish for contempt of their proceedings.
- § 4-9-1080. Commissioners shall not be interested in certain contracts.
- § 4-9-1090. Commissioners must give bond.
- § 4-9-1100. Governor shall make certain appointments.
- § 4-9-1110. Inapplicability of certain provisions to county board of commissioners form of government.
- § 4-9-1210. Electors may propose and adopt or reject certain ordinances; submission by petition to council.
- § 4-9-1220. Electors may petition for repeal of certain ordinances.
- § 4-9-1230. Election shall be held where council fails to adopt or repeal ordinance.
- § 4-10-10. Definitions.
- § 4-10-20. Rate of tax; exemptions; reports by utilities; rental units.
- § 4-10-25. Construction contracts; application.
- § 4-10-30. Referendum on question of implementing local option sales and use tax within county.
- § 4-10-35. Petition to rescind tax; referendum.
- § 4-10-40. Distribution of revenue allocated to Property Tax Credit Fund.
- § 4-10-50. Distribution of revenue set aside for the County/Municipal Revenue Fund.
- § 4-10-60. Withholdings from amount collected by counties; apportionment amongst other counties.
- § 4-10-65. Local option tax revenues not identified as to unit must go to local option supplemental revenue fund.
- § 4-10-67. Deposit and distribution of local option use tax.
- § 4-10-70. Determination of amount to be received by eligible unit within county area.
- § 4-10-80. Reports as to total amount of revenue collected.
- § 4-10-90. Department of Revenue to administer and collect local sales and use tax; forms; regulations; notice by county that tax has been approved; revenues to be credited to Local Sales and Use Tax Fund; reports to State Treasurer; refunds.
- § 4-10-100. Commencement of local sales and use tax.
- § 4-10-300. Short title.
- § 4-10-310. Imposition of tax.
- § 4-10-315. Additional sale and use tax not exceeding one percent.
- § 4-10-320. Commission creation; composition.
- § 4-10-330. Contents of ballot question; purpose for which proceeds of tax to be used.
- § 4-10-340. Tax imposition and termination.
- § 4-10-350. Department of Revenue to administer and collect local tax.
- § 4-10-360. Revenue remitted to State Treasurer and held in a separate fund.
- § 4-10-370. Calculating distributions to counties; confidentiality.
- § 4-10-380. Unidentified funds; transfer and supplemental distributions.
- § 4-10-390. Reimposition of tax.
- § 4-10-410. Citation of act.
- § 4-10-415. Definitions.
- § 4-10-420. Authority to impose county sales and use tax; sharing revenues among school districts.
- § 4-10-425. Procedure for imposing tax; referendum; ballot.
- § 4-10-430. Commencement and termination.
- § 4-10-435. Collection and administration by Department of Revenue.
- § 4-10-440. Remitting revenues to State Treasurer; distribution and use of proceeds.
- § 4-10-445. Application of proceeds to debt service.
- § 4-10-450. Availability of data to calculate distributions and estimate revenues.
- § 4-10-460. Renewal or reimposition of tax.
- § 4-10-470. Counties in which sales and use tax may be imposed.
- § 4-10-510. Short title.
- § 4-10-520. Purpose.
- § 4-10-530. Meaning of "county".
- § 4-10-540. Imposition of sales and use tax to replace vehicle tax.
- § 4-10-550. Ordinance and referendum; certification of results.
- § 4-10-560. Date of imposition.
- § 4-10-570. Petition to rescind; referendum.
- § 4-10-580. Administration and collection.
- § 4-10-590. Distribution of revenues.
- § 4-10-600. Availability of data to calculate distributions.
- § 4-10-720. Definitions.
- § 4-10-730. Local option sales and use tax; credit against property tax liability.
- § 4-10-740. Referendum.
- § 4-10-750. Subsequent referendum.
- § 4-10-760. Referendum on question of rescinding tax.
- § 4-10-770. Collection process.
- § 4-10-780. Distribution of revenues.
- § 4-10-790. Calculating distributions and estimating revenues; use of data furnished by Department of Revenue.
- § 4-10-800. Millage limits.
- § 4-10-810. Revenues as one of local revenues used in computation of Education Improvement Act maintenance of local effort.
- § 4-10-910. Citation of article.
- § 4-10-920. Definitions.
- § 4-10-930. Imposition of fee; referendum and ballot; recision; filing results with Department of Revenue.
- § 4-10-940. Allowable fee; administration and collection.
- § 4-10-960. Information for purpose of calculating distributions and estimating revenues.
- § 4-10-970. Use of revenues; designation of receiving organizations and regional tourism promoters; report required.
- § 4-10-980. Reimposition of local option tourism development fee.
- § 4-10-1010. Preservation procurements defined; sales and use tax.
- § 4-10-1020. Imposition of sales and use tax; enacting ordinance requirements; referendum; results.
- § 4-10-1030. Imposition and termination of the tax.
- § 4-10-1040. Administration and collection of the tax.
- § 4-10-1050. Distributions to counties; confidentiality.
- § 4-10-1060. Unidentified funds, transfers, and supplemental distributions.
- § 4-11-10. Time for commencement of terms of county officers.
- § 4-11-20. Filling vacancies in county offices; term of office of appointees; duties and liabilities.
- § 4-11-30. Recommendation of certain legislative delegations as to appointment; procedures.
- § 4-11-40. Removing county officer; filling vacancy.
- § 4-11-50. Each county shall have farm and home demonstration agents.
- § 4-11-60. County officers shall keep records of moneys received or due as pay for services; violations.
- § 4-11-65. Purchase of fidelity bond for certain officials.
- § 4-11-70. County officers shall transmit copies of financial records to certain persons.
- § 4-11-80. County supervisor shall keep account of county officers' financial records.
- § 4-11-90. Repealed by 1992 Act No. 264, SECTION 2, eff February 19, 1992.
- § 4-11-100. Transfer and disposition of certain unclaimed funds which have been invested or loaned out.
- § 4-11-110. Subsequent claim of transferred funds by owner.
- § 4-11-120. County officers shall keep accounts of transferred funds.
- § 4-11-130. Disbursing officers shall not exceed or transfer appropriations; violations; suspension by Governor.
- § 4-11-140. Intermingling official funds with private funds prohibited; violations; intent of section.
- § 4-11-150. Consequences of failure to remit funds.
- § 4-11-160. Charging off of losses in county offices with approval of county council.
- § 4-11-170. Extra allowance to salaried officers forbidden.
- § 4-11-265. Budget authority of governing body of special purpose district; referenda.
- § 4-11-290. Dissolution of special purpose districts; procedures; disposition of assets.
- § 4-12-10. Definitions.
- § 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.
- § 4-12-30. Fees in lieu of taxes; exception for qualifying inducement lease agreements.
- § 4-12-45. Agreements; content requirements; waiver.
- § 4-12-50. Severability.
- § 4-13-10. Claims shall be itemized and verified.
- § 4-13-20. Claims filed by court clerk, sheriff, or magistrate require additional oath.
- § 4-13-30. Claims of certain county officers and physicians for post mortems.
- § 4-13-40. "File Book" of claims.
- § 4-13-50. Memorandum of time of presentment and name of claimant must appear in minutes.