South Carolina Code — 5
Browse 457 sections in division 5 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 5-1-10. Certified municipalities and established townships declared perpetual bodies politic and corporate.
- § 5-1-20. Definitions.
- § 5-1-22. Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established.
- § 5-1-24. Application for incorporation; contents; review.
- § 5-1-26. Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation created; membership; terms; chairman; committee staff.
- § 5-1-30. Prerequisites to issuance of corporate certificate to proposed municipality.
- § 5-1-40. Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation recommendation; submission of subsequent application.
- § 5-1-50. Issuance of commission by Secretary of State authorizing incorporation election; questions to be voted on; initial governing body.
- § 5-1-60. Election managers' sworn returns of election results.
- § 5-1-70. Certification of results by commissioners; issuance of certificate of incorporation by Secretary of State.
- § 5-1-80. Incorporation fees.
- § 5-1-90. Certificate of incorporation effective upon election of municipal officers.
- § 5-1-100. Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.
- § 5-1-110. Time limit for bringing suit challenging incorporation procedures of municipal corporation.
- § 5-3-10. Power to extend corporate limits.
- § 5-3-15. Municipality may not annex certain property.
- § 5-3-20. Municipality may not annex real property owned by professional sports team.
- § 5-3-30. Consolidation of two or more municipal corporations without petition.
- § 5-3-40. Agreement upon terms of consolidation.
- § 5-3-90. Filing notice with Secretary of State, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety.
- § 5-3-100. Alternate method when entire area owned by annexing municipality or county.
- § 5-3-110. Annexation of right-of-way area of street lying beyond but abutting on corporate limits.
- § 5-3-115. Annexation of property within a multicounty park.
- § 5-3-120. Alternate method when entire area proposed to be annexed owned by corporation.
- § 5-3-130. Alternate method when entire area proposed to be annexed owned by school district.
- § 5-3-140. Alternate method when entire area proposed to be annexed owned by Federal or State Government.
- § 5-3-150. Alternate methods where petition signed by all or seventy-five percent of landowners.
- § 5-3-155. Rules for annexation of certain properties by municipalities.
- § 5-3-210. Subsequent election after defeat of annexation election.
- § 5-3-235. Assessed value of any single freeholder's real property not to exceed twenty-five percent of assessed value of existing municipality; exceptions.
- § 5-3-240. "Freeholder" defined for purposes of pertinent provisions.
- § 5-3-250. Extension of corporate limits to include cemeteries.
- § 5-3-260. Annexation of church property.
- § 5-3-270. Time within which contest on extension of municipal limits must be instituted.
- § 5-3-280. Reduction of corporate limits.
- § 5-3-285. Removal of territory from within corporate limits of municipality.
- § 5-3-290. "Municipality" defined.
- § 5-3-300. Annexation procedure.
- § 5-3-305. Contiguous property defined.
- § 5-3-310. Annexation of special purpose district.
- § 5-3-311. Committee to formulate plan in absence of agreement.
- § 5-3-312. Plan to balance equities and interest.
- § 5-3-313. Auditor and treasurer to conform to plan.
- § 5-3-314. Obligation may not be disturbed.
- § 5-3-315. Public hearing.
- § 5-5-10. Forms of municipal government; selection of form of government made by ordinance of municipal council.
- § 5-5-20. Petition or ordinance calling for special election to determine form of government after date of official council action.
- § 5-5-30. Determination of form of government by governing body effective until changed by election; subsequent elections.
- § 5-5-40. Preparation of election ballot; majority of votes cast by qualified electors required to effect change in form of government.
- § 5-5-50. Notice, expenses and conduct of elections.
- § 5-5-60. Service of existing members of governing body after adoption of or change to one of alternate forms of government.
- § 5-7-10. Scope of chapter.
- § 5-7-12. School resource officers; procedures for certain arrests; jurisdiction; employment rights.
- § 5-7-20. Form and effect of corporate name of municipality.
- § 5-7-30. Powers conferred upon municipalities; surtax for parking spaces.
- § 5-7-32. Municipal code enforcement officers; appointment; powers and duties.
- § 5-7-35. Mailing, to division superintendent or local agent of railroad, copies of certain municipal ordinances.
- § 5-7-36. Assessments for additional police, fire, and garbage services on residential property in improvement districts.
- § 5-7-40. Ownership and disposition of property by municipalities.
- § 5-7-50. Municipalities' acquisition of land, easement or right-of-way by condemnation.
- § 5-7-60. Municipality authorized to perform any of its functions or to furnish any of its services; charges and financing.
- § 5-7-80. Ordinances relating to upkeep of property within municipality.
- § 5-7-90. Trial of persons charged with violations of ordinances of municipality or laws of State.
- § 5-7-100. Investigations of departments of municipal government by governing body; compelling attendance of witnesses; subpoenas; contempt.
- § 5-7-110. Municipal police officers; contracting to provide police protection beyond corporate limits of municipality.
- § 5-7-120. Municipalities authorized to send law enforcement officers to other political subdivisions of State upon request in emergency situations.
- § 5-7-130. Conflict of interests of municipal officer or employee.
- § 5-7-140. Extension of police jurisdiction and authority of municipalities bordering on high tide line or high water mark of navigable body of water.
- § 5-7-145. Lifeguard and safety services provided by coastal municipalities.
- § 5-7-150. Coastal municipalities' criminal jurisdiction over piers and other structures and waters of the ocean.
- § 5-7-155. Police jurisdiction over certain streets and highways along which municipal boundaries run.
- § 5-7-160. Powers of municipality vested in council; quorum.
- § 5-7-170. Salaries and expenses of mayor and councilmen determined by council through ordinance.
- § 5-7-180. Mayor or councilman prohibited from holding other political office during term elected.
- § 5-7-190. Mayor pro tempore elected from council membership.
- § 5-7-200. Grounds for forfeiture of office of mayor or councilman; filling vacancies in office.
- § 5-7-210. Council as judge of election and qualifications of its members and of grounds for forfeiture of their office.
- § 5-7-220. Appointment and duties of municipal clerk.
- § 5-7-230. Appointment or election of municipal attorney and judge of municipal court.
- § 5-7-240. Municipal audits.
- § 5-7-250. Council meetings; rules and procedures for meetings; freedom of information; emergency ordinances.
- § 5-7-260. Acts of municipal council which are required to be done by ordinance.
- § 5-7-270. Form and procedures for introducing and passing ordinances.
- § 5-7-280. Adoption of standard codes or technical regulations in ordinances.
- § 5-7-290. Municipal ordinances to be codified; public inspection.
- § 5-7-300. Collection of delinquent ad valorem property taxes by municipalities.
- § 5-7-310. Provisions of Section 4-9-55 apply to general laws which affect municipalities.
- § 5-9-10. Applicability of Chapter 7.
- § 5-9-20. Structure of mayor-council form of government; election of council members.
- § 5-9-30. Responsibilities and powers of mayor.
- § 5-9-40. Establishment of municipal departments, offices and agencies by council; employment of administrator to assist mayor; offices and agencies under direction of mayor administered by officer appointed by mayor; annual budget.
- § 5-11-10. Applicability of Chapter 7.
- § 5-11-20. Structure of council form of government; election of mayor and members of council.
- § 5-11-30. Legislative and administrative powers of municipality vested in municipal council.
- § 5-11-40. Establishment of municipal departments, offices or agencies; employment of administrator; administrative officers appointed and controlled by council; annual budget; taxes.
- § 5-13-10. Applicability of Chapter 7.
- § 5-13-20. Structure of council-manager form of government; election of members of council and mayor.
- § 5-13-30. Powers and duties of municipal council.
- § 5-13-40. Councilmen prohibited from holding other offices during term, appointing or removing employees whom manager is empowered to appoint and dealing with employees under control and supervision of manager.
- § 5-13-50. Employment and qualifications of manager.
- § 5-13-60. Surety bonds of manager and other municipal employees.
- § 5-13-70. Term of employment and compensation of manager; removal of manager by council.
- § 5-13-80. Designation by manager of administrative officer to act in manager's absence or disability; effect of manager's failure to designate officer.
- § 5-13-90. Responsibilities of manager.
- § 5-13-100. Council authorized to create, change and abolish offices, departments or agencies.
- § 5-15-10. Municipal primary, general and special elections conducted mutatis mutandi.
- § 5-15-20. Methods of election of council; mayor elected at large; qualifications.
- § 5-15-30. Procedure for changing number of or method of election of council members.
- § 5-15-40. Terms of office of mayor and councilmen.
- § 5-15-50. Establishment of municipal ward lines and time for general and special elections; public notice of elections.
- § 5-15-60. Municipality to adopt method of nominating candidates for and determining results of nonpartisan elections.
- § 5-15-61. Determination of election results under nonpartisan plurality method.
- § 5-15-62. Determination of election results under nonpartisan election and runoff election method.
- § 5-15-63. Determination of election results under nonpartisan primary election and general election method.
- § 5-15-70. Duty of governing body of municipality to enact ordinances relating to time requirements for nominations, primaries and the like.
- § 5-15-80. Results of political party primaries; protests and contests.
- § 5-15-90. Municipal elections conducted by municipal election commission; composition of commission and terms of members; training and certification program.
- § 5-15-100. Functions, powers and duties of municipal election commission.
- § 5-15-110. Filing with municipal election commission of nomination petition by candidates nominated by petition.
- § 5-15-120. Vote counting.
- § 5-15-125. Municipal elections resulting in tie.
- § 5-15-130. Procedures for contesting results of election.
- § 5-15-140. Contesting election results; appeal from decision of municipal election commission.
- § 5-15-145. Transfer of authority to conduct municipal elections to county elections commission.
- § 5-15-150. Oath of office for mayor and councilmen.
- § 5-15-160. Term of office of commissioner of public works may be extended.
- § 5-15-170. Ratification of actions of commissioner.
- § 5-17-10. Electors of municipality permitted to propose ordinances.
- § 5-17-20. Electors' petition requesting repeal of ordinance authorizing evidences of debt requiring pledge of full faith and credit of municipality.
- § 5-17-30. Special election subsequent to council's failure or refusal to act upon initiative petition in manner desired by electors.
- § 5-19-10. Appointment and removal of commissioners; vacancies.
- § 5-19-20. Examinations and certification of results.
- § 5-19-30. Other duties of commissioners.
- § 5-19-40. Selection and removal of employees.
- § 5-19-110. Authorization.
- § 5-19-120. Qualifications of commissioners; oath; removal.
- § 5-19-130. Compensation.
- § 5-19-140. Chairman and secretary.
- § 5-19-150. Meetings.
- § 5-19-160. Mayor, city council or any committee from city council may attend commission meetings.
- § 5-19-170. General duties; employees.
- § 5-19-180. Examinations of applicants for positions in fire and police departments; temporary and clerical employees; minimum age for applicants for positions in fire departments.
- § 5-19-190. Notice of examinations.
- § 5-19-200. Register of successful applicants; re-examinations.
- § 5-19-210. Probation period.
- § 5-19-220. Service records.
- § 5-19-230. Promotions; appointments of department chiefs.
- § 5-19-240. Employees shall be removable only for cause; suspension pending investigation.
- § 5-19-250. Suspension of employees by superior officers.
- § 5-19-260. Complaints and trials.
- § 5-19-270. Acts for which officer or employee may be punished upon finding of guilt; punishment.
- § 5-19-280. Reports.
- § 5-19-290. Effect of provisions of article upon powers of city council.
- § 5-19-300. Article is cumulative.
- § 5-21-10. Prerequisites to creating debts or endorsing or guaranteeing notes and the like in cities over 45,000.
- § 5-21-20. Exceptions to 5-21-10.
- § 5-21-30. Municipal officers prohibited from contracting with municipality; exceptions.
- § 5-21-40. Officers required to account to municipality for interest collected on deposits.
- § 5-21-50. Towns over 200 required to publish financial statements.
- § 5-21-60. Prorating of municipal business license taxes on business establishments annexed into municipalities.
- § 5-21-110. Property subject to municipal taxes.
- § 5-21-120. Cities and towns authorized to collect taxes in installments.
- § 5-21-130. Unlawful for proceeds of tax specially levied to be applied for other purposes.
- § 5-21-140. Authority of municipalities to grant special property tax assessments to rehabilitated historic properties and low and moderate income rental properties.
- § 5-21-210. Short title.
- § 5-21-220. Definitions.
- § 5-21-230. Declaration of purpose.
- § 5-21-240. Municipal councils authorized to issue bonds; extent of issue.
- § 5-21-250. Petition for election on issuance.
- § 5-21-260. Notice of filing of petition.
- § 5-21-270. Action on petition.
- § 5-21-280. Time for holding election.
- § 5-21-290. Notice of the holding of the election.
- § 5-21-300. Qualified voters.
- § 5-21-310. Ballots.
- § 5-21-320. Declaration of result of election; effect when filed.
- § 5-21-330. Issuance of bonds as single issue or as several separate issues; time limit for issuance of bonds.
- § 5-21-340. Maturity of bonds.
- § 5-21-350. Redemption privilege.
- § 5-21-360. Negotiability; registration.
- § 5-21-370. Place of payment.
- § 5-21-380. Interest rate.
- § 5-21-390. Execution of bonds.
- § 5-21-400. Pledge of credit for payment and tax therefor; sinking fund.
- § 5-21-410. Additional pledge of utility revenues.
- § 5-21-420. Covenants permissible if revenues are pledged.
- § 5-21-430. Sale of bonds.
- § 5-21-440. Minimum sale price.
- § 5-21-450. Deposit and use of proceeds.
- § 5-21-460. Bonds are legal investments for fiduciaries and sinking funds commissions.
- § 5-21-470. Exemption from taxes.
- § 5-21-480. Use of bonds in payment of taxes.
- § 5-21-490. Bond holder's right to require levying of taxes and to enforce covenants.
- § 5-21-500. Diversion of and payment of funds; penalties.
- § 5-21-610. Short title.
- § 5-21-620. Definitions.
- § 5-21-630. Declaration of purpose.
- § 5-21-640. Issuance of paving bonds authorized after levy by municipality of assessments against real property for permanent improvements to streets and sidewalks; amount of bonds.
- § 5-21-650. Maturities of bonds.
- § 5-21-660. Redemption privilege.
- § 5-21-670. Denominations of bonds.
- § 5-21-680. Coupons, registrations and negotiability.
- § 5-21-690. Place of payment.
- § 5-21-700. Interest rates.
- § 5-21-710. Execution of bonds.
- § 5-21-720. Exemption from taxes.
- § 5-21-730. Sale of bonds.
- § 5-21-740. Minimum sale price.
- § 5-21-750. Deposit and use of proceeds.
- § 5-21-760. Bonds are legal investments for fiduciaries and sinking fund commissions.
- § 5-21-770. Use of bonds in payment of taxes.
- § 5-21-780. Credit pledged for payment; levy of taxes to pay.
- § 5-21-790. Use and pledge of assessments collected.
- § 5-21-800. Bond holder's right to require levying of taxes and to enforce covenants.
- § 5-25-10. Application of chapter.
- § 5-25-20. Fire departments in cities and towns of one hundred inhabitants; fire limits and construction therein.
- § 5-25-40. Fire alarm boxes in hospitals and public schools.
- § 5-25-50. Amount of explosives, inflammable liquids and matches that may be kept.
- § 5-25-110. Chief of fire department.
- § 5-25-120. Inspectors of buildings.
- § 5-25-130. Deputy building inspector.
- § 5-25-140. Electrical inspector.
- § 5-25-150. Review of actions or orders of inspector by city council.
- § 5-25-160. Building inspectors' responsibility to hold inquiries into origins of fires; ex officio inspectors.
- § 5-25-170. Report to State Fire Marshal.
- § 5-25-180. Fee for inquiry; from whom derived.
- § 5-25-190. Procedure and penalty in cases of criminal carelessness.
- § 5-25-200. Procedure when municipality fails to appoint inspector.
- § 5-25-210. Penalties; enforcement.
- § 5-25-310. Building permit.
- § 5-25-320. Inspections and certificate of compliance.
- § 5-25-330. Permit for moving building.
- § 5-25-340. Right to enter premises.
- § 5-25-350. Reports of noncompliance.
- § 5-25-360. Quarterly inspections of premises within fire limits; reports.
- § 5-25-370. Annual inspections required.
- § 5-25-380. Procedure in case of defective or illegal construction.
- § 5-25-390. Notice to repair unsafe buildings.
- § 5-25-400. Approval required of proposed alterations.
- § 5-25-410. Effect of failure of owner to correct defects in new building.
- § 5-25-420. Penalty if owner of unsafe and dangerous building fails to remedy defects.
- § 5-25-430. Removal of notice is a misdemeanor.
- § 5-25-440. Records kept by inspector.
- § 5-25-450. Reports of inspections.
- § 5-25-460. Misconduct of inspector.
- § 5-25-470. Fees for inspections; compensation of inspectors.
- § 5-25-480. Inspection fees in cities of 70,000 or more.
- § 5-25-610. Height of buildings; floor area between fire walls.
- § 5-25-620. Height of frame buildings.
- § 5-25-630. Openings in walls; standard fire doors; windows.
- § 5-25-640. Business buildings required to have standpipes; free connections and service with city water mains.
- § 5-25-650. Structures around chimneys, flues and fireplaces.
- § 5-25-660. Construction of fireplaces and chimneys.
- § 5-25-670. Additional regulations as to chimneys.
- § 5-25-680. Construction of flues.
- § 5-25-690. Hanging flues.
- § 5-25-700. Stovepipe construction.
- § 5-25-710. Correction of dangerous chimneys, flues or heating apparatus.
- § 5-25-720. Foundry chimneys.
- § 5-25-730. Steam pipes.
- § 5-25-740. Heater pipes.
- § 5-25-750. Registers, register boxes and cold-air ducts for hot-air furnaces.
- § 5-25-760. Ranges and stoves.
- § 5-25-770. Combustible floors under coal ranges.
- § 5-25-780. Protection of woodwork near boilers, furnaces and similar appliances.
- § 5-25-790. Gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal stoves or heating devices.
- § 5-25-800. Gas connections.
- § 5-25-810. Electric wiring.
- § 5-25-820. Inspections of new electrical wiring; alterations.
- § 5-25-830. Stair and elevator shafts; partitions.
- § 5-25-840. Door openings in stair and elevator enclosures.
- § 5-25-850. Skylights covering stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft.
- § 5-25-860. Interior light or vent shafts; dumbwaiter shafts.
- § 5-25-870. Restrictions as to openings in a roof for admission of light or air.
- § 5-25-880. Required means of egress.
- § 5-25-890. Stairways; exit doors.
- § 5-25-900. Firestopping construction on floor levels.
- § 5-25-910. Construction of areaways.
- § 5-25-920. Rows of frame houses.
- § 5-25-930. Buildings outside of fire limits of incombustible material.
- § 5-25-940. Construction not provided for in this chapter.
- § 5-25-1110. Municipalities shall pass fire limit ordinances.
- § 5-25-1120. Manner in which buildings in fire limits shall be constructed.
- § 5-25-1130. No frame structures shall be built or moved within fire limits; exceptions.
- § 5-25-1140. Construction of certain buildings in fire limits.
- § 5-25-1150. Repairs to roofs within fire limits.
- § 5-25-1160. Removal of damaged frame buildings.
- § 5-25-1310. Smoke detectors required for one-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing.
- § 5-25-1320. Battery-operated detectors permitted in certain existing dwellings.
- § 5-25-1330. Responsibility of owner of dwelling to supply and install smoke detectors in rental dwellings and housing; instructions for operation of detectors; notice of deficiencies in detectors; repair or replacement of detector.
- § 5-25-1340. Conveyance or transfer of real estate prohibited unless smoke detectors have been installed and are functioning.
- § 5-25-1360. Enforcement of article by State Fire Marshal or local fire official.
- § 5-25-1370. Penalties for violations of article.
- § 5-25-1380. Failure to comply with article does not create cause of action or basis for insurance company to deny coverage.
- § 5-27-10. Purchase of land for purpose of establishing or improving streets, alleys, roads, courts or lanes.
- § 5-27-110. Maintenance and repair of streets and ways in towns of less than 1,000.
- § 5-27-120. Repair of streets, ways and bridges in municipalities of over 1,000.
- § 5-27-130. Prisoners may be required to work on roads in municipalities of over 1,000.
- § 5-27-140. Erection of poles, posts and the like on streets in towns under 5,000.
- § 5-27-150. Opening, closing or otherwise altering streets in cities over 5,000.