South Carolina § 6-11-1640 - Investigation upon failure to disclose required information; extensions; mandamus.
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§ 6-11-1640. Investigation upon failure to disclose required information; extensions; mandamus.
(A) The Secretary of State shall investigate failures of special purpose districts to disclose information required by this article. Where special failures are a result of good faith efforts to file reports, the Secretary of State may grant extensions to districts not to exceed sixty days.
(B) When the reports required by this article have not been produced because of a volitional refusal by the governing body of a special purpose district, the Secretary of State or the county auditor may seek a writ of mandamus in the county in which the special purpose district is located to compel the production of the reports.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 488, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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