South Carolina § 8-13-325 - Commission to retain fees.
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§ 8-13-325. Commission to retain fees.
In order to offset costs associated with the: (1) administration and regulation of lobbyists and lobbyist's principals, and (2) enforcement of Chapter 17 of Title 2, the State Ethics Commission shall retain fees generated by the registration of lobbyists and lobbyists' principals and the initial fine of one hundred dollars, as provided in Section 2-17-50(A)(2)(a), and the initial fine of one hundred dollars, as provided in Section 8-13-1510(1), for reports received by the State Ethics Commission.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 6, SECTION 20, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature January 12, 1995) and applies only to transactions occurring on or after January 1, 1995; 2003 Act No. 76, SECTION 15, eff July 1, 2003.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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