South Carolina § 11-9-75 - State funds to be withheld from counties or municipalities delinquent in payments due to State or its agencies.
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§ 11-9-75. State funds to be withheld from counties or municipalities delinquent in payments due to State or its agencies.
If an agency or political subdivision becomes delinquent for ninety days for any payments to the State or agencies or institutions thereof, the agency or institution responsible for the collection of the payment may file a certificate of delinquency with the State Treasurer. Upon receipt of the certificate of delinquency, the State Treasurer shall withhold from the next distribution of any revenue to such agency or political subdivision the amount certified as being due and shall forward a remittance to the agency or institution to be applied against the payment due by such agency or political subdivision. If the State Treasurer does not forward any remittance or forwards an amount less than the delinquent payment after one year from the date of certification, the agency or institution shall write off the outstanding delinquent amount as an uncollectible bad debt.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 199, Part II, SECTION 26; 1996 Act No. 314, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-9-75 ("State funds to be withheld from counties or municipalities delinquent in payments due to State or its agencies.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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