South Carolina § 12-60-1770 - Small claims case.
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§ 12-60-1770. Small claims case.
A taxpayer who requests a contested case hearing before the Administrative Law Court pursuant to this article may avail himself of the small claims case provisions of Section 12-60-520 if the case otherwise meets the requirements of that section. In an action commenced by a county assessor or auditor, the taxpayer in his response to the county assessor's or auditor's request, may designate the case a small claims case if no more than ten thousand dollars of taxes and penalties, not including interest, are in controversy at the time the taxpayer's response is made.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 60, SECTION 4A.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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