South Carolina § 2-13-170 - Adoption of Code and subsequent amendment.
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§ 2-13-170. Adoption of Code and subsequent amendment.
The Code thus prepared by the Commissioner shall be declared by the General Assembly, in an act passed according to the forms in the Constitution of 1895 for the enactment of laws, to be the only general permanent statutory law of the State, and no alterations or additions to any of the laws therein contained shall be made except by act passed under the formalities required in the Constitution.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-314; 1952 Code SECTION 1-314; 1942 Code SECTION 2113; 1932 Code SECTION 2113; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 77; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 67; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 64; Const. Art. 6, SECTION 5; 1896 (22) 203; 1940 (41) 1940; 1982 Act No. 344, SECTION 10.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-13-170 ("Adoption of Code and subsequent amendment.") 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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