South Carolina § 2-17-17 - Outside lobbyists' disclosure statements; copies to board members, commissioners, etc.
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§ 2-17-17. Outside lobbyists' disclosure statements; copies to board members, commissioners, etc.
A department director, constitutional officer, agency director, state board or commission, or governing body of any other entity of state government whose department, office, agency, board, commission, or entity employs or contracts with a lobbyist, as defined in Section 2-17-10, who is not a full-time employee of the state, from funds appropriated in the annual general appropriations act, must retain and use a portion of these funds to provide in a timely fashion copies of the disclosure statements and reports filed by the lobbyist with the Secretary of State or State Ethics Commission by mail to the home address of each member of the board, commission, or governing body, authority or official of such department, agency, or entity.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, SECTION 54.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-17-17 ("Outside lobbyists' disclosure statements; copies to board members, commissioners, etc.") 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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