South Carolina § 33-56-80 - Filings to be public records.
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§ 33-56-80. Filings to be public records.
Registration statements and applications, reports, professional fundraising counsel contracts, professional solicitor contracts, or commercial co-venturer contracts, and all other documents and information required to be filed pursuant to this chapter or by the Secretary of State are public records in the office of the Secretary of State and are open to the general public for inspection at a time and under conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe. The Secretary of State shall publish and make available to the public and to persons subject to this chapter explanatory information concerning this chapter, the duties imposed by this chapter, and the means for enforcing this chapter.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 461, SECTION 1; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, SECTION 28I; 1998 Act No. 368, SECTION 10; 2000 Act No. 336, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-56-80 ("Filings to be public records.") 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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