South Carolina § 41-35-680 - Decision on appeal.

§ 41-35-680. Decision on appeal.

Unless an appeal is withdrawn, an appeal tribunal, after affording the parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, after notice of not less than seven days, must make findings and conclusions promptly and on the basis of the findings and conclusions affirm, modify, or reverse the determination or redetermination within thirty days from the date of the hearing. Each party promptly must be furnished a copy of the decision, including the reasons for the decision. This must be considered the final decision of the department, unless within ten days after the date of mailing the decision a further appeal is initiated pursuant to Section 41-35-710.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 68-158; 1952 Code SECTION 68-158; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-86; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1941 (42) 369; 1972 (57) 2309; 1983 Act No. 56 SECTION 2; 2002 Act No. 203, SECTION 5, eff April 10, 2002; 2010 Act No. 146, SECTION 91, eff March 30, 2010.

Effect of Amendment

The 2002 amendment, in the first sentence, inserted "of the findings and conclusions" preceding "affirm"; in the second sentence, substituted "including" for "together with", deleted "therefore" and inserted "for the decision" following "reasons"; and made nonsubstantive changes throughout.

The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for "commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.