South Carolina § 5-19-260 - Complaints and trials.
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§ 5-19-260. Complaints and trials.
A complaint against any officer or employee of either department may be orally or in writing lodged with the commission or any member thereof. The commission or any member may investigate the charge, and if a prima facie case is found to exist, the officer or employee may be brought to trial by the commission. But the commission, five days before any such trial, shall have served upon the officer or employee a written statement of the charges upon which the trial is to be had. In or for the conduct of such trial, the commissioners shall have the power to secure by summons both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers relevant to such trial. And the accused shall have the same right. At any such trial both the commission and the accused may be heard in person or by counsel, and the city council may employ counsel to prosecute the case and fix the fee to be paid for such services.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-736; 1952 Code SECTION 47-736; 1942 Code SECTION 7546; 1939 (41) 160; 1943 (43) 45.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-19-260 ("Complaints and trials.") 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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