South Carolina § 59-5-130 - Members shall not contract with Board.
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§ 59-5-130. Members shall not contract with Board.
It shall be unlawful for any member of the Board to make any contract or to be pecuniarily interested in any contract or otherwise make a profit from any contract with the State Board of Education. Any member violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned not less than three months nor more than twelve months, or both. He shall also forfeit the amount of such claim or of his interest in such claim. The violation of this section shall constitute sufficient cause for removal of the member from office.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-49; 1973 (58) 767.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-5-130 ("Members shall not contract with Board.") 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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