South Carolina § 6-11-1630 - Notification by new districts; issuance of directory; effect of non-compliance.
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§ 6-11-1630. Notification by new districts; issuance of directory; effect of non-compliance.
(A) Notification as provided in SECTION 6-11-1620 must be forwarded to the Secretary of State and the auditor of the county in which the district is located within ninety days after the election of the governing body of a special purpose district created after the effective date of this article.
(B) The Secretary of State shall issue each even-numbered year a directory of active and inactive special purpose districts in the State. The directory shall contain all information provided by the districts as required by the notification form. Inactive districts must be deleted after being listed for two consecutive report cycles. This directory must be mailed to all special purpose districts and general purpose governments in the State.
(C) If the governing body of a public service district fails to report to the Secretary of State as provided by this article, the Secretary may determine that the district is nonfunctioning and notify the governing body of the county or municipality with a certified copy of the letter to any of the last known members of the governing body of the public service district. Thereafter, the district may not be registered with the Secretary of State and it must be declared inactive.
(D) The governing body of any county or municipality so notified shall withhold any fees, taxes, or interest thereon collected for any special purpose district by the municipality or county until the special purpose district complies with the notification requirements of this article.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 488, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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