South Carolina § 6-16-160 - Eminent domain.
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§ 6-16-160. Eminent domain.
Any joint agency shall possess the power of eminent domain within the jurisdictional limits of any of its members in accordance with SECTION 5-7-50 and Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the 1976 Code in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and shall exercise such power in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 28 of the 1976 Code.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 491, SECTION 17.
Code Commissioner's Note
This section, as enacted by 1980 Act No. 491, contained references to Chapter 9 of Title 28. Chapter 9 of Title 28 was repealed in 1987. At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the references to Chapter 9 have been replaced with references to Chapter 2 of Title 28.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-16-160 ("Eminent domain.") 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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