South Carolina § 6-25-40 - Notice of ordinance or resolution creating system; objections; exception.
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§ 6-25-40. Notice of ordinance or resolution creating system; objections; exception.
An authority adopting a resolution to create a joint system shall publish notice of the adoption of the resolution in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the governing body is located. The publication must be made once a week for two consecutive weeks following the adoption of the resolution. A person affected by the adoption of the resolution may institute an action in the circuit court for the county in which the governing body is located within twenty days following the last publication of the notice prescribed challenging the action of the governing body and not thereafter.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 82, SECTION 2; 1999 Act No. 113, SECTION 7; 2007 Act No. 59, SECTION 1, eff June 6, 2007.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment rewrote this section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does South Carolina Code of Laws § 6-25-40 cover?
Section 6-25-40 ("Notice of ordinance or resolution creating system; objections; exception.") 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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