South Carolina § 8-13-1372 - Technical violations of rules on campaign reports.

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§ 8-13-1372. Technical violations of rules on campaign reports.

(A) The appropriate supervisory office, in its discretion, may determine that errors or omissions on campaign reports are inadvertent and unintentional and not an effort to violate a requirement of this chapter and may be handled as technical violations which are not subject to the provisions of this chapter pertaining to ethical violations. Technical violations must remain confidential unless requested to be made public by the candidate filing the report. In lieu of all other penalties, the appropriate supervisory office may assess a technical violations penalty not to exceed fifty dollars.

(B) A violation other than an inadvertent or unintentional violation must be considered by the appropriate supervisory office for appropriate action.

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 248, SECTION 3, eff January 1, 1992 and governs only transactions which take place after December 31, 1991; 2003 Act No. 76, SECTION 50, eff June 26, 2003; 2011 Act No. 1, SECTION 2, eff January 19, 2011.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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