South Carolina § 8-13-720 - Offering, soliciting, or receiving money for advice or assistance of public official, member, or employee.
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§ 8-13-720. Offering, soliciting, or receiving money for advice or assistance of public official, member, or employee.
No person may offer or pay to a public official, public member, or public employee and no public official, public member, or public employee may solicit or receive money in addition to that received by the public official, public member, or public employee in his official capacity for advice or assistance given in the course of his employment as a public official, public member, or public employee.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 248, SECTION 3, eff January 1, 1992 and governs only transactions which take place after December 31, 1991.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-13-720 ("Offering, soliciting, or receiving money for advice or assistance of public official, member, or employee.") 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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