South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

from June 07, 1935
Last Document: June 17, 2024

Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

March 17, 1997

Opinion inquiring whether for the purposes of computing military leave, does the term “day’ mean a 24 hour period or does it mean a common 8 hour workday.

December 12, 1989

Opinion concerning whether the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority may sell real property held in its name to a private industry so that the land can be used for industrial development.

March 16, 2004

Opinion concerning the Oconee County Supervisor being indicted with three felony counts of embezzlement of public funds and one misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office, and if the county supervisor would be allowed to remain in office if acquitted of the felony charges but convicted of the misdemeanor or is a guilty verdict on the misdemeanor sufficient to constitute a violation subject to removal.

December 21, 2011

Opinion as to whether the provisions of section 33-31-1602 of the South Carolina Code (Supp.) 1994 superseded the bylaws and covenants of gated communities.

March 19, 1993

Opinion questioning: is the exclusion of income provided for by S.C. Code Ann. Section 12-7-570 (1976), constitutional in light of

April 04, 1996

Opinion concerning a proposed transaction between the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Columbia/HCA in which some or all of the capital facilities and equipment of MUSC will either be sold or leased to Columbia/HCA.

March 19, 1990

Opinion concerning whether shoplifting would be a crime involving moral turpitude within the purview of Article VI, Section 8 of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina.

February 01, 2005

Opinion questioning the extent of the State’s responsibility to provide technical assistance to poorly performing charter schools.

March 17, 2004

Opinion as to the status of a member of the Newberry County Board of Education who no longer lives in the district from which the member was elected.

April 04, 2006

Opinion concerning section 59-123-40 of the South Carolina Code.

February 29, 1984

March 02, 2006

Opinion regarding the applicability of Act. XVII, § 8 of the South Carolina Constitution to those who play the State Lottery.

June 10, 2011

Opinion as to when the new salary base of magistrates in Aiken County, which is based upon the official United States Census, will take effect.

July 17, 1989

Opinion concerning whether §8-1-140 is applicable to a particular situation and, if so, when a special election is triggered pursuant to that statute.

April 17, 1992

Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if a city or county fireman simultaneously serves as county coroner.

August 20, 1997

Opinion requesting as to whether under the circumstances described in your letter, a violation of the Freedom of Information Act, or any other provision of law, may have occurred.

June 12, 1997

Opinion advising that one of the Coastal Carolina University’s board members is not seeking re-election and asking whether this member may remain in the seat until the General Assembly chooses his successor, which would presumably be during the 1998 Legislative Session.

April 30, 1986

July 03, 1986

May 20, 1985

October 01, 1985

March 08, 1984

February 29, 1984

September 23, 2008

Opinion regarding transporting private school students on state-owned buses from Edisto Beach to Walterboro along with public school students who are transported daily along that route.

September 25, 2008

Opinion regarding the issue of determining the time of death of patients who are being sustained on life support after being declared brain dead.

March 27, 1984

February 29, 1984

May 31, 1985

February 02, 1984

May 31, 1985

December 12, 1986

June 22, 1984

September 23, 2003

Opinion regarding the proper use of state accommodations tax funds.

April 05, 1972

September 23, 2011

Opinion concerning whether the Forfeited Land Commission of Lancaster County (“the Commission”) may effect a sale of real property pursuant to section 12-59-40 of the South Carolina Code for the Amount of the taxes due, without including in the sale price the amounts due to certain assessments and fees.

June 15, 1974

September 25, 2008

Opinion concerning “the appropriateness of methodology utilized in the County to calculate the incremental increase tax revenue (‘TIF Revenue’) generated within a tax increment financing district established by the Town ordinance.

April 23, 1975

September 23, 2003

Opinion questioning whether for purposes of S.C. Code Ann. Section 12-43-220(c) (Supp. 2002), can real property owned by a corporation of LLC be classified as residential when occupied as the primary residence by the sole proprietor.

June 07, 1974

September 25, 2006

Opinion questioning whether a local government is authorized to “structure home detention and utilize it for prisoners that are incarcerated in local jails under ninety days or less.”

April 24, 1975

February 29, 1984

June 22, 1984

August 18, 2004

Opinion questioning the method by which the Town of Kiawah Island may change from simultaneously elected two year terms of office to four year staggered terms.

February 02, 1984

February 16, 1995

Opinion regarding whether reserve police officers may now be compensated for “moonlighting” for private third party employers under the authority of S.C. Code Ann. § 23-24-10.

August 05, 1999

Opinion asking whether the Legislative Audit Council has the authority to conduct audits of special purpose districts.