South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

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

Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

February 15, 2013

Opinion asking is the Probate Court required under S.C. Code § 20-1-570 to record marriages conducted without a statutorily-required marriage license under S.C. Code § 20-1-230 and § 20-1-340 (et al. statutes), where no license was applied for, and where both parties are still alive and not a part of any other proceeding in Probate Court?

June 07, 1974

June 15, 1974

April 23, 1975

April 24, 1975

April 05, 1972

January 10, 2013

Opinion concerning the meaning of the McCormick County [School] Board of Trustees’ policy that “[a]ny vacancy will be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner provided for vacancies for full terms.

July 16, 1993

Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if a member of the Old Ninety Six Tourism Commission simultaneously serves on the Ware Shoals Town Council.

January 10, 1990

Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if a Deputy Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Social Services simultaneously serves on a county planning commission.

December 05, 1997

Opinion stating that you work at night as a summary court judge at the Greenville County Detention Center “and issue warrants, hold Bond Hearings and issue commitments for the county and three municipalities.”

August 05, 1996

Opinion regarding the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority and its right to “under existing law, add member counties and/or municipalities which are outside the ‘Regional Transportation Area’ as defined in relevant statutes”, considering both that “PDRTA has exhibited sound management and financial characteristics” and “that other regional transportation authorities in the state have apparently not enjoyed the same success…”

February 16, 1989

Opinion concerning the review of a November 16, 1984 opinion numbered 84-134.

July 16, 1996

Opinion concerning whether an Arrest Order, a civil paper, can be served on a Sunday.

March 01, 1989

Opinion concerning whether or not the town of Briarcliffe Acres could provide police officers by contracting with a private security agency.

December 03, 1975

October 11, 1977

June 05, 2000

Opinion inquiring as to the legality of awarding a cash prize to a voter whose name is drawn at random from a listing of all who vote at either a primary or general election.

January 18, 1973

November 23, 1974

June 06, 2005

Opinion referencing the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 36-9-410 (B(4) (Supp. 2004). Specifically, where a private citizen lender loaned money to a private citizen borrower.

March 05, 1975

February 25, 1974

June 26, 1990

Opinion regarding the legality of mini-storage warehouse employees selling at auction contents of the warehouses for storage costs, without obtaining an auctioneer’s license.

February 28, 1972

October 06, 1977

December 23, 1974

December 20, 1974

February 28, 1972

August 28, 1975

June 21, 1993

Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation or conflict of interest would exist if a deputy county auditor simultaneously serves as town mayor.

June 02, 1997

Opinion requesting advice as to whether, as Clerk, you are entitled to the salary for the office of Probate Judge while serving in that position as a result of a vacancy.

June 02, 1995

Opinion asking whether the Commission may disclose that an individual student attended a college or university prior to enrolling at another public college as a purportedly first time freshman and whether the Commission may release information about students to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) for purposes of research?

June 16, 2006

Opinion regarding dual office holding, specifically, being on the Florence School District Three Board of Trustees and a town judge.

June 07, 2004

Opinion concerning dual office holding, specifically whether the Register of Deeds for Horry County, who is appointed by Horry County Council, may be appointed by the Legislative Delegation to the Horry County Social Services Board without violating the rule.

June 30, 1993

Opinion concerning several aspects of recently enacted H.3669

June 03, 1996

Opinion asking about the practice of deferring prosecutions by a prosecuting officer.

June 22, 1998

Opinion as to whether public libraries and public school libraries fall in the same category as college libraries with respect to the law dealing with distributing offensive or harmful material to minors.

June 28, 2004

Opinion questioning the legality of operating an all terrain vehicle on public highways in this State.

December 03, 1975

June 22, 1995

Opinion concerning the effect of the General Assembly’s 1994 repeal of Subsection (c) of Section 23-31-120; the repeal deleted judicial review of the denial of a concealed weapon permit. The opinion addresses whether or not there still existed some type of judicial review, by common law.

October 06, 1977

December 23, 1974

January 14, 1988

June 21, 1993

Opinion questioning the interpretation of pending legislation which provides early retirement incentives as it might apply to a state Highway Patrolman’s nomination for U.S. Marshal, particularly if the appointment becomes effective prior to August 1, 1993.

March 05, 1975

June 21, 1994

Opinion inquiring as to the constitutionality of S.1403,R-560, an act which would prohibit the City of Lancaster from taking certain actions with respect to water or sewer services.

January 18, 1973

December 20, 1974

October 11, 1977

June 22, 1990

Opinion concerning whether the Dorchester County Council or the Dorchester County Auditor approves the school tax millage for School Districts 2 and 4 in Dorchester County.