South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

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



Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

February 28, 1972

  • AGO 1972-113

    • February 25, 1974

  • AGO 1974-121

    • February 28, 1972

  • AGO 1972-115

    • February 11, 1988

  • AGO 1988-11

    • December 22, 1988

  • AGO 1988-161

    • August 09, 1988

  • AGO 1988-106

    • January 23, 1987

  • AGO 1987-6

    • August 28, 1975

  • AGO 1975-204

    • November 23, 1974

  • AGO 1974-86

    • September 20, 2002

  • Opinion concerning whether serving in the House and on the governing Board of North Greenville College violates the dual office holding provision of the South Carolina Constitution.

    • August 04, 1987

  • AGO 1987-198

    • March 26, 1987

  • AGO 1987-35

    • March 25, 1987

  • AGO 1987-34

    • November 24, 1971

  • AGO 1972-3

    • December 09, 1987

  • AGO 1987-235

    • December 27, 1973

  • AGO 1973-567

    • September 20, 1995

  • Opinion concerning two prospective appointments to be made by the Horry County Legislative Delegation, in concert with other county delegations.

    • March 19, 1987

  • AGO 1987-38

    • June 06, 1988

  • AGO 1988-72

    • November 30, 1990

  • Opinion concerning whether a magistrate is authorized to estreat a bond.

    • October 09, 2012

  • Opinion questioning can a deputy sheriff also hold a position such as a board member on the Fairfield County Council on Aging without violating the dual office holding provision of Article XVII, Section 1A of the South Carolina Constitution?

    • November 27, 2007

  • Opinion on knowing if there is “any portion of the South Carolina law that prohibits a person with a doctoral degree who is not a physician from describing themselves as being a doctor in a healthcare setting? Assuming the person does not further clarify that they are not a physician rendering medical services to the patient.”

    • October 11, 2000

  • Opinion asking for clarification from this Office of S.C. Code Ann. § 23-19-10 (a).

    • October 26, 1989

  • Opinion regarding a procedure the Chief of SLED intends to implement regarding the handling of evidence at the new forensic laboratory.

    • May 09, 1997

  • Opinion asking whether S.C. Code Ann. Section 57-1-320 (B) requires that a district commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Transportation is prohibited from serving more than one term unless another commissioner’s term intervenes.

    • October 04, 2013

  • Opinion concerning the legality of a “casino night” under State law.

    • November 23, 2010

  • Opinion as to the validity of an ordinance enacted by the Town of Cheraw.

    • October 02, 1989

  • Opinion concerning whether a magistrate may charge a one dollar fee for taking and filing an order for bail with or without bond.

    • November 29, 1999

  • Opinion asking if a municipal court “has any authority to require an explanation from the officer as to the reason for requesting a dismissal” of a case brought before the court.

    • November 23, 2010

  • Opinion regarding the application of child support statutes across the state. Specifically, “the constitutionality of our state’s child support statutes not being applied consistently across our state agencies (in particular, our Family Court System and the Dept. of Social Services).”

    • November 17, 1992

  • Opinion concerning whether a warrant charging an individual with a fraudulent check offense may be executed at the individual’s place of business.

    • October 27, 2000

  • Opinion concerning the fees charged by various public institutions of higher learning for their courses.

    • October 31, 2007

  • Opinion “concerning payment of filing fees for the office of the President of the United States from the State Republican Party to the South Carolina Election Commission.”

    • November 17, 1993

  • Opinion concerning whether the proposed ordinance establishing a Beach Preservation Fee for the Town of Hilton Head Island is a valid ordinance.

    • November 03, 2003

  • Opinion questioning if there is a conflict of interest for the South Carolina Volunteer Guardian ad Litem program to be under the supervision of the Foster Care Review Board, can the program fulfill its statutory mandate while under the supervision of the Foster Care Review Board and can the Governor’s office or any other entity in state government legally put the Volunteer Guardian ad Litem program under the supervision of another agency or group without legislative authority.

    • November 04, 1993

  • Opinion questioning which of the following may serve as affiant on an arrest warrant for trespassing: a church secretary because the property at issue is church property, or an individual with a group which was holding a private meeting at the site where the incident allegedly occurred.

    • October 13, 1998

  • Opinion asking as to whether it is appropriate for the county to reduce the magistrate’s salary.

    • October 10, 2013

  • Opinion concerning the Humane Society of McCormick County

    • October 05, 2000

  • Opinion referencing to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 56-5-5620, 5630, 5640, 5650, 5660 and 5810.

    • January 19, 2007

  • Opinion regarding the Beaufort County School District having thirteen schools operating under a year-round calendar that starts in mid-July and fifteen more that open on a traditional (mid-August) schedule and the legality of two calendars proposed for the 2007-2008 school year.

    • October 10, 1996

  • Opinion regarding whether or not an attorney can serve on the Highway Commission and also represent the South Carolina Department of Transportation in court proceedings concerning condemnation.

    • October 22, 2007

  • Opinion as to whether an employee of a Soil and Water Conservation District could serve on the Conservation District Board as a District Commissioner at the same time.

    • August 25, 2009

  • Opinion referencing S.C. Code Ann. § 23-23-20. Specifically, is “the training facility” wherever I or the Law Enforcement Training Council deem it to be for particular classes, whether at the Academy building in Columbia, or in another building in the field.

    • October 10, 1997

  • Opinion questioning whether under the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code, a finance company is required to send the consumer another notice of the right to cure when the consumer is late in making the subsequent payment.

    • October 23, 1995

  • Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if a member of the Charleston County Library Board simultaneously serves on the State Board of Education.

    • July 31, 2000

  • Opinion asking for clarification in the procedures for parking violations.

    • November 23, 2005

  • Opinion referencing that an order has been received from a master in equity which states that “It is further ordered that the Clerk of Court for Greenville County satisfy of record that certain mortgage…”. Specifically, whether the order needs to specify the correct office or can the register of deeds comply with the order as written.

    • November 04, 1998

  • Opinion regarding the distribution of the funds received as part of the one percent additional premium tax on fire insurers.

    • July 20, 1990

  • Opinion concerning what number would constitute a majority in the Senate and House memberships. This opinion also addresses what number would constitute a majority in a situation where only eleven members were present for voting on an appointment.

    • November 15, 1995

  • Opinion clarifying S.C. Code Ann. §23-11-110 (1994 Cum. Supp.), as to when candidates for the office of sheriff must submit their fingerprints and affidavits concerning qualification to hold the office of sheriff.