South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

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

Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

December 13, 2007

Opinion concerning custodial right to public documents in Chester County when the county does not have an office of mesne conveyances.

April 20, 1989

Opinion concerning whether pursuant to provisions provided in Section 14-25-65 of the Code a municipal judge can impose a fine in any amount up to two hundred ($200.00) dollars or must the municipal fine two hundred ($200.00) dollars in all instances where there is a violation of a municipal ordinance or a state law within his jurisdiction.

January 06, 2014

Opinion regarding the Regional Transportation Authority Law.

July 29, 2014

Opinion asking may Coastal Carolina University establish a research foundation to process grants, contracts and other documents.

November 09, 1989

Opinion concerning whether, when a chairman of a standing committee of the Senate or House of Representatives or his designee is made a member of a board or similar organization, the designee must be a committee member.

October 01, 1986

March 10, 1972

May 16, 1989

Opinion concerning whether there is a conflict between the provisions of Article I, Section 14 of the State Constitution and Section 14-25-125 of the Code.

September 11, 1991

Opinion concerning whether there are any requirements to designate a minimum amount of office space for the use of the county coroner in the county courthouse and questioning the duty of a coroner to remove all medication belonging to a deceased individual from the deceased’s residence.

September 16, 2021

January 11, 2010

Opinion regarding a dispute between a nonprofit organization recognized as a charitable trust in this State, STARR, and a particular individual.

January 26, 1977

March 01, 1991

Opinion regarding the authority of the Legislative Delegation to make appointments to the Charleston County Board of Elections prior to the special election scheduled for April 2, 1991.

April 20, 1998

Opinion informing that Williamsburg County has adopted a comprehensive water and sewer ordinance which authorizes the county to regulate water and sewer and do business as a water and sewer authority.

May 06, 2009

Opinion questioning whether a Class 3 officer has “full police custodial arrest powers and would the arrest be legal?

August 17, 2011

Opinion concerning the “legality of a business plan involving a golf contest in which participants compete against one another during a given time period (e.g. 3 months) by attempting to place a shot closest to the hole (the ‘Golf Promotion’).”

August 10, 2009

Opinion questioning whether the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office can return a firearm to the individual who found the firearm after it has been determined that the firearm was not stolen and the person can legally possess the firearm.

October 31, 2002

Opinion noting that the City of Columbia as well as other large cities in South Carolina are “concerned about our ability to police traffic in our municipalities.” “Pressed to do more with fewer resources,” you are exploring the idea of “automated traffic enforcement.” Specifically asking, can we proceed statutorily or is this question a constitutional one?

September 28, 1998

Opinion clarifying “the law and intent of S.C. Code Laws Section 23-6-405.”

February 03, 1972

March 15, 1990

Opinion concerning whether a county is authorized to contract with an outside auditing firm to perform a random audit of business personal property forms that have been filed with the county and whether the outside auditor can perform these services on a contingent fee.

November 19, 2002

Opinion regarding “whether an appointment to the GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission, Inc. along with an appointment to the Greenwood Metro Board (Water District) is considered dual office holding.”

October 31, 2002

Opinion asking does the Ladies Island/St. Helena Fire District have the power of condemnation pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-11-130 even though this power is not specifically addressed in the Act creating this district?

March 18, 1996

Opinion inquiring whether S.C. Code Ann. 6-5-10 (1976&1995 Cum. Supp.), pertaining to authorized investments of political subdivisions of this State, would constrain the Little River Water & Sewerage Company, Inc., in exercising the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. 33-35-80(12).

September 24, 1975

February 10, 1987

January 08, 1990

Opinion referencing Section 33-42-30 of the 1976

January 25, 1993

Opinion questioning whether in determining tax benefit eligibility are calculations authorized which allow some deviation from R-30, R-11 and R-19, so long as the calculations yield the same level of energy efficiency as that which would be achieved from insulation levels of R-30, R-11 and R-19.

November 15, 1995

Opinion seeking as to whether the marketing techniques employed by Excel Telecommunications, a long-distance telephone company, may be violative of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act as that act relates to pyramid clubs.

September 23, 1997

Opinion regarding Proviso 19.11 of the Appropriations Act.

January 11, 1985

August 16, 1999

Opinion asking “Can the Florence County Fire Board have real estate property titled in their name or should property be title in the individual fire department’s name?”

November 15, 2004

Opinion regarding your agency seeking to utilize state seized drug funds that have been awarded to your agency for a law enforcement team that would focus their efforts on saturating identified drug problems in the City of Myrtle Beach.

March 10, 2004

Opinion questioning whether local subdivision covenants can override placement of a satellite.

March 10, 1997

Opinion asking as to whether the municipalities must return to the York County Council those “C” funds approved and disbursed by the York County Transportation Committee prior to its dissolution on January 1, 1997.

August 12, 1986

March 06, 1973

December 03, 1997

Opinion requesting as to “whether South Carolina residents acting as intermediaries (brokers) in corporate acquisition transactions, where real estate is incidental to the transaction, must be a South Carolina licensed real estate broker in order to earn a fee.”

February 08, 1993

Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if the Director of Business Management with the North Charleston Sewer District simultaneously serves on the Town Council of the newly-incorporated Town of James Island.

December 21, 2009

Opinion addressing whether or not section 38-71-280 of the South Carolina Code mandates that insurers provide coverage for autism spectrum disorder to South Carolina residents when they issue policies to the residents’ employers located outside of South Carolina.

May 09, 2011

Opinion regarding the legality involving confiscations of students’ personal cell phones by school staff/administration, and the subsequent “searching, reading and looking at the contents of the cell phone.” Specifically following an incident where school staff/administration observed “sexting,” inappropriate adult photographs (not pornographic), and inappropriate conversations.

January 06, 1986

January 26, 1988

March 30, 1990

Opinion concerning the statutory duties and responsibilities the Board maintains with respect to litigation involving the department of Social Services.

April 10, 2006

Opinion regarding dual office holding in the City of Bluffton.

January 07, 1986

October 25, 2021

April 22, 1992

Opinion regarding whether Mr. Perot would be able to substitute a candidate for Vice President in his petition candidacy for President since the present candidate for Vice President, James B. Stockdale, is only an interim Vice Presidential choice that will be replaced at some date in the future.

November 03, 1988

March 30, 2005

Opinion questioning whether it would be possible to charge a greenhouse operator employed by the Commission on Public Works with larceny under the common law or by some other disposition.