South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

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



Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

April 21, 1992

  • Opinion concerning the inflation factor that must be applied to determine the local financial effort that must be maintained by school districts.

    • September 18, 1991

  • Opinion concerning how to accomplish the removal of an individual presently appointed to and serving on the Beaufort-Jasper Water Authority.

    • April 10, 1995

  • Opinion inquiring as to the constitutionality of the bill H.3300 which requires local Sheriffs and Police Departments to post a notification of all sex offenders living in the area.

    • July 23, 1974

  • AGO 1974-228

    • July 11, 1997

  • Opinion concerning “whether magistrates may set bond on an individual who is charged with a violation of Section 16-11-311, Burglary- First Degree.”

    • October 03, 1994

  • Opinion requesting a ruling relative to the interpretation and application of S.C. Code Ann. § 12-21-1791 (1993 Cum. Supp.).

    • March 03, 1972

  • AGO 1972-128

    • May 22, 1974

  • AGO 1974-183

    • March 08, 1972

  • AGO 1972-133

    • September 22, 2000

  • Opinion regarding the proper mechanisms for obtaining information from Internet providers necessary pertinent to an ongoing criminal investigation.

    • May 02, 1985

  • AGO 1985-137

    • December 10, 2002

  • Opinion asking whether in light of the recent amendments to S.C. Code § 2-15-120, the Audit Council can disclose “records that are not confidential at their source after they become records of the Audit Council?”

    • January 30, 1997

  • Opinion noting that “our County Council is considering actions, along with our County Sheriff, Gene Taylor, to implement regulations to severely restrict nude bars and dancing in Anderson County.”

    • January 17, 1972

  • AGO 1972-43

    • June 03, 2010

  • Opinion regarding amending the language on the back of the State uniform traffic ticket.

    • December 03, 1992

  • Opinion concerning whether the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits licensing agencies, and particularly the South Carolina Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, from asking questions to applicants about mental health history.

    • June 04, 2010

  • Opinion questioning whether chiropractors are included under the language “physician” and/or “physician group” in Senate Bill 1031 and House Bill 4329.

    • October 08, 2013

  • Opinion concerning the College of Charleston’s policies concerning allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct against employees.

    • September 22, 1997

  • Opinion concerning “why Reserve Officers who have completed at least 240 hours of in service training cannot be certified to operate Radar.”

    • March 26, 2003

  • Opinion concerning the application of S.C. Code Ann. §50-11-760.

    • January 14, 1999

  • Opinion asking whether the appointment of an individual to a board or commission who is not qualified to serve is automatically annulled upon discovery of the lack of qualification.

    • January 10, 1972

  • AGO 1972-20

    • March 19, 2010

  • Opinion asking whether the absence of a filed oath of office with the Secretary of State’s Office would affect in anyway your authority as a Family Court Judge.

    • January 15, 1987

  • AGO 1987-14

    • July 01, 2002

  • Opinion indicating that you “…need to know under what circumstances a Municipal Court Judge can issue a Restraining Order.”

    • April 02, 1990

  • Opinion concerning whether the proper procedure was followed by the Oakridge Hunt Club in requesting that the Sheriff’s Department regulate traffic in the subdivision’s private roads which are maintained by the homeowner’s association.

    • September 08, 1994

  • Opinion concerning whether, under South Carolina Human Affairs Law or Division IV, Section 1 and 2 of the Education Improvement Act (EIA), local school districts are required to develop written affirmative action plans comparable to those required of state agencies.

    • December 19, 1995

  • Asking if a coroner has a legal responsibility “to honor a request fro a Coroner’s Inquest if [you] … do not feel one is needed.”

    • April 18, 2011

  • Opinion regarding a “perceived contradiction” in Title 42 (Workers’ Compensation) of the South Carolina Code. Specifically, you note that section 42-3-220 permits the Workers’ Compensation Commission to enforce the collection of any fines or penalties provided by this Title (emphasis yours) and further that any such fines and penalties shall be used for the purpose of paying salaries and expenses of the Commission.

    • May 08, 2009

  • Opinion regarding whether it is lawful for an ordinance amending Section 2-24(c) of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Florence to be passed assigning the function of serving as the presiding officer at city council meetings to a council member other than the mayor or is such action precluded by Title 5 of the South Carolina Code of Laws or some other state law?

    • December 04, 1973

  • AGO 1973-520

    • June 05, 2013

  • Opinion concerning placing individuals on trepass notice with regards to apartment complexes and government housing.

    • July 02, 1975

  • AGO 1975-206

    • August 15, 1995

  • Opinion concerning problems Union County Sherriff’s Office is having with young people parking in the Wal-Mart parking lot after hours.

    • June 28, 1974

  • AGO 1974-213

    • October 21, 2011

  • Opinion regarding county veterans’ affairs officers. Specifically, whether employees of a county veterans’ affairs officer are county employees, and to whom these employees are accountable.

    • December 20, 2005

  • Opinion regarding dual office holding. Specifically, whether there would be a violation of the dual office holding provision of the South Carolina Constitution for an individual to serve simultaneously as the Director of the Allendale County Department of Social Services and as a member on the Allendale County School Board.

    • January 27, 2010

  • Opinion questioning whether an individual whose law enforcement experience is limited to serving as a reserve police officer pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 23-28-10 et seq. would qualify as a “certified law enforcement officer” for purposes of being qualified to be elected sheriff.

    • November 09, 1992

  • Opinion concerning whether a political subdivision, such as a school district, is legally prohibited from selling advertising space on publicly owned property, such as cars, buildings, or vacant real estate, to be used by the private sector.

    • April 01, 1999

  • Opinion asking whether “…the Governor [has] …the authority to remove members of the Public Service Authority prior to the expiration of their terms.”

    • January 08, 1996

  • Opinion inquiring as to whether a leave of absence from the fire department would take away the necessity for the council members or Mayor to either resign from the office or resign from the fire department.

    • February 28, 1972

  • AGO 1972-110

    • May 17, 1999

  • Opinion asking whether your advice is correct that the boards in Spartanburg County do not have the power to set millage rates of levy taxes to fund their annual budgets.

    • April 18, 1995

  • Opinion regarding the question of whether a local insurance company would be permitted to hire off-duty deputy sheriffs to serve arrest warrants for fraudulent checks.

    • June 04, 2003

  • Opinion regarding the legality of City of Clemson traffic ordinance that covers the operation of a motor vehicle in the area of illegal U-turns.

    • July 08, 1991

  • Opinion concerning whether the Board of the South Carolina Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Joint Underwriting Association is obligated to defend a suit brought against one or more of its insureds under the provisions of federal antitrust statutes for restraint of trade, and whether the Association and the South Carolina Medical Malpractice Patients Compensation Fund are obligated to pay any damages assessed against insured/members as a result of violations by the insured/members of federal antitrust statutes.

    • September 23, 2002

  • Opinion concerning the use of private property by the City of Union for the purpose of installing sewer lines.

    • July 02, 1987

  • AGO 1987-135

    • July 13, 2000

  • Opinion stating: “I ran in the June 2000 primary election for the South Carolina Senate as Democrat. At the time I signed a pledge for the Democratic Party pursuant to Section 7-11-210.” The Honorable Theodore Brown now wishes to run as an Independent candidate for the House seat he now holds. The Democratic Party intends to seek an injunction to prevent him from doing so. Therefore, he has requested an opinion concerning the constitutionality of the pledge and the injunction that may prevent him from running as an Independent candidate per Section 7-11-210.

    • July 05, 2006

  • Opinion regarding the “offering of incentives in exchange for voting.”