South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

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



Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

November 19, 1990

  • Opinion concerning the eligibility of former members of the General Assembly to participate in the State “Plan of Benefits.”

    • July 05, 1989

  • Opinion reviewing an administrative decision made by the Retirement System in order to determine if its interpretation and application of its policy prohibiting dual coverage of dependents is correct.

    • December 01, 1997

  • Opinion advising that on November 5, 1997, the Town of Blackville received a request from a Barnwell newspaper requesting a copy of all telephone bills including cellular telephone bills from all Blackville Town Departments.

    • November 18, 2013

  • Opinion as to whether school districts may issue their own high school diploma to students who do not meet the requirements for a high school diploma under S.C. Code § 59-39-100.

    • July 24, 2014

  • Opinion regarding “both the timeline and procedures for appointing members to the new board” and further ask us to address “how long…the incumbent members of the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Richland County may continue serving in the ‘combined governing capacity’ described in SECTION 3 of Act 196 of 2014.”

    • October 14, 1986

  • AGO 1986-51

    • August 08, 1995

  • Opinion concerning whether South Carolina is in compliance with the Violence Against Women grant requirements as set forth in P.L. 103-322 which is part of the Violent Crime Control Act of 1994.

    • January 04, 1991

  • Opinion regarding Act No. 602 of 1990, which increases the list of offenses for which an individual’s driver’s license shall be suspended.

    • March 18, 1999

  • Opinion questioning whether off-duty City of Florence police officers could be used to provide security services for a housing authority outside the city limits through a contractual agreement.

    • November 10, 1986

  • AGO 1986-82

    • October 31, 2008

  • Opinion regarding the provisions of Act No. 333 of 2008, the Sex Offender Residency Registration Act. Specifically, questioning the restrictions on local governments implementing a distance requirement regarding the residency requirements of sex offenders either more or less than one thousand feet provided for by the Act.

    • October 26, 1994

  • Opinion concerning S.C. Code Ann. §56-5-765, enacted by the General Assembly last year, dealing with accident investigations when law enforcement vehicles are involved.

    • April 23, 2012

  • Opinion regarding whether counties and municipalities may impose business license “fees” based upon gross income, rather than net income.

    • July 19, 2006

  • Opinion inquiring whether “it is possible to be employed as a vice president of a state supported technical college and serve as a state senator in the same county?”

    • March 17, 1986

  • AGO 1986-114

    • February 04, 1997

  • Opinion asking whether a petition signed by fifteen percent of the qualified electors of Horry County could call for a referendum to repeal Ordinance Number 105-96.

    • September 09, 1994

  • Opinion regarding the legality of the appointment of the superintendent as the Board’s designee to conduct hearings pursuant to the appropriate statute.

    • August 13, 2008

  • Opinion concerning the residence of on one of the Town of Fort Mill’s councilmembers who was elected in November of 2007.

    • March 28, 2007

  • Opinion concerning dual office holding and conflicts of interest. A Cayce citizen serves as an appointed member of the City of Cayce Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee and as an appointed member of the Lexington County Recreation Commission.

    • November 25, 1998

  • Opinion stating that you have been contacted by a constituent who needs clarification on the law regarding fishing licenses.

    • February 23, 2006

  • Opinion regarding lobbying efforts on behalf of the Municipal Association of South Carolina (“MASC”). Specifically, concern in regard to “the issue of further incorporation [of municipalities] and legislative efforts to aid that incorporation as expressed in Senate Bill 318” and the fact that “MASC has taken an absolute position against the legislation.”

    • February 05, 1996

  • Opinion seeking as to the meaning of the phrase “host local government” and the standards for eligibility to serve on the citizens facilities issues committee, relative to S.C. Code Ann. § 44-96-470 (1995 Cum. Supp.).

    • July 28, 2008

  • Opinion regarding a $72,600 award by the County Council of Florence County (the “County Council”) “to put a new roof on a building in Timmonsville, S.C. owned by Faith Life Ministries (tax exempt)…”.

    • November 04, 1997

  • Opinion regarding criminal domestic violence in South Carolina.

    • November 07, 2007

  • Opinion concerning South the Carolina Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Specifically, a reporter asking to review a settlement agreement.

    • April 22, 1994

  • Opinion referencing statutes such as S.C. Code Ann. §§ 40-60-30 and 12-4-335, and raising the question whether licensure or certification requirements for ad valorem tax appraisers may have been removed by §40-60-45 as adopted in 1993.

    • June 16, 1986

  • AGO 1986-140

    • October 29, 1986

  • AGO 1986-45

    • September 27, 1994

  • Opinion inquiring if a candidate should be replaced pursuant to the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. §§ 7-11-50 or 7-11-55 (Supp. 1993).

    • May 23, 1997

  • Opinion “concerning whether or not local law enforcement has the authority to enforce state poker machine regulations in their areas of jurisdiction pursuant to § 12-21-2720 (a) (3)…”.

    • March 02, 1989

  • Opinion addressing three questions concerning a letter from Arthur Rosenblum requesting the opinion as to the validity of the ordinance enacted by Dorchester County on January 31, 1989; the Office policy concerning the issuance of opinions; and the State Hazardous Waste Management Act.

    • May 31, 1985

  • AGO 1985-266

    • September 19, 2011

  • Opinion concerning a lease agreement between the City of Aiken and Aiken Aviation Enterprises.

    • October 25, 1991

  • Opinion regarding amendments to State Statutes providing for an increase in the fees and assessments collected by the summary courts.

    • August 08, 2011

  • Opinion regarding expungement orders. Specifically, whether “an order for expungment requires destruction of all or part of [DPPPS’s] offender file?”

    • January 22, 1991

  • Opinion concerning whether the Board of Trustees of Richland County School District Two may meet outside the geographic confines of that district for the purpose of discussing District or Board business when no vote is being taken committing the District or Board to a course of action.

    • February 21, 1991

  • Opinion regarding the continued viability of a local law for Beaufort County creating a Deputy Probate Judge as well as the following another statute to appoint a Deputy Clerk of Court.

    • December 16, 1975

  • AGO 1975-56

    • August 30, 2010

  • Opinion concerning dual office holding. Specifically, “whether or not a state employee who works in the education field would be a dual office holder if he is also a member of State Government.”

    • March 23, 1998

  • Opinion about real estate transfer fees which the town of Hilton Head continues to collect pending resolution of the issue by the General Assembly.

    • January 04, 1985

  • AGO 1985-67

    • July 28, 1989

  • Opinion concerning the liability of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History where an employee or volunteer suffers injury or property damage when working with the Department in emergency recovery efforts.

    • September 25, 2012

  • Opinion questioning whether a private security guard has the right to sign an arrest warrant on a suspect that has committed an offense on the property the security guard is contracted to protect, and whether he has authority off the protected property, such as providing security for an arrestee at a medical facility or while booking an arrestee into jail.

    • December 23, 1985

  • AGO 1985-175

    • March 20, 1995

  • Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if an elected member of Greenville City Council simultaneously serves as the Director of the Insurance Fraud Division of the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.

    • May 19, 2010

  • Opinion concerning the creation of an “overlay zone” related to residential housing which is more restrictive than the overall county ordinance and limits the number of residents staying overnight in a particular home.

    • October 10, 1986

  • AGO 1986-52

    • February 13, 2002

  • Opinion asking “whether or not a spouse of an elected county council member and/or county council chairman can serve on either the county voter registration board or the county election commission.”

    • October 16, 1986

  • AGO 1986-59

    • January 30, 2006

  • Opinion regarding the pupil enrollments and transfers referencing S.C. Code Ann. §§ 59-63-480 and 59-63-490.