South Carolina Attorney General Opinions

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



Cantidad de documentos en esta fuente: 6124

August 25, 2010

  • Opinion as to the coverages that may be available pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 42-7-10 et seq., the State Accident Fund, to College of Charleston EMS student volunteers who are injured while performing services for the College’s Emergency Medical Services.

    • May 19, 2006

  • Opinion regarding the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to a political party caucus of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

    • July 09, 1975

  • AGO 1975-210

    • November 05, 2003

  • Opinion asking whether simultaneously holding a position on the Darlington Historical Commission and being a member of the Hartsville City Counsel would violate the prohibition on dual office holding in the South Carolina Constitution.

    • January 17, 2008

  • Opinion concerning a constituent who is serving as a member of the Bennettsville City Council and has been offered the position of Town Manager in Kingstree and if this constitutes as dual office holding.

    • September 29, 1987

  • AGO 1987-170

    • June 19, 1989

  • Opinion concerning the constitutionality of H.3985, R-302, an act enlarging the service area of the Dalzell Water District of Sumter County.

    • August 14, 1995

  • Opinion concerning whether the City of Florence can transfer jurisdiction of criminal cases to the Florence County Magistrate’s Court in lieu of continuing to handle these cases in Municipal Court.

    • May 19, 2004

  • Opinion questioning the computation of “good time” for the purpose of reduction of sentences and early release of offenders.

    • November 04, 1987

  • AGO 1987-258

    • August 01, 1994

  • Opinion concerning whether an individual who is both a full-time employee of Horry-Georgetown Technical College and a Board member can receive the hearing fee of $300.00 per day for attendance at parole and pardon hearings.

    • July 06, 2007

  • Opinion concerning House Bill 3782. Specifically, parts of this bill which may be considered unconstitutional.

    • July 09, 2008

  • Opinion regarding parking for handicapped persons and S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-1960. Questioning whether the provision regarding “timed parking” includes event parking.

    • February 29, 1996

  • Opinion regarding a proposed fee-in-lieu-of-taxes arrangement with an industrial prospect which may locate in Newberry County, in light of “The Revenue Ordinance” as adopted pursuant to the initiative and referendum process in Newberry County.

    • May 14, 1998

  • Opinion concerning so-called “cruises to nowhere.”

    • January 21, 1986

  • AGO 1986-184

    • June 16, 1992

  • Opinion concerning the constitutionality of H.4880, R-573, an act clarifying the status of the Hartsville Community Center Building Commission.

    • May 24, 1985

  • AGO 1985-267

    • June 05, 1990

  • Opinion concerning whether an opinion dated June 17, 1976 which concluded that the Broad Creek Public Service District Commission was not authorized to compensate its members, remains the opinion of this Office; or alternatively, whether or not the provisions of Section 6-11-91 of the South Carolina Code of Laws (1989 Cum. Supp.) would apply to a public service district created by act of the General Assembly.

    • December 12, 1973

  • AGO 1973-542

    • March 04, 2003

  • Opinion “as to whether the current method by which the General Assembly elects in joint session is constitutional.”

    • February 06, 2013

  • Opinion questioning if a process server in South Carolina violate any trespass laws (specifically S.C. Code § 16-11-620) when serving court papers (a summons, complaint, petition, or subpoena) when the property posts a “No trespassing” sign or the property owner tells the process server to leave the property and not return.

    • January 08, 1990

  • Opinion concerning the manner of calculating the various fees and assessments established by Sections 23-23-70, 24-23-210 and 14-1-210 of the Code. This opinion particularly addresses the present practice of calculating these fees and assessments based on the amount of the fine as originally imposed instead of the amount of the suspended sentence that is actually paid.

    • March 04, 2009

  • Opinion regarding dual office holding. Specifically, whether a Union City Councilman has the ability to get a state constable’s commission as a retired police officer.

    • April 21, 2008

  • Opinion questioning whether S.C. Code Ann. Section 22-3-230 which states that “[e]ither party to a suit before a magistrate shall be entitled to a trial by jury” would change the result of a previous opinion dated March 19, 2008. That opinion dealt with the question of whether a defendant in a restraining order hearing pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. 16-3-1750 et seq. has the right to a jury trial.

    • January 25, 1999

  • Opinion asking whether a dual office situation exists if the Director of Law Enforcement were simultaneously serves as the supervisor of parking personnel for Clemson University .

    • May 14, 1985

  • AGO 1985-62

    • November 28, 1973

  • AGO 1973-508

    • October 13, 2005

  • Opinion regarding a private entity leasing airport property for more or less than 25 years. Specifically, whether there have been “any changes and/or amendments to Title 55 addressing this issue?”

    • October 07, 2004

  • Opinion regarding “relief options” which might be available involving a situation where “non-committee members are attending meetings [of committees appointed by Mt. Pleasant Town Council], sitting with the committee and participating therewith (no voting) on a regular basis.”

    • October 27, 2010

  • Opinion questioning and seeking clarification concerning whether a coroner can legally issue a cremation permit authorizing the cremation of a victim’s body or must that body be released as authorized for burial only.

    • December 06, 1973

  • AGO 1973-529

    • January 29, 2007

  • Opinion regarding the Charleston County Park and Recreation District’s (the “District’s”) authority under its enabling legislation and its ability to construct and manage facilities that would provide services in the area of wellness, fitness, and/or senior services within communities in our jurisdictional area.

    • September 29, 1997

  • Opinion asking whether the 1988 Opinion of this Office correctly addresses the State’s treatment of tandem axle limits as separate and distinct from gross weight limits and, therefore, whether the State presently complies with federal law regarding tandem axle limits under the grandfathering provisions in the federal law?

    • March 06, 1990

  • Opinion raising several questions in regard to magisterial positions in Marion County.

    • February 03, 1995

  • Opinion concerning whether a dual office holding situation exists if a member of the Library Board of Beaufort County simultaneously serves on the governing body of Hilton head No. 1 Public Service District.

    • July 17, 2013

  • Opinion regarding the interpretation of Ordinance 91-21 in reference to the Savannah Lakes Village Special Tax District.

    • June 05, 1990

  • Opinion concerning whether Anderson County may schedule an election to be held in November 1990 to change the form of government or number of council members or method of election.

    • June 04, 1986

  • AGO 1986-126

    • November 12, 1986

  • AGO 1986-83

    • April 17, 1985

  • AGO 1985-21

    • May 30, 1991

  • Opinion addressing various issues concerning voting and conflicts of interest of council members.

    • April 08, 1987

  • AGO 1987-116

    • September 21, 2022

  • AGO 2487

    • January 01, 1972

  • AGO 1972-5

    • August 07, 1975

  • AGO 1975-215

    • October 18, 1995

  • Opinion regarding the processing and service of warrants at the Oconee County Detention Center.

    • October 11, 2005

  • Opinion questioning who has the authority to open or close a state highway that runs through the municipal boundaries of a city.

    • August 01, 2011

  • Opinion as to whether the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) may use state forfeited funds seized pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §44-53-520 and §44-53-530 to support the Implied Consent Program.

    • August 09, 2004

  • Opinion regarding the statutory procedure for a change in the form of municipal government, found in S.C. Code Section 5-5-10 et seq.