South Carolina Attorney General Opinions
171 official opinions issued by the South Carolina Attorney General.
Opinion addressing a county council's authority over a sheriff and his or her deputies and enforcement of public comment guidelines at public county council meetings. Read Full Opinion
Mar 29, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 29, 2024 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Lee Boan, Sheriff, Kershaw County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Office Addr…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Lee Boan, Sheriff, Kershaw County.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether charter school board members must meet the qualifications of an elector. Read Full Opinion
Mar 29, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 29, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Chris Loewer, Board Director, Greenville Technical Charter High School. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Colum…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Chris Loewer, Board Director, Greenville Technical Charter High School.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing how to reconcile the requirements of Section 19 of the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022 (VAEIA) with South Carolina law governing professional and occupational licensing. Read Full Opinion
Mar 25, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 25, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Susan Boone, Esq., General Counsel and Deputy Director, South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The …
Requested by Requested by Susan Boone, Esq., General Counsel and Deputy Director, South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the appointment and service of members on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education pursuant to Section 59-103-10 of the South Carolina Code. Read Full Opinion
Mar 25, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 25, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Thomas A. Limehouse, Jr., Chief Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor of South Carolina. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Bo…
Requested by Requested by Thomas A. Limehouse, Jr., Chief Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor of South Carolina.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing annexation procedures under Sections 5-3-140 and 5-3-150(3) of the South Carolina Code (2004 and Supp. 2023). Read Full Opinion
Mar 14, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 14, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Richard W. Anderson, Chester County Assessor. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Office Add…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Richard W. Anderson, Chester County Assessor.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether Clarendon County must seek legislation to reimpose the sales and use tax authorized by Act 355 of 2004. Read Full Opinion
Mar 13, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 13, 2024 Requested by: Requested by William Johnson, Esq., Attorney for Clarendon County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Office…
Requested by Requested by William Johnson, Esq., Attorney for Clarendon County.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the state driver's license requirement under Section 23-23-60(B)(5)(b) of the South Carolina Code. Read Full Opinion
Mar 1, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive MAR 01, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Lewis J. Swindler, Jr., Director, South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Co…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Lewis J. Swindler, Jr., Director, South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing questions pertaining to ordinances proposed by electors. Read Full Opinion
Feb 26, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive FEB 26, 2024 Requested by: The Honorable Daniel Gibson, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 2…
Requested by The Honorable Daniel Gibson, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether penalties arising out of school disciplinary proceedings under Section 59-63-210(A) constitute criminal punishments under the Double Jeopardy Clause. Read Full Opinion
Feb 15, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive FEB 15, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Danielle Fields, Board Chair, Greenwood School District 50. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 …
Requested by Requested by Danielle Fields, Board Chair, Greenwood School District 50.Open opinion ↗Opinion interpreting the amended definition of "likely to engage in acts of sexual violence" contained in the Sexually Violent Predator Act. Read Full Opinion
Feb 14, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive FEB 14, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Elizabeth Hutto, Esq., General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 115…
Requested by Requested by Elizabeth Hutto, Esq., General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Mental Health.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the accessibility and regulation of service animals-in-training in public colleges and universities. Read Full Opinion
Jan 31, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive JAN 31, 2024 Requested by: Requested by W.C. Hood, Jr., Esquire, General Counsel, Clemson University. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 2921…
Requested by Requested by W.C. Hood, Jr., Esquire, General Counsel, Clemson University.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether S.C. Code Section 7-25-180 prohibits soliciting signatures for a petition drive within five hundred feet of a polling place. Read Full Opinion
Jan 26, 2024
Back to Opinions Archive JAN 26, 2024 Requested by: Requested by Howard Knap, Executive Director, South Carolina Election Commission. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.…
Requested by Requested by Howard Knap, Executive Director, South Carolina Election Commission.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the requirement for background checks pursuant to Section 44-7-2910 of the South Carolina Code to the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs employees and contractors. Read Full Opinion
Dec 21, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive DEC 21, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Ms. Constance Holloway, Director, South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P…
Requested by Requested by Ms. Constance Holloway, Director, South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the applicability of a municipal nepotism policy. Read Full Opinion
Dec 21, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive DEC 21, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Howard Garland, Town Administrator, Town of Jefferson. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 O…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Howard Garland, Town Administrator, Town of Jefferson.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the application of Section 56-5-765 of the South Carolina Code (2018) to traffic collisions involving an off-duty Department of Public Safety employee who was operating his or her personal vehicle. Read Full Opinion
Dec 13, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive DEC 13, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable William J. Baird, Captain, Clover Police Department. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C.…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable William J. Baird, Captain, Clover Police Department.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing several questions concerning authority over an elected official, a clerk of court's salary, and expenditures of Title IV funds. Read Full Opinion
Dec 5, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive DEC 05, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Sharon W. Staggers, Williamsburg County Clerk of Court. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Sharon W. Staggers, Williamsburg County Clerk of Court.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the authority given to public safety officers commissioned and appointed to protect public service districts. Read Full Opinion
Dec 4, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive DEC 04, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Andrew Parchuk, Lake Warden, Startex-Jackson-Wellford-Duncan Water District. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Colu…
Requested by Requested by Andrew Parchuk, Lake Warden, Startex-Jackson-Wellford-Duncan Water District.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing issues related to funding a potential county police department as authorized under S.C. Code Section 4-9-33. Read Full Opinion
Dec 1, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive DEC 01, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Matthew Connelly, Chairman, Allendale County Council. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Matthew Connelly, Chairman, Allendale County Council.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a guest staying in a hotel, motel or other facility meant for transient lodging can become a tenant for purposes of the South Carolina Residential Landlord Tenant Act. Read Full Opinion
Nov 17, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive NOV 17, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Lieutenant Sean M. Bailey, York Police Department. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Office Ad…
Requested by Requested by Lieutenant Sean M. Bailey, York Police Department.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Proviso 1.50 prohibits establishing a separate classification and state championship for private schools and charter schools. Read Full Opinion
Nov 8, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive NOV 08, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Dr. Jerome Singleton, Commissioner, South Carolina High School League. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, …
Requested by Requested by Dr. Jerome Singleton, Commissioner, South Carolina High School League.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the county's obligation regarding the Clerk of Court's expenditure of Title IV-D funds made available to her thru the County Treasurer from the S.C. Department of Social Services. Read Full Opinion
Nov 7, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive NOV 07, 2023 Requested by: Requested by M. Amanda Shuler, Esquire, Attorney for Williamsburg County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211…
Requested by Requested by M. Amanda Shuler, Esquire, Attorney for Williamsburg County.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a county may adopt a Transportation Penny Tax according to the provisions in Chapter 37, Title 4 if it has already adopted a Local Option Sales Tax, S.C. Code Section 4-10-10 et seq. and a Capital Project Sales Tax, S.C. Code 4-10-300 et seq. Read Full Opinion
Oct 31, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 31, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Virginia Merck-Dupont Esq., County Attorney for Lancaster County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. …
Requested by Requested by Virginia Merck-Dupont Esq., County Attorney for Lancaster County.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a school district may expend funds from the imposition of an Education Capital Improvement Sales and Use Tax to build only a portion of a capital improvement specified in the voter-approved referendum authorizing such tax. Read Full Opinion
Oct 26, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 26, 2023 Requested by: Requested by E. Brandon Gaskins, Esq., General Counsel for the Berkeley County School District. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 1154…
Requested by Requested by E. Brandon Gaskins, Esq., General Counsel for the Berkeley County School District.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing issues related to civil enforcement of restitution, criminal fines, surcharges, assessments, costs, and fines. Read Full Opinion
Oct 16, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 16, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Renee N. Elvis, Clerk of Court, Horry County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 …
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Renee N. Elvis, Clerk of Court, Horry County.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the expenditure of local accommodation tax revenues for the development of workforce housing. Read Full Opinion
Oct 16, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 16, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Curtis Coltrane, Esq., Attorney for the Town of Hilton Head Island. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C…
Requested by Requested by Curtis Coltrane, Esq., Attorney for the Town of Hilton Head Island.Open opinion ↗Opinion on whether the Charleston County House delegation has authority to respond to or receive testimony on actions taken by the school district. Read Full Opinion
Oct 12, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 12, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Alice F. Paylor, Esquire, Attorney for the Charleston County School District. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Col…
Requested by Requested by Alice F. Paylor, Esquire, Attorney for the Charleston County School District.Open opinion ↗Opinion regarding fire protection fees for tax exempt properties provided under Section 12-37-235 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. Read Full Opinion
Oct 9, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 09, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Robert C. Childs, III, Esquire, Attorney for the City of Travelers Rest. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia…
Requested by Requested by Robert C. Childs, III, Esquire, Attorney for the City of Travelers Rest.Open opinion ↗Opinion on whether the Charleston County School District complied with FOIA requirements during its September 25, 2023 meeting. Read Full Opinion
Oct 9, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 09, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Marvin R. Pendarvis, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 115…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Marvin R. Pendarvis, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion on whether a constitutional limitation against joint ventures in Art. X, Section 11 applies to Santee Cooper's acquisition of the membership interests in Cherokee County Cogeneration Partners, LLC. Read Full Opinion
Oct 3, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 03, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Pamela J. Williams, Chief Public Affairs Officer and General Counsel, Santee Cooper. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11…
Requested by Requested by Pamela J. Williams, Chief Public Affairs Officer and General Counsel, Santee Cooper.Open opinion ↗Opinion regarding the proper interpretation by the Department of Revenue's own Regulation 7-403. Read Full Opinion
Oct 2, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive OCT 02, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Speaker of the House, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wil…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Speaker of the House, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the use of body-worn cameras in medical facilities. Read Full Opinion
Sep 29, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 29, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Derk Van Raalte, Esquire, Attorney for the City of North Charleston. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.…
Requested by Requested by Derk Van Raalte, Esquire, Attorney for the City of North Charleston.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a member of the Palmetto College Board of Visitors holds an office. Read Full Opinion
Sep 21, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 21, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Brandon Newton, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Co…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Brandon Newton, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the enforcement and validity of a municipal ordinance regulating nuisances. Read Full Opinion
Sep 19, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 19, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Member, South Carolina House Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 115…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Member, South Carolina House Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion on the legality of the Small, Disadvantaged, Minority Business Program currently implemented by the City of North Charleston. Read Full Opinion
Sep 18, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 18, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Marvin R. Pendarvis, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 115…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Marvin R. Pendarvis, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a municipality is authorized to compensate a councilmember for services rendered prior to qualification and being sworn into office. Read Full Opinion
Sep 12, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 12, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Danny C. Crowe, Esquire, Attorney for the City of Sumter. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 2921…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Danny C. Crowe, Esquire, Attorney for the City of Sumter.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing who may enforce Section 44-96-170(H) pertaining to waste tires and whether this provision imposes a criminal or civil penalty. Read Full Opinion
Sep 8, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 08, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Sarah Lyles, Executive Director, PalmettoPride. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Office Addre…
Requested by Requested by Sarah Lyles, Executive Director, PalmettoPride.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a county may purchase real property by resolution or ordinance. Read Full Opinion
Sep 8, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive SEP 08, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Brian Hulbert, Deputy County Attorney, Beaufort County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Offi…
Requested by Requested by Brian Hulbert, Deputy County Attorney, Beaufort County.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing appointments, vacancies and quorum requirements for county boards of voter registration and elections. Read Full Opinion
Aug 30, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive AUG 30, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Howard M. Knapp, Executive Director, South Carolina Election Commission. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia…
Requested by Requested by Howard M. Knapp, Executive Director, South Carolina Election Commission.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing a coroner's discretionary authority to spend funds allocated under S.C. Code Section 17-5-140(B). Read Full Opinion
Aug 25, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive AUG 25, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Chris Hill, Fairfield County Coroner. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Office A…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Chris Hill, Fairfield County Coroner.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing a sewer district's ability to levy a uniform tax where not all of its residents receive sewer service. Read Full Opinion
Aug 14, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive AUG 14, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Sharon H. West, Auditor, Spartanburg County. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29211 O…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Sharon H. West, Auditor, Spartanburg County.Open opinion ↗Opinion on the interpretation of a provision of Act 38 of 2023. Read Full Opinion
Aug 11, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive AUG 11, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the application of Myrtle Beach's business license tax to Turo, Inc. and its Hosts. Read Full Opinion
Jul 26, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUL 26, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Cody T. Mitchell, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 …
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Cody T. Mitchell, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Whether the South Carolina Department of Corrections is required to release, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, photographs of inmates taken automatically while they are using their SCDC tablets.. Read Full Opinion
Jul 26, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUL 26, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columb…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether a project violates the prohibition on using public funds for the primary benefit of private parties. Read Full Opinion
Jul 5, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUL 05, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Mr. G. Waring Parker, Esquire, Attorney for the Town of Summerville. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.…
Requested by Requested by Mr. G. Waring Parker, Esquire, Attorney for the Town of Summerville.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing the legality of a contract entered into by a school district. Read Full Opinion
Jun 30, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUN 30, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Jay Kilmartin, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Col…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Jay Kilmartin, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing which entities are authorized to approve lease-purchase agreements for the use of school property. Read Full Opinion
Jun 27, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUN 27, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Cody T. Mitchell, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 …
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Cody T. Mitchell, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion on the directors and bylaws of the Teal's Mill Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., a nonprofit corporation. Read Full Opinion
Jun 19, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUN 19, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Richard Yow, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Colum…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Richard Yow, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing multiple documents titled for a public meeting of the Charleston County School Board. Read Full Opinion
Jun 15, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUN 15, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Matthew W. Leber, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 …
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Matthew W. Leber, Member, South Carolina House of Representatives.Open opinion ↗Opinion addressing whether information gathered during a State Election Commission audit is exempt from the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act under Section 30-4-40(a)(2) of the South Carolina Code. Read Full Opinion
Jun 14, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUN 14, 2023 Requested by: Requested by Mr. Howard Knapp, Executive Director, South Carolina Election Commission. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbi…
Requested by Requested by Mr. Howard Knapp, Executive Director, South Carolina Election Commission.Open opinion ↗Opinion on whether it would constitute dual office holding for an individual to serve as a member of the Cherokee County Council and as the Cherokee County member of the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education. Read Full Opinion
Jun 13, 2023
Back to Opinions Archive JUN 13, 2023 Requested by: Requested by The Honorable Harvey Peeler Jr., Member, South Carolina Senate. Read Full Opinion Back to Opinions Archive facebook twitter linkedin youtube Mailing Address The Honorable Alan Wilson P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, S.C. 29…
Requested by Requested by The Honorable Harvey Peeler Jr., Member, South Carolina Senate.Open opinion ↗