Title 1, Administration of the Government

In case of the removal, death, resignation or disability of both the Governor, and the Lieutenant Governor, the President of the Senate shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of Governor until such disability of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor has been removed or un…

Beginning with the Lieutenant Governor elected in the 2018 General Election, in the case of the Lieutenant Governor's impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a…

In case of the disability, from whatever cause, of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of Governor, in like manner and upon like conditions as are pres…

In case of the disability, from whatever cause, of all of the officers enumerated in SECTIONS 1-3-120 and 1-3-130, the General Assembly, if it shall be in session, by a joint vote shall elect a person duly qualified to fill the office of Governor in like manner, and upon the like…

Whenever a Governor shall be elected as provided in SECTION 1-3-140, he shall immediately enter upon the discharge of the duties of his office and shall continue to discharge them during the residue of the term.

The Governor shall receive such annual salary as may be provided by the General Assembly.

During the recess of the Senate, vacancy which occurs in an office filled by an appointment of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate may be filled by an interim appointment of the Governor. The Governor must report the interim appointment to the Senate and must f…

(A) Appointments by the Governor requiring the advice and consent of the Senate must be transmitted to the Senate and must contain at a minimum the following information: (1) the title of the office to which the individual is being appointed; (2) the designation of any special se…

The following appointments shall be made by the Governor and are in addition to those appointments by the Governor authorized in other provisions in the Code: (1) An appointment to fill any vacancy in an office of the executive department as defined in Section 1-1-110 occurring d…

Upon the recommendation of qualified candidates by the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Governor shall name and appoint an outstanding and distinguished person of letters as poet laureate for the State of South Carolina for a term of four years and until a successor has been a…

(A) Any officer of the county or State, except: (1) an officer whose removal is provided for in Section 3 of Article XV of the State Constitution; (2) an officer guilty of the offense named in Section 8 of Article VI of the State Constitution; or (3) pursuant to subsection (B) of…

(A) A member of a state board, council, commission, or committee who has three consecutive unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings held by the particular board, council, commission, or committee is considered removed from the board, council, commission, or committee …

An officer, other than a state officer appointed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (B) of Section 1-3-240, shall have the right of appeal from any order of removal by the Governor under Section 1-3-240 to the resident or presiding judge of the circuit in which the officer re…

The power and procedure of removal conferred and provided for in SECTIONS 1-3-240 and 1-3-250 are additional to any other removal powers or procedure authorized by statute.

Any vacancy created under the authority vested by SECTION 1-3-240 shall be filled as provided by the Constitution and statute laws of the State relating to the filling of a vacancy in the office in which such vacancy is so created.

The Governor shall be furnished with a suitable office, to be called the executive chamber, in which all petitions, memorials, letters and other official papers and documents addressed to or received by him shall be methodically arranged and kept, with proper indexes therefor. He…

The Governor shall be allowed a private secretary, to be appointed by him, who shall under the direction of the Governor keep an accurate record under proper dates of all transactions, opinions and other official matters and acts occurring during his period of office. Said record…

The Governor may take such measures and do all and every act and thing which he may deem necessary in order to prevent violence or threats of violence to the person or property of citizens of the State and to maintain peace, tranquility and good order in the State, and in any pol…

The Governor, when in his opinion the facts warrant, shall, by proclamation, declare that, because of unlawful assemblage, violence or threats of violence, or a public health emergency, as defined in Section 44-4-130, a danger exists to the person or property of any citizen and t…

In all such cases when the Governor shall issue his proclamation as provided in SECTION 1-3-420 he may further, cope with such threats and danger, order and direct any person or group of persons to do any act which would in his opinion prevent or minimize danger to life, limb or …

For the purposes already stated the Governor may take and exercise any or all of the following actions: (1) Call out the military forces of the State (State militia) or any unit or units thereof and order and direct them to take such action as in his judgment may be necessary to …

The Governor may intervene in any situation where there exists violence or threats of violence to persons or property and take complete control thereof to prevent violence, riotous conduct, public disorder or breaches of the peace.

The powers granted in this article are supplemental to and in aid of powers now vested in the Governor under the Constitution, statutory laws and police powers of the State.

The Governor on the day of burial or other service for any firefighter or law enforcement officer in this State who died in the line of duty shall order all flags on state buildings to be flown at half-mast in tribute to the deceased firefighter or law enforcement officer. The Go…

(A) The Governor, as Commander-in-Chief of the organized militia of this State and in accordance with Title 32, United States Code, Section 112, may authorize or direct the South Carolina National Guard to assist and support federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in d…

The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counterdrug Activities Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of South Carolina with all other states legally joining, in the form substantially as follows: THE NATIONAL GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES …

Whenever the Governor shall desire the attendance of a personal staff upon any ceremonial occasion he shall detail therefor such officers as he may choose from the active list of the National Guard of South Carolina, resident in or nearest to the place where such ceremonies are t…

The Governor shall designate, by executive order, the appropriate agency to administer the South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council in accordance with the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act of 2000, Pub. Law 106-402. The Department of Administration shall provide suc…

The Lieutenant Governor shall receive such annual salary as may be provided by the General Assembly.

Beginning with the term of the Lieutenant Governor elected in 1982, the duties of such office shall be part-time.

The Secretary of State shall receive such annual salary as may be provided by the General Assembly, and the fees or perquisites of the office shall be paid into the Treasury of the State.

The Secretary of State, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond with two or more good sureties in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office.

The Secretary of State shall, during the absence of the Governor from Columbia, be placed in charge of the records and papers in the executive chamber. He shall keep in Columbia all the books, records and papers belonging thereto.

(A) The office of Secretary of State is designated as the state office whose responsibility it is to monitor positions on the state boards and commissions specified in this subsection and any elected or appointed state boards and commissions established after the effective date o…

The Secretary of State may establish and collect fees, not to exceed the actual cost of searching for or making copies of records. These records must be furnished at the lowest possible cost to the person requesting the records. The agency also may charge a reasonable hourly rate…

The Secretary of State may establish, collect, and retain fees to recover the costs associated with the collection of dishonored checks returned to the agency due to insufficient funds. These fees must be retained and expended by the agency to defray collection expenses and any u…

As used in this title: (1) "Agency" means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive department of state government, including administrative bodies and bodies corporate and politic established as an instrum…

(A) If an individual discloses information alleging fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, violations of state or federal law, and wrongdoing in an agency in good faith to the State Inspector General, the individual's identity is confidential and must not be disclosed to…

(A) There is hereby established the Office of the State Inspector General that consists of the State Inspector General, who is the director of the office, and a staff of deputy inspectors general, investigators, auditors, and clerical employees employed by the State Inspector Gen…

The State Inspector General may: (1) initiate, supervise, and coordinate investigations authorized by this chapter; (2) recommend policies and carry out other activities designed to deter, detect, and eradicate fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, violations of state o…

(A) The State Inspector General may only initiate, supervise, and coordinate an investigation of a public school, public school district, public charter school, public charter school authorizer, or voluntary association that establishes and enforces bylaws or rules for interschol…

(A) If the State Inspector General has reasonable cause to believe that fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, or wrongdoing has occurred or is occurring, he must report the suspected conduct to: (1) the Governor; and (2) the head of the agency affected by the conduct or…

The State Inspector General has the following powers: (A) As part of an investigation, the State Inspector General may: (1) administer oaths; (2) examine witnesses under oath; (3) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum; and (4) examine the records, reports, audits, reviews, pa…

If the State Inspector General investigates and determines that there is specific and credible evidence that a current or former employee, a current or former state officer, a current or former special state appointee, or a person who has or had a business relationship with an ag…

(A) This section applies if the State Inspector General finds evidence of misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, misappropriation, fraud, or other misconduct that has resulted in a financial loss to the State or in an unlawful benefit to an individual in the conduct of state busi…

(A) If the State Inspector General discovers evidence of criminal activity, the State Inspector General shall certify to the appropriate prosecuting attorney the following information: (1) the identity of a person who may be involved in the criminal activity; and (2) the criminal…