South Carolina § 1-1-697 Use of language other than English prohibited.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 1-1-697 — Use of language other than English prohibited.

South Carolina § 1-1-697

Title 1ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 1-1-697 (2026).

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Neither this State nor any political subdivision thereof shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, or policy, the use of any language other than English; provided, however, that nothing in SECTIONS 1-1-696 through 1-1-698 shall prohibit a state agency or a political subdivision of the State from requiring an applicant to have certain degrees of knowledge of a foreign language as a condition of employment where appropriate.

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Neither this State nor any political subdivision thereof shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, or policy, the use of any language other than English; provided, however, that nothing in SECTIONS 1-1-696 through 1-1-698 shall prohibit a state agency or a political subdivision of the State from requiring an applicant to have certain degrees of knowledge of a foreign language as a condition of employment where appropriate.