South Carolina § 5-1-22 Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-1-22 — Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established.

South Carolina § 5-1-22

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 1INCORPORATION

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S.C. Code Ann. § 5-1-22 (2026).

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The General Assembly finds and declares the following to be the public policy of the State of South Carolina:

(1)publicly-owned property may be incorporated or annexed by a municipality as provided by the state's statutory law; however, publicly-owned property is for the benefit of all citizens of the State and is not the exclusive territory of any one municipality; and (2) incorporation or annexation of publicly-owned property does not confer or convey to a municipality control over the publicly-owned property that in any way:

(a)interferes with the superior authority of the federal, state, or county government; or (b) prevents an area seeking to be incorporated from using the publicly- owned property to establish contiguity as provided in Section 5-1-30(A)(4).

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The General Assembly finds and declares the following to be the public policy of the State of South Carolina: (1) publicly-owned property may be incorporated or annexed by a municipality as provided by the state's statutory law; however, publicly-owned property is for the benefit of all citizens of the State and is not the exclusive territory of any one municipality; and (2) incorporation or annexation of publicly-owned property does not confer or convey to a municipality control over the publicly-owned property that in any way: (a) interferes with the superior authority of the federal, state, or county government; or (b) prevents an area seeking to be incorporated from using the publicly- owned property to establish contiguity as provided in Section 5-1-30(A)(4).