South Carolina § 41-15-270 Subpoenas and taking testimony.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 41-15-270 — Subpoenas and taking testimony.

South Carolina § 41-15-270

Title 41LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Ch. 15OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 41-15-270 (2026).

Text

The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee may subpoena witnesses, documents, take and preserve testimony, examine witnesses, administer oaths and, upon proper presentation of credentials to the owner, manager or agent of the employer, enter any place, site or area where employment comes under the jurisdiction of the Director and interrogate any person employed therein or connected therewith or the proper officers of a corporation or employer, or he may file a written or printed list of interrogatories and require full and complete answers to them to be returned under oath within fifteen days of the receipt of such list.

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The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee may subpoena witnesses, documents, take and preserve testimony, examine witnesses, administer oaths and, upon proper presentation of credentials to the owner, manager or agent of the employer, enter any place, site or area where employment comes under the jurisdiction of the Director and interrogate any person employed therein or connected therewith or the proper officers of a corporation or employer, or he may file a written or printed list of interrogatories and require full and complete answers to them to be returned under oath within fifteen days of the receipt of such list.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 40-267; 1971 (57) 505; 1974 (58) 2328; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 977, eff February 1, 1994. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or his designee" for "Commissioner of Labor".