South Carolina § 8-15-40 Officer's delivery of state-owned Code and supplements to successor in office; liability on bond for value of retained Code; Code Commissioner to determine value.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 8-15-40 — Officer's delivery of state-owned Code and supplements to successor in office; liability on bond for value of retained Code; Code Commissioner to determine value.

South Carolina § 8-15-40

Title 8PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 15LOCAL AND STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 8-15-40 (2026).

Text

An officer receiving a set of the Code and its supplements, upon leaving office, shall deliver to his successor in office the codes and supplements which he received as an officer. An officer leaving office without turning over to his successor the sets of the codes and supplements delivered to him by virtue of his office is liable for them on his official bond. The Code Commissioner shall determine the value of the set. The codes and supplements after distribution to officers are and remain the property of the State and must be returned to the State Librarian by a person who is not authorized by law to retain them. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this section and Section 8-15-30.

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An officer receiving a set of the Code and its supplements, upon leaving office, shall deliver to his successor in office the codes and supplements which he received as an officer. An officer leaving office without turning over to his successor the sets of the codes and supplements delivered to him by virtue of his office is liable for them on his official bond. The Code Commissioner shall determine the value of the set. The codes and supplements after distribution to officers are and remain the property of the State and must be returned to the State Librarian by a person who is not authorized by law to retain them. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this section and Section 8-15-30.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-61; 1952 Code SECTION 1-61; 1942 Code SECTION 2118-2; 1932 (37) 1185; 1940 (41) 1940; 2009 Act No. 10, SECTION 3, eff May 6, 2009.