South Carolina § 2-19-50 Confidentiality of records, information, and other material.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 2-19-50 — Confidentiality of records, information, and other material.

South Carolina § 2-19-50

Title 2GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ch. 19SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION SCREENING AND ELECTION OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 2-19-50 (2026).

Text

All records, information, and other material that the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission has obtained or used to make its findings of fact, except materials, records, and information presented under oath at the public hearing, must be kept strictly confidential. The information required to be kept confidential also shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 30.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1975 (59) 122; 1996 Act No. 391, Part I, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 388, SECTION 2; 2024 Act No. 219 (S.1046), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2025. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 219, SECTION 1, in the first sentence, inserted "South Carolina", and deleted the second sentence, which provided that after the commission has reported its findings of fact, all records, information, and material required to be kept confidential must be destroyed.