South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-1-20 — Definitions.

South Carolina § 5-1-20
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
Ch. 1INCORPORATION

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S.C. Code Ann. § 5-1-20 (2026).

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As used in Chapters 1 through 17 of this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)"Municipality" means a city or town issued a certificate of incorporation, or township created by act of the General Assembly.
(2)"Publicly-owned property" means any federally-owned, state-owned, or county-owned land or water area.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-10.1; 1975 (59) 692; 2005 Act No. 77, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2005. Effect of Amendment The 2005 amendment rewrote the introductory statement, designated paragraphs (1) and (2), made nonsubstantive language changes in paragraph (1), and added paragraph (2).

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