South Carolina Statutes
§ 2-5-20 — Definitions.
South Carolina § 2-5-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 2-5-20 (2026).
Text
As used in this chapter:
(a)"Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this State whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or methods.
(b)"Unavailable" means absent from the place of session (other than on official business of the General Assembly), or unable, for physical, mental or legal reasons, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a member of the General Assembly, whether or not such absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing constitutional or statutory provisions.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 30-402; 1962 (52) 2192.
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South Carolina § 2-5-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/5/2-5-20.