South Carolina Statutes
§ 31-5-20 — Definitions.
South Carolina § 31-5-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 31-5-20 (2026).
Text
The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this chapter shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(1)"Housing authority" shall mean any housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law;
(2)"Housing project" shall mean any work or undertaking of a housing authority pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law or any similar work or undertaking of the Federal Government;
(3)"State public body" shall mean any city, town, county, municipal corporation, commission, district, authority or other subdivision or public body of the State;
(4)"Governing body" shall mean the council, board or other body having charge of the fiscal affairs of the State public body;
(5)"Federal Government" shall include the Unite
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 36-302; 1952 Code SECTION 36-302; 1942 Code SECTION 5271-73; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.
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South Carolina § 31-5-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/5/31-5-20.