South Carolina § 53-5-10 Legal holidays enumerated; holiday schedules of public colleges and universities.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 53-5-10 — Legal holidays enumerated; holiday schedules of public colleges and universities.

South Carolina § 53-5-10

Title 53SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS, AND OTHER SPECIAL DAYS

Ch. 5LEGAL HOLIDAYS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 53-5-10 (2026).

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The first day of January—New Year's Day, the third Monday of January—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in February—George Washington's birthday/President's Day, the tenth day of May—Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday of May—National Memorial Day, the fourth day of July—Independence Day, the first Monday in September—Labor Day, the eleventh day of November—Veterans Day, National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays. The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, shall not be in violation of this section so long as the number of holidays provided for in this section are not exceeded.

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The first day of January—New Year's Day, the third Monday of January—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in February—George Washington's birthday/President's Day, the tenth day of May—Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday of May—National Memorial Day, the fourth day of July—Independence Day, the first Monday in September—Labor Day, the eleventh day of November—Veterans Day, National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays. The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, shall not be in violation of this section so long as the number of holidays provided for in this section are not exceeded.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 64-151; 1952 Code SECTION 64-151; 1942 Code SECTION 7050; 1932 Code SECTION 7050; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5718; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4201; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3094; 1898 (22) 791; 1911 (27) 138; 1917 (30) 38; 1923 (33) 168; 1948 (45) 1670; 1970 (56) 1931; 1973 (58) 349; 1978 Act No. 614; 1983 Act No. 151 Part II SECTION 44; 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, SECTION 76, eff June 19, 1996; 2000 Act No. 246, SECTION 1, eff May 1, 2000; 2009 Act No. 33, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2009. Effect of Amendment The 1996 amendment added the fourth undesignated paragraph pertaining to the holiday schedules of public colleges and universities. The 2000 amendment, in the first undesignated paragraph, added Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Confederate Memorial Day and made other changes and deleted the second and third undesignated paragraphs relating to optional holidays and the general election day holiday, respectively. The 2009 amendment added "twenty-fourth," in the first undesignated paragraph.