South Carolina Statutes
§ 12-60-1760 — Action pending against county officer.
(A)The county shall pay the reasonable attorney's fees, expenses, damages, and costs resulting from defending an action brought against a county officer for performing or attempting to perform a duty imposed on him by this title if the plaintiff prevails in the action and it affects the interest of the county. The county may ratably apportion the fees, expenses, damages, and costs among all parties, except the State, interested in the revenue involved in the action.
(B)If an action involves only a municipal levy, the municipality shall pay the attorney's fees, expenses, damages, and costs which may be awarded in the action. In such an action, the county may cause a municipality interested in the revenue involved in an action to be made a party to the action. The Administrative Law Judge
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 60, SECTION 4A; 2015 Act No. 87 (S.379), SECTION 67, eff June 11, 2015. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 87, SECTION 67, in (A), substituted "The county may" for "The county auditor shall"; and in (B), substituted "the county may" for "a county auditor or treasurer may", and substituted "The Administrative Law Judge" for "The administrative law judge".
Nearby Sections
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§ 12-60-10
Short title.§ 12-60-1310
Denial, proposed suspension, cancellation, or revocation of License; written protest; contents.§ 12-60-1340
Emergency revocation order.§ 12-60-1350
Applicability of chapter.§ 12-60-1740
Tax refunds; preference over other claims.§ 12-60-1750
Refund of property taxes; exceptions.§ 12-60-1755
Crediting of erroneous property tax payments.§ 12-60-1760
Action pending against county officer.§ 12-60-1770
Small claims case.§ 12-60-20
Legislative intent.