Bill Text: SC S1338 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Ethics commission

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-27 - Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott [S1338 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-S1338-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-1-15 TO PROVIDE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO OWES THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION UNPAID FINES OR OTHER MONIES MAY NOT BE ELECTED, REELECTED, OR APPOINTED TO A PUBLIC OFFICE WHOSE QUALIFICATIONS ARE NOT DEFINED IN THE CONSTITUTION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-1-15.    An individual who owes the State Ethics Commission unpaid fines or other monies may not be elected, reelected, or appointed to a public office whose qualifications are not defined in the Constitution of this State."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.