S.C. Code § 1-7-10
Compensation of Attorney General
The Attorney General shall receive such annual salary as may be provided by the General Assembly.
South Carolina Code Title 1, Chapter 7 — Attorney General and Solicitors
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S.C. Code § 1-7-20
Bond of Attorney General
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Attorney General shall execute a bond, with two good sureties, to this State in the sum of ten thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of his office.
S.C. Code § 1-7-30
Appointment of Assistant Attorneys General
The Attorney General shall appoint the Assistant Attorneys General.
S.C. Code § 1-7-40
Appearance for State in Supreme Court and other courts and tribunals
He shall appear for the State in the Supreme Court and the court of appeals in the trial and argument of all causes, criminal and civil, in which the State is a party or interested, and in these causes in any other court or tribunal when required by the Governor or either branch of the General Assembly.
S.C. Code § 1-7-50
Defense of actions against public officers and employees
In the event that any officer or employee of the State, or of any political subdivision thereof, be prosecuted in any action, civil or criminal, or special proceeding in the courts of this State, or of the United States, by reason of any act done or omitted in good faith in the course of his employment, it is made the…
S.C. Code § 1-7-55
Counter-claims, cross-actions, or other actions on behalf of public officers and employees
When the Attorney General undertakes to defend any civil action or proceeding on behalf of any officer or employee of the State, or of any political subdivision of the State, he may, in his discretion, upon the request of the officer or employee, enter and prosecute a counter-claim, cross-action, or any other appropria…
S.C. Code § 1-7-60
Investigation required prior to defense of actions against public officers and employees; effect of insurance
Before any such defense, however, is undertaken, an investigation shall be made of the facts on which the action or special proceedings are based and unless, in the opinion of the Attorney General, it appears that the officer or employee was acting in good faith, without malice, and in the course of his employment, the…
S.C. Code § 1-7-70
Information obtained pursuant to SECTIONSECTION 1-7-50 and 1-7-60 shall be confidential and inadmissible as evidence
Any and all information obtained by virtue of the provisions of SECTIONS 1-7-50 and 1-7-60 shall be considered confidential and shall not be admissible as evidence in any such action or special proceeding, and no reference thereto shall be made in any such trial or hearing.
S.C. Code § 1-7-80
Conditions attached to appropriation for Attorney General for expenses of litigation
The annual appropriation for the Attorney General for the expenses of litigation is subject to the following conditions: (1) the Attorney General shall conduct all litigation which may be necessary for any department of the state government or any of the boards connected therewith, and all these boards or departments a…
S.C. Code § 1-7-85
Reimbursement of costs in representing State in criminal proceedings and State and its officers and agencies in civil and administrative proceedings
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of the Attorney General may obtain reimbursement for its costs in representing the State in criminal proceedings and in representing the State and its officers and agencies in civil and administrative proceedings. These costs may include, but are not limited to, at…
S.C. Code § 1-7-90
Advice to General Assembly and Governor
The Attorney General shall, when required by either branch of the General Assembly, attend during their sessions and give his aid and advice in the arrangement and preparation of legislative documents and business; and he shall give his opinion upon questions of law submitted to him by either branch thereof, or by the…
S.C. Code § 1-7-100
Advice to solicitors; attendance at grand jury and trials
The Attorney General shall consult with and advise the solicitors in matters relating to the duties of their offices. When, in his judgment, the interest of the State requires it he shall: (1) Assist the solicitors by attending the grand jury in the examination of any case in which the party accused is charged with a c…
S.C. Code § 1-7-110
Advice to State officers and Public Service Commission
He shall, when required by the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Adjutant General, Comptroller General, or any other State officer or the Public Service Commission, consult and advise with them, respectively, on questions of law relating to their official business.
S.C. Code § 1-7-115
Duties of Division of Securities devolved upon Attorney General
(A) The duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Division of Securities of the office of the Secretary of State are hereby devolved upon the Attorney General's office on July 1, 1996. All personnel, appropriations, and full-time equivalent positions of the Division of Securities also shall be transferred to the A…
S.C. Code § 1-7-117
Duties of Division of Public Charities devolved upon Attorney General
(A) The duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Division of Public Charities of the office of the Secretary of State are devolved upon the Attorney General's office on July 1, 1996. All personnel, appropriations, and full-time equivalent positions of the Division of Public Charities also are transferred to the A…
S.C. Code § 1-7-120
Action against intruders on property of State
The Attorney General when, in his judgment, the interest of the State requires it shall file and prosecute information or other process against persons who intrude upon the lands, rights or property of the State or commit or erect any nuisance thereon.
S.C. Code § 1-7-130
Protection of public charities and prosecution of corporations
The Attorney General shall enforce the due application of funds given or appropriated to public charities within the State, prevent breaches of trust in the administration thereof and, when necessary, prosecute corporations which fail to make to the General Assembly any report or return required by law.
S.C. Code § 1-7-140
Annual report to General Assembly
The Attorney General shall annually make a report to the General Assembly of: (1) the cases argued, tried, or conducted by him in the Supreme Court, the court of appeals, and circuit courts during the preceding year; and (2) other information in relation to the criminal laws and observations and statements as, in his o…
S.C. Code § 1-7-150
Accounting to Treasurer; deposit of funds
(A) The Attorney General shall account to the State Treasurer for all fees, bills of costs, and monies received by him by virtue of his office. (B) All monies, except investigative costs or costs of litigation awarded by court order or settlement, awarded the State of South Carolina by judgment or settlement in actions…
S.C. Code § 1-7-160
Hiring of attorneys
A department or agency of state government may not hire a classified or temporary attorney as an employee except upon the written approval of the Attorney General and at compensation approved by him. All of these attorneys at all times are under the supervision and control of the Attorney General except as otherwise pr…
S.C. Code § 1-7-170
Engaging attorney on fee basis
(A) A department or agency of state government may not engage on a fee basis an attorney at law except upon the written approval of the Attorney General and upon a fee as must be approved by him. This section does not apply to the employment of attorneys in special cases in inferior courts when the fee to be paid does…
S.C. Code § 1-7-310
Number, election and terms of solicitors
There is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who holds his office for the term of four years. The term of office of a solicitor begins at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January following his election and ends at noon on the first…
S.C. Code § 1-7-320
Solicitors shall perform duties of Attorney General and assist in prosecutions
Solicitors shall perform the duty of the Attorney General and give their counsel and advice to the Governor and other State officers, in matters of public concern, whenever they shall be, by them, required to do so; and they shall assist the Attorney General, or each other, in all suits of prosecution in behalf of this…
S.C. Code § 1-7-325
Solicitors to be full-time state employees; compensation; secretary
The solicitors of this state shall be full-time employees of the State of South Carolina, provided, however, that any solicitor serving in office on July 1, 1976, whose term of office expires in the year 1979 shall not be required to be full time as provided by this section until the expiration of his term in 1979. Eac…
S.C. Code § 1-7-330
Attendance at circuit courts; preparation and publication of docket
The solicitors shall attend the courts of general sessions for their respective circuits. Preparation of the dockets for general sessions courts shall be exclusively vested in the circuit solicitor and the solicitor shall determine the order in which cases on the docket are called for trial. Provided, however, that no…
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