S.C. Code § 1-31-60
Native American Indian Groups; existing recognition; repeal of regulations regarding recognition
South Carolina · South Carolina Code Title 1, Chapter 31 — State Commission for Minority Affairs · Status: effective
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- S.C. Code § 1-31-60, Native American Indian Groups; existing recognition; repeal of regulations regarding recognition, South Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1564483
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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon and after the effective date of this statute:
(1) any Native American Indian Group that on the effective date of this section has been recognized by the Commission for Minority Affairs through its regulatory process remains and continues to be:
(a) recognized as a Native American Indian Group; and
(b) eligible to exercise the privileges and obligations authorized by that designation;
(2) the Commission for Minority Affairs must:
(a) eliminate the eligibility for any additional Native American Indian Groups to receive official recognized status in the State; and
(b) cease to recognize any additional entities as Native American Indian Groups; and
(3) any regulations providing for recognition as a Native American Indian Group are repealed.
(B) The Commission for Minority Affairs must revise any regulations to:
(a) eliminate any recognition procedure as a Native American Indian Group; and
(b) provide for the privileges and obligations a Native American Indian Group that continues to be recognized is authorized to exercise.