An interested person may petition an agency in writing requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a regulation. Within thirty days after submission of such petition, the agency shall either deny the petition in writing (stating its reasons for the denial) or shall initiate the action in such petition.
S.C. Code Ann. § 1-23-126
Petition requesting promulgation, amendment or repeal of regulation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Charleston Television, Inc. v. South Carolina Budget & Control Board (1990)
Most recently applied in Edisto Aquaculture Corp. v. South Carolina Wildlife & Marine Resources Department (January 1993)
1980 Act No. 442, SECTION 6.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.