The authority and its employees are exempt from the application of Title 8 (Public Officers and Employees), except for Chapter 5 (Nepotism), and Chapter 13 (Ethics and Disclosure), and Title 9 (State Retirement Systems).
S.C. Code Ann. § 13-17-170
Exemption of authority and its employees from certain Code provisions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Nichols v. South Carolina Research Authority (1986)
Most recently applied in Nichols v. SC RESEARCH AUTHORITY (November 1986)
1984 Act No. 309, SECTION 3, eff March 23, 1984; 2005 Act No. 133, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2005.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.