Grand juries may, whenever in their judgment it becomes necessary, employ one or more expert accountants to aid them to examine and investigate the offices, books, papers, vouchers, and accounts of any public officer of their respective counties and to fix the amount of compensation or per diem to be paid therefor, upon the approval of the presiding or circuit judge given before any expert is employed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-1560
Employment of expert accountants
1962 Code SECTION 38-406; 1952 Code SECTION 38-406; 1942 Code SECTION 626-1; 1936 (39) 1458; 1969 (56) 216; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 4, eff March 10, 1986; 1998 Act No. 373, SE…
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