Every meeting of all public bodies shall be open to the public unless closed pursuant to SECTION 30-4-70 of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-60
Meetings of public bodies shall be open
Known as the Freedom of Information Act
The act spans §§ 30–30 (17 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Fowler v. Beasley (1996)
Most recently applied in Naturaland Trust v. Dakota Finance LLC (July 2022)
1978 Act No. 593, SECTION 7.
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Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.