It shall be the duty of the solicitors of each judicial circuit and all county and city attorneys to lend to the Attorney General such assistance as the Attorney General may request in the commencement and prosecution of actions pursuant to this article, or any solicitor or county or city attorney with prior approval of the Attorney General may institute and prosecute actions hereunder in the same manner as provided for the Attorney General; provided, however, that if an action is prosecuted by a solicitor or county or city attorney alone, he shall make a full report thereon to the Attorney General, including the final disposition of the matter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-130
Duty of solicitors, county, and city attorneys
Known as the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act
The act spans §§ 39–39 (26 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 487 F. Supp. 2d 676 - CITY OF CHARLESTON, SC v. Hotels. Com, LP (2007)
Most recently applied in 487 F. Supp. 2d 676 - CITY OF CHARLESTON, SC v. Hotels. Com, LP (April 2007)
1962 Code SECTION 66-71.12; 1971 (57) 369.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.