The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the Department and shall upon request of the Department institute injunction proceedings or any other court action to accomplish the purpose of this chapter. In the prosecution of any criminal action by the Attorney General and in any proceeding before a grand jury in connection therewith the Attorney General may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties which the solicitor would otherwise be authorized or required to exercise or perform and in such a proceeding the solicitor shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are requested of him by the Attorney General.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-210
Duties of Attorney General and solicitors
Known as the Pollution Control Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (41 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Peake (2001)
Most recently applied in State v. Peake (October 2001)
1962 Code SECTION 63-195.24; 1952 Code SECTION 70-132; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.