Any records, reports or information obtained under any provision of this chapter shall be available to the public. Upon a showing satisfactory to the Department by any person that records, reports or information, or particular parts thereof, other than effluent or emission data, if made public would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of such person, the Department shall consider such record, report or information or particular portion thereof confidential in the administration of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-270
Availability of records, reports, and information to the public; confidentiality of trade secrets
Known as the Pollution Control Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (41 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Naturaland Trust v. Dakota Finance LLC (2022)
Most recently applied in Naturaland Trust v. Dakota Finance LLC (July 2022)
1962 Code SECTION 63-195.30; 1965 (54) 687; 1970 (56) 2512; 1973 (58) 788; 1975 (59) 241.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.