S.C. Code Ann. § 5-1-40

Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation recommendation; submission of subsequent application

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Glaze v. Grooms (1996)

Most recently applied in 66 F. Supp. 2d 745 - Murray v. Kaple (September 1999)

1962 Code SECTION 47-3; 1975 (59) 692; 2000 Act No. 250, SECTION 2; 2005 Act No. 77, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2005.

(A) The Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation shall return the copy of filing to the Secretary of State with a written decision of its recommendation concerning the application for municipal incorporation.

(B) The Secretary of State shall provide the applicant with a copy of the committee's written decision.

(C) A recommendation by the committee or a determination by the Secretary of State that the requirements of Section 5-1-30 have not been met does not preclude the area seeking from submitting a subsequent application.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.