This chapter applies to a controversy or dispute between a member or a member's designated beneficiary and the retirement systems which arises pursuant to or by virtue of any of the provisions of this title. The procedures set forth in this chapter constitute the exclusive remedy for a dispute or controversy between the retirement systems and a member or a member's designated beneficiary arising pursuant to or by virtue of Title 9 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. A claim presenting a dispute or controversy arising pursuant to or by virtue of this title must be resolved in accordance with the procedures and provisions provided in this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 9-21-30
Scope of chapter; exclusive remedy
Known as the South Carolina Retirement Systems Claims Procedures Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (7 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Grimsley v. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (2012)
Most recently applied in Grimsley v. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (January 2012)
2003 Act No. 12, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2003.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.