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South Carolina Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in South Carolina. Members of the Georgetown Community can seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• South Carolina Reference Desk (University of South Carolina School of Law)
• "South Carolina Practice Materials: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography," 18 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 23-45 (Winter 1999). K12 .E357

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution
• Historic versions

Statutes/Code

• Print: Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976 Annotated, KFS1830 1976 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SC-ST-ANN (online version of Baldwin's)
  • Lexis: SC;SCCODE (online version of Page's)
  • Internet: State Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 2000 -
• South Carolina Legislature Online

Legislature

• South Carolina Legislature Online (Includes House and Senate directory information, current and historic legislative information, the legislative manual, current events information, and links to South Carolina legal research materials)
• South Carolina Senate
• South Carolina House of Representatives

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Regulations appear in volumes 23-27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976 Annotated, KFS1830 1976 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SC-ADC
  • Lexis: SC;SCADMN
  • Internet: State Code of Regulations
    State Register (from 1997-June 2002, current issues only available via subscription)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Executive Orders
• State Agencies and Boards
• Office of the Attorney General
• Administrative Law Judge Decisions

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: South Eastern Reporter (1st & 2nd series), KF135 .S612 & South Carolina Reports, KFS1845 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SC-CS (state cases) & SC-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: SC;SCCTS (state cases) & MEGA;SCMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Opinions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina and Court of Appeals

Courts

• South Carolina Judicial Department
• Supreme Court of South Carolina
• Court Register (rules)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Cities & Towns
• Counties
• Municipal Association of South Carolina
• South Carolina Association of Counties
• South Carolina Municipal Codes

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• South Carolina Law Review
  • Journal Home Page
  • Electronic Version (Available from Hein Online )
  • Print

GENERAL

• Print: South Carolina Jurisprudence, KFS1865 .S68
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SC-JUR
  • Lexis: not available
• Internet:
  • South Carolina State Library
  • University of South Carolina. Coleman Karesh Law Library
  • South Carolina Bar
  • Ethics Opinions (1958 - )
  • Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Charleston County Bar Association
  • FindLaw: South Carolina
  • Law Library of Congress: South Carolina
  • Legal Information Institute: South Carolina
  • Tax Forms
  • South Carolina Lawyers' Weekly
  • South Carolina Historical Documents
  • South Carolina Department of Archives and History

Updated 08/2008(MK)

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