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South Carolina Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in South Carolina. Members of the Georgetown University community may 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:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > South Carolina > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > SC - Code of Laws of South Carolina Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS (online version of Page's)
• Internet:
  • State Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline (1995 - Current)
• 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)

Legislature

• South Carolina Senate
• South Carolina House of Representatives

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976 Annotated, KFS1830 1976 .A2 (regulations appear in volumes 23-27)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • SC-ADC
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > South Carolina > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > SC - South Carolina Code of Laws, Regulations
• Internet:
  • State Code of Regulations
  • State Register (1997-2002; current issues only available via subscription)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Executive Orders (2003 - Current)
• State Agencies and Boards
• Office of the Attorney General
• Administrative Law Judge Decisions

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • The Southeastern Reporter (1st series,1887-1939 ), KF135 .S6
  • West's South Eastern Reporter (2nd series, 1939 - Current), KF135 .S612
  • South Carolina Reports, (1984 - Current) KFS1845 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • SC-CS (state cases)
    • SC-CS-ALL (state & federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > South Carolina > Find Cases > SC State Cases, Combined (state cases)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > South Carolina > Find Cases > SC Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)
• Internet:
  • Opinions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina (1997 - Current)
  • Opinions of the Court of Appeals of South Carolina (1997 - Current)

Courts

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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Print: South Carolina Law Review K23 .O73 (1962 - Current)
  • Journal Home Page
• Electronic:
  • HeinOnline (1948 - Current; title varies: Vols. 1-14 (1948-1962) as South Carolina Law Quarterly)
  • Lexis (1993 - Current)
  • Westlaw: (selected coverage begins with 1983 & full coverage begins with 1993 - Current)

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 - Current)
  • 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 09/09(RR)

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