H 3014 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3014 General Bill, By Kirsh, Bailey, Lloyd and Robinson
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM USING HIS OFFICIAL
POSITION OR OFFICE FOR FINANCIAL GAIN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ONGOING
RECEIPT OF BENEFITS OR ECONOMIC INTERESTS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACTION HAS BEEN
TAKEN TO PROVIDE FOR THEM IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
12/11/96 House Prefiled
12/11/96 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-14
01/14/97 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
PROHIBITING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM USING HIS
OFFICIAL POSITION OR OFFICE FOR FINANCIAL GAIN, SO
AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ONGOING RECEIPT OF
BENEFITS OR ECONOMIC INTERESTS RECEIVED AFTER AN
ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO PROVIDE FOR THEM IS IN
VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-700(A) of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"(A) No public official, public member, or public employee
may knowingly use his official office, membership, or employment
to obtain an economic interest for himself, a member of his
immediate family, an individual with whom he is associated, or a
business with which he is associated. The ongoing receipt of
benefits or economic interests, as defined in Section 8-13-100(11)(a),
received after an action has been taken to provide for these benefits
or economic interests, regardless of the date the decision was made
to provide for them, is a violation of this section. This
prohibition does not extend to the incidental use of public materials,
personnel, or equipment, subject to or available for a public official's,
public member's, or public employee's use which does not result in
additional public expense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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