Listed below are the Acts of the South Carolina General Assembly assigned act numbers during the 1981 legislative session.

Following each act number are the ratification number (preceded by an R), the bill number (preceded by an H for House or an S for Senate) and a brief description of the act.

The number of each act is linked to the legislative information for that act. The legislative information includes a link to the full text of the act.

Act No. 1 (R655, H2641 of 1980)

--Ballot specifications in primary elections

Act No. 2 (R1, S43)

--Bankruptcy Act, real and personal property of a debtor

Act No. 3 (R5, S44)

--Date of issuance of bond anticipation notes to be used

Act No. 4 (R7, H2121)

--Goose Creek Reservoir to be wildlife refuge

Act No. 5 (R15, H2163)

--Permit a governor to be elected to two successive terms.

Act No. 6 (R16, H2164)

--Interest rates suspended until June 30,1985

Act No. 7 (R20, H2096)

--Coroner to serve notice of hearing

Act No. 8 (R23, H2132)

--Boxing matches

Act No. 9 (R27, S7)

--Salt water-fresh water dividing lines

Act No. 10 (R28, S146)

--Hearings conducted by commissioner

Act No. 11 (R29, S151)

--Payment of brokers premium tax, accounting of the disposition of license fees

Act No. 12 (R31, S161)

--Unlawful acts of registered producers and wholesalers

Act No. 13 (R32, S177)

--Broker to furnish statement and make report to Chief Insurance Commissioner

Act No. 14 (R33, H2038)

--Public service districts authorized to enter into agreements

Act No. 15 (R34, H2350)

--Department of corrections authorized to transfer money

Act No. 16 (R35, H2366)

--Acquisition of major medical equipment

Act No. 17 (R40, H2126)

--Unlawful to hunt deer near residences penalties

Act No. 18 (R41, H2173)

--Speed limit for public school buses transporting handicapped children

Act No. 19 (R42, H2249)

--Bag limit for raccoons in Game Zone penalties

Act No. 20 (R43, H2275)

--Lawful size for gill nets-penalties

Act No. 21 (R44, H2306)

--General Assembly not required to review certain regulations.

Act No. 22 (R45, H2348)

--Income tax deductions for nongame wildlife and natural areas program

Act No. 23 (R47, H2431)

--Point system for hunting and fishing violations

Act No. 24 (R48, H2433)

--Taking or possessing of turkeys illegally

Act No. 25 (R54, S25)

--County, township, school district, municipal and regional libraries

Act No. 26 (R55, S199)

--Parking facilities at the College of Charleston

Act No. 27 (R56, H2125)

--Penalties against employers and insurance carriers, workman's compensation

Act No. 28 (R57, H2165)

--Stock-owned savings and loan associations

Act No. 29 (R58, H2042)

--Certain records to be confidential - penalties

Act No. 30 (R59, H2172)

--State Board of Financial Institutions may promulgate regulations

Act No. 31 (R61, H2407)

--Special purpose districts, powers of

Act No. 32 (R62, S107)

-- South Carolina Retirement System and the Police Officers Retirement System

Act No. 33 (R65, H2189)

--Penalties for illegal distribution and possession of narcotics and controlled substances

Act No. 34 (R66, S150)

--Amount of insurance of applicant

Act No. 35 (R67, S371)

--Registration as physical therapist

Act No. 36 (R69, S237)

--Repealing Section 3 of Act 518 of 1980

Act No. 37 (R70, S149)

--Mortality tables used to determine life expectancy

Act No. 38 (R72, S216)

--Board of Commissioners of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

Act No. 39 (R73, S157)

--Exemption from ad valorem taxation

Act No. 40 (R74, S18)

--Compensation amount increased

Act No. 41 (R75, S303)

--License taxes on fishing appliances

Act No. 42 (R77, H2428)

--Transfer or exchange foreign national prisoners

Act No. 43 (R78, H2144)

--Teachers certified under the trades and industrial education certification process

Act No. 44 (R79, H2269)

--License fee for insurance brokers, adjusters and motor vehicle physical damage appraisers

Act No. 45 (R82, H2501)

--Insurance Commissioner authorized to issue policy

Act No. 46 (R83, S272)

--Composition of Agriculture Commission

Act No. 47 (R84, S174)

--Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact

Act No. 48 (R85, S428)

--Procedure for amending the articles of incorporation

Act No. 49 (R86, S219)

--Unlawful to trawl for shrimp during certain hours

Act No. 50 (R87, S41)

--Advanced refunding of bonds of public agencies

Act No. 51 (R88, S168)

--Boats may be used to transport certain persons.

Act No. 52 (R89, S46)

--Retirement system for members of the General Assembly

Act No. 53 (R90, S120)

--Bankruptcy Act, property not exempt from bankruptcy proceedings

Act No. 54 (R91, H2751)

--Lawful to fish for eels

Act No. 55 (R92, H2390)

--Lawful to set nets to catch shad in Game Zone 7

Act No. 56 (R93, 2427)

--Prison goods from other states

Act No. 57 (R94, H2457)

--Establish a South Carolina National Guard Museum and state weapons collection

Act No. 58 (R95, H2543)

--Amounts to be paid upon death of member

Act No. 59 (R96, H2754)

--Tourism Commission created

Act No. 60 (R98, S205)

--Investment tax credit

Act No. 61 (R99, 302)

--Federal Internal Revenue Code sections adopted

Act No. 62 (R101, S327)

--Percentage allowance on manufacturers' personal property

Act No. 63 (R102, S268)

--Hunting with bow and arrow

Act No. 64 (R103, S23)

--Migratory waterfowl stamp

Act No. 65 (R104, S24)

--Hobcaw Point, bird and game sanctuary created

Act No. 66 (R105, S366)

--Video-tape in recording depositions

Act No. 67 (R106, S259)

--Deferred compensation for public employees

Act No. 68 (R108, S472)

--State Employee Grievance Committee

Act No. 69 (R108, S284)

--Exclusions from income

Act No. 70 (R109, S426)

--Forest renewal practices

Act No. 71 (R110, S359)

--Uniform Gift to Minors Act

Act No. 72 (R111, H2557)

--Narcotics and other controlled substances

Act No. 73 (R113, H2434)

--Towing company to notify police

Act No. 74 (R114, H2345)

--Deer hunting in a portion of Lancaster County

Act No. 75 (R115, H2005)

--Signs on highway rights-of-way

Act No. 76 (R116, H2037)

--Malicious injury to animals and personal property

Act No. 77 (R118, H2371)

--Application - fee, to practice podiatry

Act No. 78 (R119, H2672)

--Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology

Act No. 79 (R120, H2691)

--Narcotics and controlled substances

Act No. 80 (R11, H2120)

--Period extended for basic skills examination

Act No. 81 (R121, S163)

--Property not considered capital assets for income tax purposes, exception, evergreen trees

Act No. 82 (R123, S106)

--Regulation of the milk and milk products industry

Act No. 83 (R124, S461)

-- Fishing devices

Act No. 84 (R127, S32)

--Voting precincts in Charleston County

Act No. 85 (R128, H2336)

--Visitations by grandparents of children involved in support cases.

Act No. 86 (R129, H2374)

--Uniform Standards Code for Mobile Homes

Act No. 87 (R130, H2465)

--Qualifications of applicants for licenses to practice psychology

Act No. 88 (R131, S438)

--Admissions tax exemptions to boats which charge a fee for pleasure fishing, excursion, sight-seeing and private charter.

Act No. 89 (R133, S193)

--State Board of Nursing

Act No. 90 (R134, S129)

--Classification of property qualifying for the homestead exemption

Act No. 91 (R135, S386)

-- Revenue bond debt limitation of the State Education Assistance Authority

Act No. 92 (R137, S5)

--Trademarks, service marks, model state trademark law

Act No. 93 (R138, H2901)

--Property tax exemptions and reapplication for homestead exemption

Act No. 94 (R139, H2400)

--Hunting and fishing licenses, applications for numbers of motorboats and transfer of motorboat registration and certificates of title to watercraft

Act No. 95 (R140, H2679)

--Liability exemption for donors of food

Act No. 96 (R141, H2690)

--Hazardous waste management

Act No. 97 (R142, H2708)

--Commercial harvesting of shellfish, Georgetown County

Act No. 98 (R144, H2509)

--Declaration and payment of income tax by corporations

Act No. 99 (R147, S196)

--South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Act No. 100 (R148, S234)

--Probation, Pardon and Parole, board and dept. of, name changed

Act No. 101 (R149, S338)

--Practice of acupuncture permitted

Act No. 102 (R150, S30)

--Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act

Act No. 103 (R151, H2511)

--Exclusion from gross income

Act No. 104 (R153, H2791)

--County and city forma marketing centers

Act No. 105 (R155, H2217)

--Blanket bond for deputies

Act No. 106 (R156, H2500)

--Vacation time sharing, definition, violations, licenses, etc.

Act No. 107 (R157, H2777)

--Private employment agencies

Act No. 108 (R158, H2778)

--Unemployment compensation, procedures revised

Act No. 109 (R160, S310)

--Law enforcement officers may be transferred

Act No. 110 (R161, H2297)

--Define jury areas for magistrates courts

Act No. 111 (R162, H2477)

--Lot not accessible to sewer line

Act No. 112 (R163, H2716)

--Regulation of medical laboratories

Act No. 113 (R164, H2764)

--Meetings of stockholders of railroad, street railway, steamboat and canal companies

Act No. 114 (R165, H2765)

--Repeal section, relating to director requirements to be a stockholder in railroad, street railway, steamboat and canal companies

Act No. 115 (R166, H2841)

--Definitions, of improvements used in the Municipal Improvement Act of 1973

Act No. 116 (R167, S194)

--Board of Medical Examiners reauthorized, members, etc.

Act No. 117 (R168, S192)

--State Board of Dentistry reauthorized

Act No. 118 (R169, S480)

--Theft or damage to fishing equipment or catch

Act No. 119 (R170, S425)

--Open season for hunting raccoon and opossum

Act No. 120 (R171, S195)

--State Board of Pharmacy reauthorized

Act No. 121 (R172, S470)

--Increase the number of days a stream may be closed

Act No. 122 (R173, S467)

--Promogulation of regulations to manage and protect fisheries in the Santee River

Act No. 123 (R174, S547)

--Migratory waterfowl stamp, revenue form sale

Act No. 124 (R175, S326)

--Youth Services Act

Act No. 125 (R176, H2463)

--Relating to the SC Building Energy Efficiency Standard Act

Act No. 126 (R178, H2512)

--Qualification of a nontaxable exchange

Act No. 127 (R178, H2678)

--Radioactive waste, transportation of, regulation of

Act No. 128 (R179, H2276)

--Membership of county boxing board increased

Act No. 129 (R180, H2437)

--Regulation of landscape architects, fees

Act No. 130 (R181, H2780)

--Petroleum products redefined, analysts, inspection, etc.

Act No. 131 (R183, 2260)

--Broker shall file with commissioner request for approval of placement

Act No. 132 (R184, H2266)

--Insurance agent's license, commissioner may revoke or suspend license

Act No. 133 (R185, H2387)

--South Carolina Retirement System, nominee of deceased member may elect allowance

Act No. 134 (R186, 313)

--Some rivers system-acquisition of property

Act No. 135 (R187, S323)

--Conservation restrictions and easements

Act No. 136 (R188, S279)

--Real estate license examinations, auctioneers, foresters

Act No. 137 (R189, S241)

--Grading service of the Department of Agriculture

Act No. 138 (R190, 2324)

--Declarations of estimated tax

Act No. 139 (R191, H2392)

--Motor vehicles, window glass

Act No. 140 (R192, H2410)

--Membership of the South Carolina Interagency Council on Public Transportation

Act No. 141 (R193, H2529)

--Sixty-five year old, disabled or legally blind person may use state park without charge

Act No. 142 (R194, H2537)

--Bird and Game Sanctuary established

Act No. 143 (R195, H2578)

--Licenses for barber assistants

Act No. 144 (R198, H2715)

--Emergency medical services, definition, council established, etc.

Act No. 145 (R199, H2843)

--South Carolina State Guard established

Act No. 146 (R203, H2166)

--Business Cooperation Act, Take-over Bid Disclosure Act

Act No. 147 (R207, S292)

--Regulation of dealers in precious metals

Act No. 148 (R209, H2230)

--State Procurement Code

Act No. 149 (R210, S153)

--Comptroller General may deduct contributions

Act No. 150 (R211, S255)

--Local boards of zoning may hear and decide exceptions

Act No. 151 (R212, S570)

--Jury area in Oconee County

Act No. 152 (R214, H2571)

--Military students included in count of full-time equivalent students

Act No. 153 (R217, S324)

--Consolidated district commissions, members, disposition of properties and assets

Act No. 154 (R218, S235)

--Basic skills assessment program, minimum standards

Act No. 155 (R219, S449)

--Shooting preserves, license fees

Act No. 156 (R221, H2686)

--State warehouse system, established provisions

Act No. 157 (R226, H2703)

--Water and sewer, testing, treatment, licensing, plant operators, inspection, etc.

Act No. 158 (R227, H2101)

--Tobacco, assessment, alternate method, referendum notice

Act No. 159 (R228, H2430)

--Revenue from coastal fisheries fines, transmitted to divisions

Act No. 160 (R229, H2496)

--Disposition of hunting and fishing fines

Act No. 161 (R230, H2673)

--Penalties; sale of white perch

Act No. 162 (R231, H2726)

--Low Country Resources, Conservation, and Development Authority; county added

Act No. 163 (R233, S434)

--Business of insurance shall be transacted by authorized agents

Act No. 164 (R235, S314)

--Tax increment financing for redevelopment programs

Act No. 165 (R236, S468)

--Licenses involving commercial fisheries activities

Act No. 166 (R237, H2432)

--Increase the limitation on the sum of money which may be deposited as bail

Act No. 167 (R238, H2538)

--Disposition of fines and penalties imposed and collected by magistrates

Act No. 168 (R239, H2714)

--School district established, purpose of district

Act No. 169 (R240, H2935)

--Terms of office of Commissioners of Public Works

Act No. 170 (R243, H2776)

--Protection of nongame fish

Act No. 171 (R247, H2605)

--Mesh size of gill nets

Act No. 172 (R248, H2629)

--Written reports requirements, Dept. Of Education

Act No. 173 (R249, H2727)

--Reapportionment of the House of Representatives

Act No. 174 (R250, S197)

--Board of Veterinary Medical examiners reauthorized

Act No. 175 (R251, S250)

--Voting precincts in Georgetown County

Act No. 176 (R252, H2554)

--Exempting veterans from reapplying for POW license plates under certain conditions

Act No. 177 (R255, H2758)

--Gas tax

Act No. 178 (R232, H2461)

--Appropriations bill

Act No. 179 (R265, H2608)

--Capital investment bonds

Act No. 180 (R263, S52)

--State Employment Service, operation of

Act No. 181 (R266, H2884)

--Board of Corrections to designate place of confinement

Act No. 182 (R274, H2627)

--Corporations to pay lump-sum benefits

Act No. 183 (R275, H2644)

--Certain vehicles carrying hazardous waste to stop at crossings

Act No. 184 (R97, H2803)

--Area designated bird sanctuary

Act No. 185 (R126, S29)

--Constitutional amendment proposed, relating to elective officers, add Commissioner of Agriculture

Act No. 186 (R246, S529)

--Approve regulations of the Board of Accountancy

Act No. 187 (R152, H2687)

--Approve regulations of the Department of Agriculture

Act No. 188 (R145, H2688)

--Approve regulations of the Department of Agriculture

Act No. 189 (R37, H2409)

--Approve regulations of the Department of Consumer Affairs

Act No. 190 (R125, S415)

--Approve regulations of the Board of Education

Act No. 191 (R244, S569)

--Approve regulations of the Board of Nursing

Act No. 192 (R245, S584)

--Approve regulations of the Department of Social Services

Act No. 193 (R18, H2349)

--Approve regulations of the South Carolina Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources

Act No. 194 (R36, S2399)

--Reauthorization of the existence of the Board of Architectural Examiners

Act No. 195 (R234, S561)

--General Assembly recessed for six days - procedure

Act No. 196 (R68, S160)

--Suspending authorization for county boards of registration to alter boundaries of voting precincts

Act No. 197 (R24, H2295)

--Appropriation for approved accounts of the legislative department.

Act No. 198 (R30, H2351)

--Supplemental appropriation for the ordinary expenses of the Probation, Parole and Pardon Board

Act No. 199 (R205, H3032)

--Comptroller General to honor vouchers

Act No. 200 (R81, H2202)

--Expiration date extended-Joint Underwriting Association

Act No. 201 (R206, H3033)

--Joint resolution, continue applicable provisions and appropriations, positions brought on state payroll, etc.

Act No. 202 (R46, H2357)

--Committee to Consult on Away-From-Reacter Storage established, joint resolution

Act No. 203 (R9, H2114)

--Charter may be restored, Anderson Rescue Squad

Act No. 204 (R3, S103)

--B.L.S. Construction Company, Inc.

Act No. 205 (R26, S172)

--Charter may be restored, Belve

Act No. 206 (R21, H2344)

--Charter may be restored, Buford Swim and Recreation Club, Inc.

Act No. 207 (R22, H2367)

--Charter may be restored, Charlyn, Inc.

Act No. 208 (R53, H2590)

--Charter may be restored, Chesterfield County Rescue Squad Unit No. 6

Act No. 209 (R10, H2118)

--Charter may be restored, Cribb & Company, Inc.

Act No. 210 (R13, H2232)

--Charter may be restored, Elkdom Sportsman Bowl

Act No. 211 (R12, H2218)

--Charter may be restored, Junior Welfare League, Inc. (Rock Hill)

Act No. 212 (R50, H2484)

--Charter may be restored, Memorial Youth Center

Act No. 213 (R4, S133)

--Charter may be restored, Palmetto Fence Company, Inc.

Act No. 214 (R208, S557)

--Charter may be restored, R.E. Butler Realty Company, Inc.

Act No. 215 (R8, H2191)

--Closing of roads in Abbeville County

Act No. 216 (R132, S440)

--Aiken county, school tax millage

Act No. 217 (R261, S592)

--Additional levy authorized, Aiken County Board of Education

Act No. 218 (R49, S345)

--Anderson County, referendum required for increase in tax levy

Act No. 219 (R63, S388)

--Anderson County School District No. 4 bond issue

Act No. 220 (R259, H3124)

--Notice of election, school board trustees in Anderson County

Act No. 221 (R182, H2936)

--Authority transferred to reapportion election districts, Anderson County

Act No. 222 (R60, H2229)

--Whetstone Crossing Crossroads designated, Bamberg County

Act No. 223 (R76, H2300)

--Magistrates in Barnwell County, abolish Hilda mgistrates office

Act No. 224 (R6, H2115)

--Berkeley County Board of Education

Act No. 225 (R215, H3047)

--Tax levy for school purposes in Berkeley County

Act No. 226 (R216, H2862)

--Appropriations for Calhoun County schools

Act No. 227 (R267, H2861)

--Borrowing authorized and tax levy provided, Calhoun County

Act No. 228 (R258, H3113)

--Supplemental appropriation authorized, Calhoun County Museum

Act No. 229 (R197, H3007)

--Tax millage for North Charleston Sewer District

Act No. 230 (R202, H3006)

--Auditor to levy millage for districts and commissions, Charleston County

Act No. 231 (R223, H3008)

--Auditor shall levy millage, Charleston County

Act No. 232 (R213, S88)

--Park and playground commission created, Charleston County

Act No. 233 (R241, H3084)

--Road to be closed, Charleston County

Act No. 234 (R80, H2570)

--Bonding authority increased, Cherokee County

Act No. 235 (R201, H2981)

--Per diem and mileage for members of the board of the Chesterfield County School District

Act No. 236 (R2, S87)

--Appointment of members of Board of Trustees, Clarendon County

Act No. 237 (R38, H2454)

--Board of Trustees may borrow money, Latta School District

Act No. 238 (R39, H2455)

--Auditor of Dillon County to charge certain levies, records to be kept

Act No. 239 (R52, H2488)

--Election of trustees-Florence County, composition of boards, terms, qualifications, etc.

Act No. 240 (R271, S609)

--School district areas consolidated, Florence

Act No. 241 (R257, H2999)

--Creation of Florence County School District No. 5 validated, ratified and confirmed

Act No. 242 (R112, H2782)

--Issuance of bonds authorized, Greenville County School District

Act No. 243 (R222, H2952)

--Trustees of School District of Greenville County-terms and dates of election changed

Act No. 244 (R262, S607)

--Election for school board trustees may be postponed, Greenville

Act No. 245 (R269, S622)

--County Council election districts, Greenville

Act No. 246 (R268, S623)

--School board election districts, Greenville

Act No. 247 (R100, S473)

--Hampton County, may issue bonds-conditions

Act No. 248 (R272, S606)

--County Council election districts, Horry

Act No. 249 (R220, S590)

--Joint resolution, highway named, "W. Bruce Williams Memorial"

Act No. 250 (R122, S417)

--Term of Superintendent, Lancaster County

Act No. 251 (R260, H3107)

--Auditor to levy millage, Laurens County

Act No. 252 (R270, H3180)

--Date of levy of millage change, Laurens County

Act No. 253 (R19, H2401)

--Millage limitation not applicable, Lee County

Act No. 254 (R17, H2368)

--Marion Court Library Commission created

Act No. 255 (R200, H2958)

--Millage levied in Marion County for school purposed

Act No. 256 (R273, H3040)

--Marlboro County School District, creation, election of members, terms, etc.

Act No. 257 (R253, H2883)

--Sheriff's fees and costs, Newberry County

Act No. 258 (R136, S521)

--Magisterial districts in Oconee County

Act No. 259 (R64, S280)

--Road to be closed, Orangeburg County

Act No. 260 (R146, H2930)

--Board of Trustees of School District of Pickens County, composition

Act No. 261 (R154, H2927)

--Annual budget for School District of Pickens County

Act No. 262 (R256, H2912)

--Trustees may receive per diem, Richland County School District

Act No. 263 (R25, S200)

--Membership increased, Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education

Act No. 264 (R225, H3071)

--Board authorized to borrow, school building purposes, Spartanburg County

Act No. 265 (R117, H2874)

--Holly Springs Volunteer Fire District

Act No. 266 (R224, H3039)

--State highway system, roads closed and removed

Act No. 267 (R143, H2901)

--Special election called to vacancies, Union County Board of School Trustees

Act No. 268 (R159, H2965)

--Composition of Board of Trustees, School Board of York County

Act No. 269 (R242, H3100)

--Auditor to levy tax, school taxes

Act No. 270 (R196, H2991)

--Board of Trustees-election and terms

Act No. 271 (R264, H3172)

--York County School District No. 3, terms of office, election of trustees

Act No. 272 (R254, H3120)

--Single-member election districts for the governing body of York County

Act No. 273 (R204, H2992)

--Special magistrate for York County