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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-190 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY TO POST ALL NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW TO EACH ENTITY'S WEBSITE INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC LIBRARY OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICE TO PRINT A COPY OF THE NOTICE UPON REQUEST.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-1-190. (A) A municipality or county required by law to post a notice in a newspaper may post the notice on the website of the municipality or county.
(B) Upon request, a county library or county government office shall print the notice, free of charge, to a person requesting in person the notice.
(C) Nothing in this section requires a municipality or county to provide or maintain a website.
(D) The posting of a notice pursuant to the provisions of this section satisfies all statutory requirements to post a notice in a newspaper."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect ninety days after approval by the Governor.
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