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TO ADOPT REVISED CODE VOLUMES 15A AND 18 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR CONTENTS, AS THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAW OF THE STATE; AND TO ADOPT THE 2017 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENTS TO THE CODE OF LAWS AS PART OF THE CODE AND PROVIDE THAT THESE SUPPLEMENTS, VOLUMES AS SUPPLEMENTED BY THEM, AND THE REPLACEMENT VOLUMES CONSTITUTE THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAWS OF THE STATE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code authorizes the Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner to contract to be prepared and published under their supervision and direction revised volumes of the Code of Laws.
(B) The Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner have determined that Volumes 15A and 18 are appropriate for revision.
(C) Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code also provides that the revised volumes must be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration.
SECTION 2. (A) Revised Volume 15A containing Title 44 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 15A containing the same title.
(B) Revised Volume 18 containing Titles 56 and 57 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 18 containing the same titles.
(C) Revised Volumes 15A and 18 are adopted as part of the Code of Laws and, to the extent of their contents, are the only general permanent statutory law of the State as of January 1, 2018.
SECTION 3. The 2017 Cumulative Supplements to the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, are adopted as part of the Code of Laws. These supplements, volumes as supplemented by them, and the replacement volumes referred to in Section 2 of this act, constitute the only general permanent statutory laws of the State as of January 1, 2018.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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