South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 139 - COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS
Article I - STATE RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ENTITIES
Section 139-103 - Notification of Recognition Status, Appeals and Withdrawals

A. Formal acknowledgement of the decision of the Board of the Commission regarding the status of an application for State Recognition shall be in writing, and may be further acknowledged in other forms (certificate, plaque, and/or culturally appropriate ceremony) as determined appropriate by the Commission.

B. Whenever an entity receives an unfavorable recommendation from the State Recognition Committee, the entity will be notified by mail within five business days from the date of notification to the Board of the Commission. This notification will include the reason the unfavorable recommendation was given. The entity shall have ten business days from receipt of the notification letter to submit an appeal asking for reversal of that decision. The appeal must state clearly the reasons that the entity believes that the decision should be reversed. The Commission for Minority Affairs must receive the appeal in writing. Entities are barred from submitting new information, updated information, additional exhibits, charts, and/or any additional documentation that was not part of the original petition and considered by members of the State Recognition Committee.

C. An entity may withdraw its request for State Recognition at any point during the initial review process by the State Recognition Committee. After the State Recognition Committee makes its initial recommendations to the Board of the Commission, an entity may not withdraw its request.