South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 19 - STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD
Article 7 - DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Subarticle 1 - OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, STATE HUMAN RESOURCES REGULATIONS
Section 19-701.06 - ETHICS ACT

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 19-701.06

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024

The Ethics Act governs the employment of family members and conflicts of interest. For additional information consult the Ethics Act (Section 8-13-100 through Section 8-13-1520 of the South Carolina Code of Laws), the Ethics Commission opinions, and the State Ethics Commission.

A. Employment of Family Members

No public official, public member, or public employee may cause the employment, appointment, promotion, reassignment, transfer, or advancement of a family member to a State or local office or position in which the public official, public member, or public employee supervises or manages. Family member means an individual who is (a) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild, or (b) a member of the individual's immediate family. Immediate family is defined as follows:

1. A child residing in a candidate's, public official's, public member's, or public employee's household;

2. A spouse of a candidate, public official, public member, or public employee; or

3. An individual claimed by the candidate, public official, public member, or public employee or the candidate's, public official's, or public employee's spouse as a dependent for income tax purposes.

B. Conflict of Interest

No employee may accept any work or compensation that could be reasonably construed as a conflict of interest. Acceptance without proper prior approval of work assignment or compensation that is found to be a conflict of interest may be grounds for disciplinary action or termination. The propriety of an employment situation or compensation for services rendered shall be considered by all parties concerned. Counsel from the Office of the Attorney General or the State Ethics Commission may be necessary to make such determinations.

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