SC · constitutions
S.C. Const. art. VI, § 8
Suspension and prosecution of officers accused of crime
Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Governor that probable cause exists to charge any officer of the State or its political subdivisions who has the custody of public or trust funds with embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use, then the Governor shall direct his immediate prosecution by the proper officer, and upon indictment by a grand jury or, upon the waiver of such indictment if permitted by law, the Governor shall suspend such officer and appoint one in his stead, until he shall have been acquitted. In case of conviction, the position shall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled as may be provided by law.
Any officer of the State or its political subdivisions, except members and officers of the Legislative and Judicial Branches, who has been indicted by a grand jury for a crime involving moral turpitude or who has waived such indictment if permitted by law may be suspended by the Governor until he shall have been acquitted. In case of conviction the office shall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled as may be provided by law.
History
1972 (57) 3181; 1973 (58) 83. The present provisions of the first paragraph of this section are similar to former Section 22 of Article IV as it existed prior to the 1973 revision.
Provenance
- Source
- scstatehouse.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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