S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-120
This is the official text of S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-120, part of South Carolina’s Code Ann — part of the compiled statutory law of South Carolina, published by the state as "Code Ann." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
SECTION 25-1-120. Military corporations; membership; purposes; powers; tax exemption; use of armories; sales of alcoholic beverages; application process.
Official statutory text
(A) The officers, the enlisted personnel, or the officers and enlisted personnel or support groups of an organization or unit of the National Guard of South Carolina may organize themselves into a corporation for social purposes and for the purpose of holding, acquiring, and disposing of that property, real and personal, which the military organizations may possess or acquire. The corporation may not engage in business and may not be required to pay a filing or license fee to the State. (B) These organizations may include: (1) enlisted, officer, or all-ranks clubs; (2) family support groups; (3) auxiliary organizations; (4) service branch organizations; (5) battalion, brigade, or unit fund organizations; or (6) other such organizations that provide support to personnel and their families. (C) Organizations incorporated pursuant to this section are exempt from filing returns with the South Carolina Department of Revenue to the same extent they are exempt from filing returns with the Internal Revenue Service. (D) The corporations may raise funds and provide services, if retained funds are used for unit support, eleemosynary causes, or charitable purposes within their charter. The organizations may use armory or National Guard facilities, if there is no expense to the government. When any area of National Guard facilities is used, the National Guard and State shall have access to that area as needed or practical, and the use of that area by the corporation is not exclusive. Any sale of alcoholic beverages must conform to the limitations of sales under other provisions of law, except that sales within the unit, and not for profit, do not require licensing by the State. (E) The Adjutant General and the Secretary of State shall coordinate and make provisions to standardize applications for incorporation. Incorporation may not be made under this article without the approval of the Adjutant General and the State Judge Advocate. All accounts and documents of the corporation organized under this article must be available for inspection and review by the Adjutant General. Effect of Amendment The 2011 amendment inserted the subsection identifiers; inserted subsection (C); in subsection (E), in the second sentence, substituted "Incorporation may not" for "No incorporation may"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in South Carolina?
Find a South Carolina lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.