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S.C. Code Ann. § 5-1-40

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SECTION 5-1-40. Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation recommendation; submission of subsequent application.

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(A) The Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation shall return the copy of filing to the Secretary of State with a written decision of its recommendation concerning the application for municipal incorporation. (B) The Secretary of State shall provide the applicant with a copy of the committee's written decision. (C) A recommendation by the committee or a determination by the Secretary of State that the requirements of Section 5-1-30 have not been met does not preclude the area seeking from submitting a subsequent application. Effect of Amendment The 2005 amendment rewrote this section.

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