S.C. Code Regs. § § 52-603

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 52-603 - Confidential Statements of Economic Interests

A. A public official or public employee who is required to file a statement of economic interests and who accepts from a lobbyist's principal pursuant to Section 2-17-90(A)(6) lodging, transportation, entertainment, food, meals, beverages, or an invitation to a function paid for by a lobbyist's principal must report this information on his Statement of Economic Interests unless pursuant to Section 2-17-90(E), the approving official determines that the confidentiality of a state or local economic development project would be compromised by disclosure. If the approving official determines that the confidentiality of a state or local economic development project would be compromised by disclosure, the following action must be taken:

(1) The approving official must give prior written approval, stating that disclosure of information would jeopardize negotiations in an economic development project. The prior written approval must state the approving official authorizes non-disclosure, generally list the economic development project, provide the public official's or public employee's name and governmental entity, and bear the date of the writing and signature of the approving official.

(2) The approving official's prior written approval is confidential. It must be marked "Confidential" and filed with the "Confidential" Statement of Economic Interests as provided below.

(3) On or before April 15, the public official or public employee shall file a separate Statement of Economic Interests marked "Confidential" and attach to it a copy of the prior written approval. The public official or employee must disclose only the value of the thing of value received with a notation "for economic development - confidential".

(4) Confidential forms are not part of the public record until the approving official determines that public disclosure is appropriate and notifies the Commission in writing that public disclosure is appropriate.

B. If the approving official refuses to approve non-disclosure, the public official or public employee must report the receipt of anything of value on his annual Statement of Economic Interests form.

S.C. Code Regs. § 52-603

Added by State Register Volume 21, Issue No. 6, Part 2, eff June 27, 1997.