South Carolina

South Carolina's FOIA establishes a right of public access to records of state and local government bodies and sets response deadlines.

In South Carolina, a single statute (the South Carolina FOIA, S.C. Code §§ 30-4-10 et seq.) governs both public records and open meetings. The open-meetings provisions are at §§ 30-4-60 to 30-4-110. The records provisions are at §§ 30-4-20 to 30-4-50 — see the Open Records section above for the records framework.

Applies to both state and local government — one of the more unified frameworks. Small purchase threshold $50,000; formal competitive solicitation above that. Robust small and minority business programs. SC Statewide Procurement System.