HeinOnline recently announced that they have now indexed all the session laws for South Carolina.
session laws: a publication in bound-volume form of all enactments and resolutions of a legislature passed at a particular session, indexed, and numbered usually in chronological order —distinguished from code
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/session%20law
How far back in history does “all” reach?
The first recorded South Carolina law was in 1694, when South Carolina was a colony. The law was “An Act for making sufficient Fences, and keeping the same in Repair.”
Here’s how we found it:
- Go to law.sc.edu/library.
- Click Quick Links, then click HeinOnline in the dropdown.
- Click Session Laws Library, then click State Session Laws in the dropdown.
- Scroll down, and click South Carolina. The years available are 1694-2017.
What else can you find?
- Click on any year in in the chronological list to see all the South Carolina laws that were passed in a particular year.
- Type a word or phrase in the “Search this Title” search box to see every instance of that word or phrase in South Carolina law over the years.