§ 43-5-10 Implementation and administration of public welfare program; regulations
§ 43-5-15 Applications for assistance; manner and form
§ 43-5-20 Payments to support needy child and eligible caretaker; counseling for recipient where aid not being used in best interests of child; appointment of protective payee
§ 43-5-24 Provision of information regarding contraception and family planning
§ 43-5-25 Wilful use of payment for purpose not in best interests of child; protective payee
§ 43-5-30 Overpayments and underpayments; recoupment or correction
§ 43-5-40 Unlawful publication or other use of records; penalty
§ 43-5-45 Notice by department of intended action
§ 43-5-50 One-time grant in event assistance check lost, stolen or destroyed
§ 43-5-60 Assistance subject to future legislation; no claim against State
§ 43-5-65 Application of eligibility
§ 43-5-70 Identification and proof of residence; verification of employment, income and other information; absence from State
§ 43-5-75 Information from banks concerning applicant or recipient of aid
§ 43-5-95 Aid to eighteen-year-old full-time students who are in secondary school or other equivalent training
§ 43-5-120 Request for income tax return; use of information contained in return; notice to recipient; referral to authorities of violations of law
§ 43-5-125 “Living with” defined; verification of child’s residence
§ 43-5-130 Consideration of income of relative
§ 43-5-140 Annual notification of eligibility and reporting requirements; duty to report; failure to report; change in eligibility
§ 43-5-145 Investigation of application
§ 43-5-148 Date on which assistance shall begin
§ 43-5-150 Appeal to State department; proceedings; further appeals
§ 43-5-155 Appeal if application not acted upon within specified time
§ 43-5-160 Review by state department on own motion or request of applicant
§ 43-5-165 Investigation, hearing, and decision by state department
§ 43-5-170 Subpoenas, oaths and examinations of witnesses
§ 43-5-175 Effect of state department’s decision on county department
§ 43-5-180 Charges and fees for representing applicants or recipients of assistance
§ 43-5-185 Public officers prohibited from attempting to influence decisions regarding applications for assistance; penalty
§ 43-5-190 Payments to be exempt from taxes, levy or other process; payments to be inalienable and unassignable; bankruptcy
§ 43-5-200 Endorsement when recipient dies after issuance of check
§ 43-5-220 Obtaining support payments from absent parents; amount; proceedings
§ 43-5-222 Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed
§ 43-5-225 Central registry of records; assistance of other agencies; availability of records
§ 43-5-230 Public Welfare Cooperative Support Program Fund
§ 43-5-235 Reimbursement of local entities for costs of child support collection and paternity determination program
§ 43-5-240 Execution of cooperative support program agreement
§ 43-5-245 Time and forms for submission of plans for operating program; execution of contract upon approval
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 43 > Chapter 5 > Article 1 - Public Aid and Assistance

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.