South Carolina Code 11-57-730. Indemnification
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 11-57-730
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Investment: means a commitment or contribution of funds or property, whatever the source, a loan or other extension of credit, and the entry into or renewal of a contract for goods or services. See South Carolina Code 11-57-30
Present, future, and former authority members, officers, and employees of the State Budget and Control Board, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the Public Employee Benefit Authority, the Retirement System Investment Commission, and contract investment managers and agents retained by the commission, as well as present, future, and former State Treasurers, officers, and employees of the State Treasurer, and contract investment managers and agents retained by the State Treasurer must be indemnified from the General Fund of the State and held harmless by the State from all claims, demands, suits, actions, damages, judgments, costs, charges, and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees, and against all liability, losses, and damages of any nature whatsoever that these present, future, or former authority members, officers, employees, agents or contract investment managers shall or may at any time sustain by reason of any decision to restrict, reduce, or eliminate investments pursuant to this chapter.