2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 59 - Education
CHAPTER 150 - SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY ACT
Section 59-150-240. Freedom of Information Act; investigative, supervisory, and reporting duties of the commission.
(A) The commission is subject to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 30, the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
(B) The commission shall perform full criminal background investigations before the execution of a lottery vendor contract.
(C) The commission or its authorized agent shall:
(1) conduct criminal background investigations and credit investigations;
(2) supervise lottery game ticket or share validation and lottery drawings;
(3) inspect, at times determined solely by the commission, the facilities or operations of a lottery vendor or lottery retailer to determine the integrity of the lottery vendor's product or compliance by the lottery retailer or lottery vendor with its contract;
(4) report suspected violations of this chapter to the appropriate investigative and prosecutorial agency having jurisdiction over the violation; and
(5) upon request, provide assistance to a solicitor, the Attorney General, or a law enforcement agency investigating a violation of this chapter.
HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 59, Section 2.
