S.C. Code Ann. § 1-1-1570: Article V convention advisory committee; scope violations; determinations; removal; penalties.

(A) Whenever the advisory committee has reason to believe that a commissioner or interim commissioner has acted outside the scope of his or her authority, the committee shall notify the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Attorney General.

(B) Upon the request for a determination by the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, or the Attorney General on whether a commissioner or interim commissioner has exceeded the scope of his or her authority, the advisory committee shall issue a determination on whether the commissioner or interim commissioner did exceed his or her authority. The determination shall be expeditiously made and immediately communicated to the person requesting it and to the presiding officers of the convention.

(C) Upon a finding that a commissioner or interim commissioner has exceeded the scope of his or her authority:

(1) the commissioner or interim commissioner may be immediately removed or recalled by the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate; and

(2) this finding must be forwarded to the Attorney General to investigate whether the commissioner or interim commissioner has committed misconduct in office.

(D) A commissioner or interim commissioner who is convicted of committing misconduct in office is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than five years.