S.C. Code Ann. § 58-3-22: Legal advice; meetings.

Members of the Public Service Commission may meet together to receive technical and legal advice from the commission's staff on matters pending on the commission's docket, provided that the:

(1) advice is to aid the members in carrying out their responsibilities on the commission;

(2) advice is provided in a manner consistent with the South Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct; and

(3) members who attend such a meeting are not authorized to make recommendations to or transact any business for the Public Service Commission.

A meeting between the members of the Public Service Commission and commission staff pursuant to this section does not constitute a "public meeting" for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.