{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-3-260","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 5-3-260","heading":"Annexation of church property.","body":"Any area owned entirely by an established church or religious group which is contiguous to a municipality may be annexed to the municipality upon the petition of the governing body of the church or religious group being submitted to the governing body of a municipality. Upon agreement of the governing body of the municipality to accept the petition, and the passage of an ordinance to that effect, the annexation is complete.","path":["Title 5 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 3 Change of Corporate Limits"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t05c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:22:29Z","sha256":"5c42b9d52b0232e4ebffcdd58e5c18040255048e14ccd07dcd5f4286be5eb046","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-3-250","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-3-270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}