{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-57-5-310","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 57-5-310","heading":"Ownership of real estate.","body":"The commission and the Department of Transportation may own such real estate, in fee simple or by lease, as shall be deemed necessary for the purpose of facilitating the proper operation of the department or for the building and maintenance of the public highways in the state highway system.","path":["Title 57 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES","CHAPTER 5 State Highway System","ARTICLE 3 Rights-of-Way, Lands and Condemnation"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t57c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:54:34Z","sha256":"6a1af681deee21d827d4511f50488d04aab547bfc31772861ed05d6e77bff9da","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-57-5-195","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-57-5-320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}