{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-6-25-70","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 6-25-70","heading":"Change in membership of joint system.","body":"(A) After the creation of a joint system, any other authority may become a member upon:\n(1) adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the governing body complying with the requirements of Section 6-25-40 including publication of notice;\n(2) submission of an application to the joint system; and\n(3) approval of the application by resolution of the governing body of each member of the joint system except in the case of a joint system organized for the purpose of creating a financing pool, in which case the application must be approved by resolution of the commission.\n(B) A member may withdraw from a joint system by resolution or ordinance of its governing body. A contractual right acquired or contractual obligation incurred by a member while it was a member remains in full force and effect after the member's withdrawal.\n(C) Notice of a change in membership must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. No change is final until this filing occurs. The filing is not required if a joint system is organized only for the purpose of creating a financing pool.","path":["Title 6 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT—PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS","CHAPTER 25 Joint Authority Water and Sewer Systems Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t06c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:25:39Z","sha256":"54563e7427d6d308190ebe14ddea5fed29dca3d1a26f00c3695d6e67abda6c61","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-6-25-60","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-6-25-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}