{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-13-1314","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1314","heading":"Campaign contribution limits and restrictions.","body":"(A) Within an election cycle, a candidate or anyone acting on his behalf shall not solicit or accept, and a person shall not give or offer to give to a candidate or person acting on the candidate's behalf:\n(1) a contribution which exceeds:\n(a) three thousand five hundred dollars in the case of a candidate for statewide office; or\n(b) three thousand five hundred dollars in the aggregate for statewide candidates elected jointly pursuant to Section 8, Article IV of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895; or\n(c) one thousand dollars in the case of a candidate for any other office;\n(2) a cash contribution from an individual unless the cash contribution does not exceed twenty-five dollars and is accompanied by a record of the amount of the contribution and the name and address of the contributor;\n(3) a contribution from, whether directly or indirectly, a registered lobbyist if that lobbyist engages in lobbying the public office or public body for which the candidate is seeking election;\n(4) contributions for two elective offices simultaneously, except as provided in Section 8-13-1318.\n(B) The restrictions on contributions in subsection (A)(1) and (2) do not apply to a candidate making a contribution to his own campaign.","path":["Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 13 Ethics, Government Accountability, and Campaign Reform","ARTICLE 13 Campaign Practices"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t08c013.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:28:14Z","sha256":"46fb548572269010ecb86e06d6a3e7348b3fda667de604cb3035c9247e133aa1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-13-1312","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-13-1316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}