{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-13-322","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-322","heading":"Prohibited contacts during pendency of investigation or open complaint.","body":"It is unlawful for the Governor, a member of the General Assembly, or anyone who is the subject of a pending investigation or open complaint, to contact or attempt to contact, either directly or indirectly, a member of the commission or a legislative ethics committee to influence or attempt to influence the outcome of a pending investigation or open complaint.","path":["Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 13 Ethics, Government Accountability, and Campaign Reform","ARTICLE 3 State Ethics Commission"],"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":"6cdac0dcede9cb9351d10e029c30fed018fcdcaff1b12e6e2a2df0970c5d08e7","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-13-320","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-13-325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}