{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-25-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 8-25-20","heading":"Use of volunteers and development of programs.","body":"Every department is authorized to develop volunteer programs and accept the services of volunteers, including regular-service volunteers, occasional-service volunteers, or material donors, to assist in programs carried out or administered by that department.\nVolunteers recruited, trained, or accepted by any department shall, to the extent of their voluntary service, be exempt from all provisions of law relating to state employment, hours of work, rate of compensation, leave time, and employee benefits. Volunteers shall comply with applicable work rules.\nEvery department using the services of volunteers is authorized to provide volunteers with such incidental reimbursements and as the department deems appropriate to assist volunteers in performing their duties.","path":["Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 25 Government Volunteers"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t08c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:28:49Z","sha256":"b8abaea454362d90951bafb17d348abc43d17261431d35b8dfaf5becff8f91c1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-25-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-8-25-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}