A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-1-190 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY TO POST ALL NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW TO THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT IN THE NEWSPAPER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 4-1-190.    (A)    A county required by law to post a notice in a newspaper may post the notice on the county website.

(B)    Nothing in this section requires a county to provide or maintain a website.

(C)    The posting of a notice pursuant to the provisions of this section satisfies all statutory requirements to post a notice in a newspaper."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect ninety days after approval by the Governor.