1. (A) Not-for-profit corporations and committees formed by not-for-profit corporations may solicit contributions from the general public.
2. (B) An organization or a committee of an organization may solicit contributions from the general public.

3. (C)

   1. (1) A legislative special interest caucus must not solicit contributions as defined in Section 8-13-100(9), however, it may solicit funds from the general public for the limited purpose of defraying mailing expenses, including cost of materials and postage, and for members of the legislative special interest caucus to attend regional and national conferences. Legislative special interest caucus members may attend a regional or national conference only if the conference is exclusively comprised of legislative special interest caucus counterparts and convenes for the purpose of interacting and exchanging ideas among caucus members and the conference is sponsored by a national organization with which the legislative special interest caucus is affiliated. Attendance at any conference is prohibited if the conference is sponsored by any lobbying group or extends an invitation to persons other than legislators. Under no circumstances may a legislative special interest caucus accept funds from a lobbyist. Each special interest caucus must submit a financial statement to the appropriate supervisory office by January first and July first of each year showing the total amount of funds received and total amount of funds paid out. It must also maintain the following records, for not less than four years, which must be available to the appropriate supervisory office for inspection:

      1. (a) the total amount of funds received by the legislative special interest caucus;
      2. (b) the name and address of each person or entity making a donation and the amount and date of receipt of each donation;
      3. (c) all receipted bills, canceled checks, or other proof of payment for any expenses paid by the legislative special interest caucus.
   2. (2) A legislative special interest caucus may not accept a gift, loan, or anything of value, except for funds permitted in subsection (C)(1) above.

HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 76, SECTION 42, eff June 26, 2003; 2006 Act No. 344, SECTION 5, eff May 31, 2006. Validity For the validity of (C) of this section, see South Carolina Freedom Caucus v. Jordan, 677 F.Supp.3d 352 (D.S.C. 2023).