South Carolina Regulations § 52-702 Initiating a Complaint

A. A complaint may be filed against any person covered by the Act except members of the General Assembly. The Ethics Committees of the respective Houses of the General Assembly have jurisdiction over candidates for and members of the General Assembly.

B. Jurisdiction over complaints concerning an Administrative Law Judge or Probate Judge or candidates for the office of Administrative Law Judge or Probate Judge extend to allegations of the campaign practices, campaign disclosure, and disclosure of economic interests provisions of the Act.

C. For purposes of the statute of limitations the date on which a complaint is filed in the Commission offices is the date the action is commenced.

D. The Commission's Complaint Form is the official form for use in filing a complaint. The Form must be completed in full and contain a statement of facts concerning the allegations forming the foundation of the complaint. The complaint must identity the Respondent with specificity and bear the signature of the Complainant.