South Carolina Code 58-27-2030. Employment and duties of special agent or examiner
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-27-2030
- commission: means the Public Service Commission of this State. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- public: means the public generally or any limited portion of the public, including a person, corporation, or municipality. See South Carolina Code 58-27-10
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
In any hearing, the commission may employ a special agent or examiner who shall have power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, consistent with the Code of Judicial Conduct, and receive evidence in any locality which the commission, having regard to the public convenience and the proper discharge of its functions and duties, may designate. The testimony and evidence so taken or received shall have the same force and effect as if taken or received by the commission or any one or more of the commissioners as above provided.