EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

 

1. Chief Justice, Supreme Court Justices, Circuit Court Judges, Family Court Judges, and Court of Appeals Judges

"Each Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, Family Court Judge and Circuit Court Judge shall receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month as expense allowance."

"The Chief Justice, or such other person as he designates...while attending the Conference of Chief Justices, shall be allowed actual subsistence and travel expenses."

"One member of the Supreme Court while attending the National Convention of Appellate Court Judges...shall be allowed actual subsistence and travel expenses."

"Three Circuit Judges while attending the National Convention of State Trial Judges shall be allowed actual subsistence and travel expenses."

2. Special Judges

"The Special Judge shall be allowed for his services per diem of one-hundred ($100.00) dollars and his necessary expenses and the same per diem for not exceeding five days for the preparation of his decrees." (Section 14-5-200, 1976 Code as amended.)

3. Solicitor

"Each solicitor shall receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month as expense allowance."

4. General Assembly

"All members of the General Assembly shall receive an in-district compensation of $1,000 per month.

 5. Committee Chairmen - General Assembly

"The Chairman of the Standing House and Senate Committees shall each be allowed the sum of six hundred dollars and fifty for expenses during the interim, between sessions of the General Assembly, to be paid from the House or Senate approved accounts, with each body paying the expense allowance of the chairman in its membership."

 6. Expenses - Presidents of Colleges and Universities

"Presidents of the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, The Citadel, Winthrop University, South Carolina State University, Francis Marion University, University of Charleston, and Lander University must not be paid a fixed allowance for personal expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their official duties. Reimbursements may be made to the Presidents from funds available to their respective institutions for any such personal expenses incurred provided that all requests for reimbursement are supported by properly documented vouchers processed through the normal accounting procedures of the institutions."