South Carolina Code of Laws — Title 12 (Taxation)
S.C. Code Ann. § 12-16-1720 — Notice to and appearance of department in judicial proceedings
The department may appear in any proceeding in any court in which the decree may in any way affect the tax and no decree in any such proceeding or appeal therefrom shall be binding upon the State unless personal notice of such proceeding shall have been given to the department.
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