South Carolina Code of Laws — Title 12 (Taxation)
S.C. Code Ann. § 12-4-330
Witnesses before department
# (A)
The director may summon witnesses to appear and give testimony and to produce records, books, papers, and documents relating to any matters which the department has authority to investigate or determine.
# (B)
The director may cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the State or absent from the State to be taken upon notice to the interested party, if any, in the manner that depositions of witnesses are taken in civil actions pending in the circuit court in any matter which the department has authority to investigate or determine.
# (C)
Oaths to witnesses may be administered by the department. A person who testifies falsely in a matter under consideration by the department is guilty of and, upon conviction, will be punished for perjury.
# (D)
An officer who serves summons or subpoenas and a witness appearing before the Department of Revenue receive the same compensation as an officer and a witness in the circuit court. The department may incur and pay the expense of obtaining expert witnesses or of other evidence for use by the department in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This compensation and expert witness expense must be paid upon certificate of the department by the State Treasurer, by drawing upon funds from the tax on income as provided by Section 12-6-510.
# (E)
Out-of-state appraisers serving as witnesses are not required to be licensed or certified in this State. For purposes of this section, out-of-state appraisers are defined as appraisers with a business address outside of this State.
# (F)
The director of the Department of Revenue and the officers designated by the director may administer oaths to any person or take acknowledgments of any person in respect of any return or report required by this title or the rules and regulations of the department.
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In this chapter (39 sections)
- 12-4-10 · Department of Revenue created
- 12-4-15 · Departmental divisions; supervision
- 12-4-20 · Offices, materials and supplies
- 12-4-30 · Appointment of director; disposition of contested cases
- 12-4-40 · Oath of office
- 12-4-70 · Restriction on political activity and other acts of chairman…
- 12-4-310 · Mandated powers and duties
- 12-4-320 · Permissive powers and duties; rules, regulations, rulings,…
- 12-4-325 · Repealed
- 12-4-330 · Witnesses before department
- 12-4-340 · Authority to contract with collection agency to collect…
- 12-4-350 · Contracts for computer and data processing services;…
- 12-4-360 · Verification by department to retirement systems of…
- 12-4-370 · Disposition of funds collected on warrants for distraint and…
- 12-4-375 · Retention and expenditure of funds from bankruptcy operations
- 12-4-377 · Records of and disposition of funds from sale of confiscated…
- 12-4-379 · Payment of fee required for Federal Refund Offset Program
- 12-4-380 · Report to General Assembly
- 12-4-385 · Proposed change in policy concerning particular industry…
- 12-4-387 · Conduct of audits to promote voluntary compliance and…
- 12-4-388 · Fees for education and training programs, certificates of…
- 12-4-390 · Document handling fees; disposition of bingo revenues;…
- 12-4-393 · Contracting with private entities to establish data mining…
- 12-4-395 · Authority to accept payment by credit card
- 12-4-397 · Tax amnesty period
- 12-4-510 · Power to levy taxes and order reassessment of property;…
- 12-4-520 · Dealings with county tax officials; oversight of county…
- 12-4-530 · Investigation and prosecution of violations
- 12-4-535 · Department determinations
- 12-4-540 · Appraisal, assessment and equalization by department;…
- 12-4-550 · Requirement for public officers, and for all persons, to…
- 12-4-560 · Manuals, guides, and aids to assessment; listing of property…
- 12-4-570 · Report of all taxable property and its value
- 12-4-580 · Authority allowing department to contract to collect…
- 12-4-710 · Department to determine exemptions
- 12-4-720 · Filing of applications for exemptions
- 12-4-730 · Declaration and certification of exemption; voiding of tax…
- 12-4-740 · Information to be furnished in support of request for…
- 12-4-750 · Revocation of exempt status; imposition of tax and penalty