S.C. Code § 4-9-155
Former Section 4-9-155 was entitled "Audit standards; penalties" and was derived from 1990 Act No. 603, Section 2; 1992 Act No. 361, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 53; 1993 Act No. 115, Section 1.
1990 Act No. 603, Section 1, eff July 1, 1991, provides as follows:
"SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that there is a lack of uniformity in the annual audits of the offices of the county assessor, auditor, treasurer, and tax collector and that on occasion important facts are overlooked or not considered. The purpose of this act is to establish the minimum standard of accounting to be followed so as to increase the accuracy of the audits of these offices."