Civil Division

The Civil Division of the Attorney General's Office represents and advises the State and its agencies and officials in civil lawsuits. The areas of law and issues handled by this Division are diverse and include constitutional law, extradition, charitable trusts, lottery and gambling, election law, voting rights submissions and litigation, antitrust, state bonds, environmental law, annexation and incorporation.

The Civil Division includes:

Government Litigation
The Government Litigation Section of the Civil Division represents the State in such areas as: constitutional law, extradition, charitable trusts, election law, annexation and incorporation.

Grievances
The Grievance Section of the Civil Division investigates and prosecutes ethical misconduct complaints against lawyers and judges when authorized by the Commission on Lawyer Conduct and Commission on Judicial Conduct. Ethical complaints against judges and lawyers should be referred to those agencies.

Tobacco Directory
On August 15, 2005, the Office of the Attorney General began publishing the South Carolina Tobacco Directory listing tobacco product manufacturers and tobacco products that are in compliance with S.C. Code Ann. §11-48-30 et seq. This directory lists the names of those tobacco product manufacturers that have been certified by the Attorney General as being fully compliant, together with their brands and brand families. This directory is updated on the 1st and 15th of every month and as necessary to add and remove tobacco product manufacturers and/or brands and brand families.