JUN 01, 1984
As to whether or not the South Carolina Board of Social Services (hereinafter ‘Board’) and/or the South Carolina Department of Social Services (hereinafter ‘DSS') can purchase an indemnity bond to protect certain Board members and DSS employees in the event of an adverse judgment in a suit pending against them. It is our advice that there is no authority for either the Board or DSS to purchase an indemnity bond.
Requested by: James L. Solomon, Jr., Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Social Services
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