(A) The Attorney General shall account to the State Treasurer for all fees, bills of costs, and monies received by him by virtue of his office. (B) All monies, except investigative costs or costs of litigation awarded by court order or settlement, awarded the State of South Carolina by judgment or settlement in actions or claims brought by the Attorney General on behalf of the State or one of its agencies or departments must be deposited in the general fund of the State, except for monies recovered for losses or damages to natural resources, which must be deposited in the Mitigation Trust Fund, or where some other disposition is required by law. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-242; 1952 Code Section 1-242; 1942 Code Section 3124; 1932 Code Section 3124; Civ. C. '22 Section 806; Civ. C. '12 Section 721; Civ. C. '02 Section 649; G. S. 506; R. S. 566; 1868 (14) 89; 1998 Act No. 419, Section PT. 2, Section 18.
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