A claimant may appeal a final decision of the Administrative Law Court in a case brought pursuant to this chapter to the court of appeals pursuant to Section 1-23-380 and the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. If a claimant brings an action covered by this chapter in the court of common pleas, the court must dismiss the case without prejudice. HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 12, Section 1, eff July 1, 2003; 2006 Act No. 387, Section 10, eff July 1, 2006. Editor's Note 2006 Act No. 387, Section 53, provides as follows: 'This act is intended to provide a uniform procedure for contested cases and appeals from administrative agencies and to the extent that a provision of this act conflicts with an existing statute or regulation, the provisions of this act are controlling.'
South Carolina Legal Code