# S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-20: SECTION 59-112-20. South Carolina domicile defined for purposes of rates of tuition and fees > South Carolina · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-20 ## Section - **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-20 - **Heading:** SECTION 59-112-20. South Carolina domicile defined for purposes of rates of tuition and fees - **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 112 / Section 59-112-20 ## Text South Carolina domicile for tuition and fee purposes shall be established as follows in determinations of rates of tuition and fees to be paid by students entering or attending State Institutions: (A) Independent persons who reside in and have been domiciled in South Carolina for a period of no less than twelve months with an intention of making a permanent home therein, and their dependents, may be considered eligible for in-state rates. (B) Independent persons who reside in and have been domiciled in South Carolina for fewer than twelve months but who have full-time employment in the State, and their dependents, may be considered eligible for in-state rates for as long as such independent person is employed on a full-time basis in the State. (C) Where an independent person meeting the provisions of Section 59-112-20 B above, is living apart from his spouse, or where such person and his spouse are separated or divorced, the spouse and dependents of such independent person shall have domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes only under the following circumstances: (1) if the spouse requesting domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes remains domiciled in South Carolina although living apart or separated from his or her employed spouse; (2) if the dependent requesting domiciliary status for tuition and fee purposes is under the legal custody or guardianship, as defined in Section 59-112-10 (I) above, of an independent person who is domiciled in this State; or if such dependent is claimed as an income tax exemption by the parent not having legal custody but paying child-support, so long as either parent remains domiciled in South Carolina. (D) The residence and domicile of a dependent minor shall be presumed to be that of the parent of such dependent minor. (E) Independent persons who reside in and are domiciled in Chatham-Effingham and Bryan County Georgia, and their dependents, may be considered eligible for in-state rates for as long as the Georgia Board of Regents offers its Georgia Tuition Program by which it grants in-state tuition to students residing in the Beaufort and Jasper county area. Effect of Amendment The 2008 amendment added E, effective July 1, 2009. ## Nearby sections - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-10 SECTION 59-112-10. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-10.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-20 SECTION 59-112-20. South Carolina domicile defined for purposes of rates of tuition and fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-20.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-30 SECTION 59-112-30. Effect of change of residency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-30.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-40 SECTION 59-112-40. Effect of marriage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-40.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-50 SECTION 59-112-50. Tuition rates for military personnel and their dependents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-50.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-60 SECTION 59-112-60. Faculty, administrative employees and dependents; eligibility to attend classes and receive tuition assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-60.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-70 SECTION 59-112-70. Abatement of rates for nonresidents on scholarship. waiver for students participating in international Sister-State agreement or student exchange programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-70.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-80 SECTION 59-112-80. Administration of chapter; burden of proving eligibility on students.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-80.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-90 SECTION 59-112-90. Penalties for willful misrepresentations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-90.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-100 SECTION 59-112-100. Regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-100.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-110 SECTION 59-112-110. University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus and Aiken Technical College; in-state tuition for certain Georgia residents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-110.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-115 SECTION 59-112-115. Vote on tuition change.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-115.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-120 SECTION 59-112-120. In-state tuition at technical colleges for bordering state residents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-120.md) - [S.C. Code Ann. § 59-112-130 SECTION 59-112-130. Institutions with law schools; fee waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-130.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T59_C112_S59-112-20. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.