Mission of the Administrative Law Court

The mission of the Administrative Law Court is to provide a neutral forum for fair, prompt and objective hearings for any person affected by an action or proposed action of certain agencies of the State of South Carolina.

Creation of the Administrative Law Court

The Administrative Law Court is an autonomous quasi-judicial agency within the executive branch of state government. The Court was created by the South Carolina General Assembly by Act No. 181 of 1993, to provide an independent forum for hearing the contested cases of state agencies. Previously, citizens desiring an evidentiary hearing to challenge the action of a State agency were heard by hearing officers employed by that particular agency.

Jurisdiction

NEW: Appeals from the Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) - Click here for information on filing DEW appeals.

NEW: The 2011 amendments to the ALC Rules of Procedure became effective May 1st, 2011. The amendments include provisions for e-mail service of orders and other documents by the Court, discovery limitations in Certificate of Need cases, revisions to Rule 29 concerning motions for reconsideration, and appellate procedures for Department of Employment and Workforce cases. - Click here for 2011 rules.

The Court's jurisdiction is statutory in nature. Because the Court is an agency within the executive branch of state government, its power to hear a particular type of case from a particular agency is derived exclusively from the legislative branch of state government, the General Assembly.

Learn more about the jurisdiction of the Administrative Law Court.

South Carolina Administrative Law Court
Edgar A. Brown Building
1205 Pendleton St., Suite 224
Columbia, SC 29201
Voice: (803) 734-0550
Fax: (803) 734-6400