The State of South Carolina requires all public officials who are required to post a bond for the performance of their duties to provide a bond of $10,000. The bond must be posted with a state or local official collecting agency such as the Public Service Commission.

The bond is only valid when the public official actually performs their duties and not for any other reason. If the public official does not perform their duties for some reason, they will have to pay back the full $10,000. The bond cannot be used to pay back the bondsman or lawyer who was paid by the public official to get them out of jail after they were arrested while performing their duties. The bond cannot be used to reduce any fines or fees that have been imposed on the public official in connection with an investigation into their activities while they were performing their duties.