SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office has issued an opinion saying hate crime ordinances are “off limits” for cities and counties.

South Carolina is one of two states that has not passed a statewide hate crime law. The other state without legislation is Wyoming.

The AG’s opinion comes as more than two dozen local municipalities have enacted local hate crime ordinances .

The latest community to pass such an ordinance is the city of Spartanburg, where council members unanimously adopted the measure Monday night to applause from the audience.

The ordinance carries a sentence of up to 30 days in jail and up to a $500 fine for crimes motivated by race, religion, sexual orientation or gender.

Just hours before Spartanburg’s vote, a letter from Atto

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