Steve Hamm, attorney and former director of the South Carolina Consumer Affairs Department is now the interim director of the State Ethics Commission.

He replaced Ami Franklin, who filled the role briefly following Herb Hayden’s retirement at the end of last year.

Hamm will continue to serve as interim director while the commission is restructured. It is expected he will also oversee an overhaul of the state’s ethics laws.

Franklin has returned to her post as assistant director.