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SC Code § 38-101-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 101 - Private Flood Insurance Act|Section 38-101-120. Written notice of cancellation or nonrenewal; requirements.

 (A) The insurer shall give written notice forty-five days before cancellation or nonrenewal of private flood insurance coverage to:  (1) the insured; and  (2) the federally supervised institution that made the designated loan secured by the property covered by the private flood insurance, or the servicer acting on its behalf, if any.  (B) The notice must:  (1) be filed with the director or his designee subject to the "use and file" requirements as set forth in Section 38-101-60;  (2) state the date no less than forty-five days for any cancellation or nonrenewal; and  (3) inform the insured of its right to request a review by the South Carolina Department of Insurance.  (C)(1) An insurer may cancel or refuse to issue or renew a private flood insurance policy, except for the reasons set forth below:  (a) age;  (b) sex;  (c) race;  (d) color;  (e) creed;  (f) national origin;  (g) ancestry;  (h) marital status;  (i) income level; or  (j) lawful occupation, including the military service of the person seeking the coverage.  (2) Nothing in this section prohibits an insurer from limiting the issuance of private flood insurance policies covered in this chapter only to persons engaging in or who have engaged in a particular profession or occupation, or who are members of a particular religious sect.  (3) Nothing in this section prohibits an insurer from refusing to issue private flood insurance policies due to the exposure of flood.  (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of item (1), an insurer only may cancel a standard flood insurance policy in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 4012a(b).  HISTORY: 2020 Act No. 166 (S.882), Section 2, eff November 27, 2020.  Editor's Note  2020 Act No. 166, Section 3, provides as follows:  "SECTION 3. This act becomes effective sixty days following approval by the Governor. Insurers that are writing private flood insurance at the time of enactment have an additional one hundred twenty days to come into compliance with the requirements of this act."
SC Code § 38-101-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 101 - Private Flood Insurance Act|Section 38-101-130. Renewal of policy.

 (A) If an insurer intends to renew a policy, the insurer shall furnish renewal terms and a statement of the amount of premium or estimated premium due for the renewal policy period in the manner required by this section.  (B) If the policy being renewed (original policy) is written for a term of one year or less, the renewal terms and statement of premium or estimated premium due must be furnished to the insured no less than forty-five days prior to the expiration date of the original policy.  (C) If the original policy is written for a term of more than one year or for an indefinite term, the renewal terms and statement of premium or estimated premium due must be furnished to the insured no less than forty-five days prior to the anniversary date of the original policy.  (D) The insurer may satisfy its obligation to furnish renewal terms and statement of premium or estimated premium due by either of the following methods:  (1) mailing or delivering renewal terms and statement to the insured via electronic delivery in accordance with South Carolina law, at the address shown in the policy or, if not reflected, at the last known address, no less than forty-five days prior to expiration or anniversary; or  (2) mailing or delivering renewal terms and statement to the producer or broker of record, if any, no less than sixty days prior to expiration or anniversary, along with instructions that the agent or broker furnish the renewal terms and statement to the insured no less than forty-five days prior to expiration or anniversary.  (E) If the insurer fails to furnish the renewal terms and statement of premium or estimated premium due in the manner required by this section, the insured may elect to cancel the renewal policy within the forty-five-day period following receipt of the renewal terms and statement of premium or estimated premium due. Earned premium for any period of coverage must be calculated pro rata based upon the premium applicable to the original policy and not the premium applicable to the renewal policy.  HISTORY: 2020 Act No. 166 (S.882), Section 2, eff November 27, 2020.  Editor's Note  2020 Act No. 166, Section 3, provides as follows:  "SECTION 3. This act becomes effective sixty days following approval by the Governor. Insurers that are writing private flood insurance at the time of enactment have an additional one hundred twenty days to come into compliance with the requirements of this act."
SC Code § 38-101-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 101 - Private Flood Insurance Act|Section 38-101-140. Authorization to promulgate bulletins, orders, or regulations.

 The department is authorized to promulgate by bulletin, order, or regulation the requirements necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter.  HISTORY: 2020 Act No. 166 (S.882), Section 2, eff November 27, 2020.  Editor's Note  2020 Act No. 166, Section 3, provides as follows:  "SECTION 3. This act becomes effective sixty days following approval by the Governor. Insurers that are writing private flood insurance at the time of enactment have an additional one hundred twenty days to come into compliance with the requirements of this act."
SC Code § 39-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-10. Licensing of nonresidents to do business in State.

 No nonresident of the State shall be licensed to do business in the State, except as a special agent or when the state in which the nonresident agent resides has a reciprocal license law, and then only when he reports his business for record as South Carolina business to some general or district agent of his company in the State or having territory within the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-1; 1952 Code Section 66-1; 1942 Code Section 9331; 1939 (41) 218.
SC Code § 39-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-20. Making intentionally untrue statement in advertising.

 Any person who knowingly with intent to sell or in any wise dispose of merchandise, securities, service or anything offered by such person, directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution or with intent to increase the consumption thereof, to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto or to acquire title thereto or an interest therein makes, publishes, disseminates, circulates or places before the public or causes, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, in a newspaper or other publication or in the form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet, letter or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service or anything so offered to the public which contains any assertion, representation or statement of fact which is intentionally untrue shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, in the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-3; 1952 Code Section 66-3; 1942 Code Section 1379; 1932 Code Section 1379; 1924 (33) 1133.
SC Code § 39-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-30. Signs shall be displayed by sellers of Japanese textiles.

 Every person operating a wholesale or retail establishment in the State which sells Japanese textile goods, or garments made therefrom, shall display in a conspicuous place upon the doors of such establishment, in letters not less than four inches high, a sign reading as follows: "Japanese Textiles Sold Here." Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-8; 1956 (49) 1667.
SC Code § 39-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-40. Photographic copies of business instruments or records.

 Any person doing business in this State may photograph on film, or on paper which meets the minimum standards of quality approved for photographic records of the National Bureau of Standards, any instrument or record in writing used in or acquired in the conduct of his business. The original of any instrument or record so photographed may be disposed of or destroyed, but the photographs of such instruments or records shall be preserved or kept as may now be provided by law relating to the originals.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-9; 1957 (50) 179.
SC Code § 39-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-50. Certain unsolicited merchandise received through mails deemed gift to recipient.

 Any unsolicited merchandise, except stolen merchandise, received through the mails, shall be deemed an absolute gift and the addressee-recipient may retain and use such merchandise without any liability for payment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to ordered merchandise deemed unsatisfactory by the addressee-recipient for any reason or to merchandise received by him by mistake or misdelivery.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-10; 1970 (56) 2083.
SC Code § 39-1-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-55. Gift certificates; expiration; notice of expiration and conditions relating to use.

 (A) As used in this section, "gift certificate" means a certificate that is issued or sold by a person engaged in the business of offering goods or services for sale at retail and that entitles a recipient of the certificate to the delivery of goods or services from the person who issued or sold the certificate. This term includes a gift card used for the same purpose as a gift certificate.  (B) A person shall not issue or sell a gift certificate which provides that the certificate expires before the first anniversary of the date on which the certificate is issued or sold. However, a person may issue or sell a gift certificate which provides for an expiration date before the first anniversary of the date on which the certificate is issued or sold as long as the expiration date is on the front of the gift certificate in capitalized letters in at least ten-point font. A gift certificate that contains an expiration date which does not conform to this subsection expires on the first anniversary of the date on which the certificate is issued or sold.  (C) A condition relating to the use of a gift certificate must be stated clearly on the certificate, the envelope, or covering of the certificate, or the receipt given to the purchaser of the certificate, if the condition provides that the certificate decreases in value over a period of time or that a fee is charged against the balance of the certificate after a certain period of time.  A gift certificate that does not state clearly a condition described by this subsection may be redeemed at any time for the original value of the certificate, less any amount charged against the balance of the certificate by the consumer.  (D) This section applies only to a gift certificate issued or sold on or after the effective date of this section.  HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 2, Section 1, eff July 1, 2004.
SC Code § 39-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-60. Municipalities may regulate auction sales of personalty.

 All incorporated cities and towns in this State may regulate by proper form of ordinance the holding and conducting of all auction sales of personal property within the respective corporate limits of such cities or towns and provide appropriate penalties for the violation of all such ordinances. But this section shall not apply to auction sales made in conformity with the orders or decrees of courts of competent jurisdiction or sales made by railroad or express companies.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-202; 1952 Code Section 56-202; 1942 Code Section 7115; 1932 Code Section 7115; 1927 (35) 357.
SC Code § 39-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 39-1-70. Regulations of Commissioner of Agriculture as to labeling of imitation food; registration.

 The Commissioner of Agriculture shall promulgate and issue such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to advise and protect the health of the public in the sale and use of imitation foods by prescribing proper labeling requirements for such imitation food offered for sale in this State. The rules and regulations shall include a requirement that all persons transporting any imitation foods and beverages for human consumption into the State shall register each product to be transported with the Commissioner of Agriculture and shall furnish such description of the product as the Commissioner may prescribe.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1581; 1964 (53) 2206.
SC Code § 39-3-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-10. Arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts and combinations adversely affecting competition or price declared against public policy.

 All arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations (a) between two or more persons as individuals, firms or corporations, made with a view to lessen, or which tend to lessen, full and free competition in the importation or sale of articles imported into this State or in the manufacture or sale of articles of domestic growth or of domestic raw material, (b) between persons or corporations designed or which tend to advance, reduce or control the price or the cost to the producer or consumer of any such product or article and (c) between two or more persons as individuals, firms, corporations, syndicates or associations that may lessen or affect in any manner the full and free competition in any tariff, rates, tolls, premium or prices in any branch of trade, business or commerce are declared to be against public policy, unlawful and void.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-51; 1952 Code Section 66-51; 1942 Code Section 6620; 1932 Code Section 6620; Civ. C. '22 Section 3530; Civ. C. '12 Section 2437; Civ. C. '02 Section 2845; 1897 (22) 434.
SC Code § 39-3-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-20. Penalties for corporate violations of Section 39-3-10.

 Whenever complaint is made upon sufficient affidavit showing a prima facie case of violation of the provisions of Section 39-3-10 by any corporation, domestic or foreign, the Attorney General shall begin an action against such domestic corporation to forfeit its charter and for the purpose of such forfeiture he shall apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order restraining such offending corporation and, when in his discretion it is necessary, for the immediate appointment of a receiver for such offending corporation when such forfeiture affects a creditor of such offending company. If such violation shall be established the court shall adjudge the charter of such corporation to be forfeited and such corporation shall be dissolved and its charter shall cease and determine. In the case of such showing as to a foreign corporation an action shall be begun by the Attorney General in such court against such corporation to determine the truth of such charge and in case such charge shall be considered established the effect of the judgment of the court shall be to deny to such corporation the recognition of its corporate existence in any court of law or equity in this State. But nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any right of action then existing against such corporation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-52; 1952 Code Section 66-52; 1942 Code Section 6621; 1932 Code Section 6621; Civ. C. '22 Section 3531; Civ. C. '12 Section 2438; Civ. C. '02 Section 2846; 1897 (22) 434; 1902 (23) 569.
SC Code § 39-3-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-30. Injured person may recover damages.

 Any person who may be injured or damaged by any such arrangement, contract, agreement, trust or combination described in Section 39-3-10 may sue for and recover, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, from any person operating such trust or combination, the full consideration or sum paid by him for any goods, wares, merchandise or articles the sale of which is controlled by such combination or trust.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-53; 1952 Code Section 66-53; 1942 Code Section 6622; 1932 Code Section 6622; Civ. C. '22 Section 3532; Civ. C. '12 Section 2439; Civ. C. '02 Section 2847; 1897 (22) 434.
SC Code § 39-3-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-40. Testimony may be compelled; immunity of witness.

 Any person may be compelled to testify in any action or prosecution under Sections 39-3-10 to 39-3-30. But such testimony shall not be used in any other action or prosecution against such witness and such witness shall forever be exempt from any prosecution for the act concerning which he testifies.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-54; 1952 Code Section 66-54; 1942 Code Section 6622; 1932 Code Section 6622; Civ. C. '22 Section 3532; Civ. C. '12 Section 2439; Civ. C. '02 Section 2847; 1897 (22) 434.
SC Code § 39-3-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-110. "Monopoly" defined.

 A "monopoly" is any union, combination, consolidation or affiliation of capital, credit, property, assets, trade, custom, skill, acts or other valuable thing or possession, by or between persons, firms or corporations or associations of persons, firms or corporations, whereby any one of the purposes or objects mentioned in this article is accomplished or sought to be accomplished or whereby any one or more of such purposes are promoted or attempted to be executed or carried out or the several results described herein are reasonably calculated to be produced. A "monopoly" as thus defined includes not merely such combinations by and between two or more persons, firms or corporations acting for themselves, but all aggregations, amalgamations, affiliations, consolidations or incorporations of capital, skill, credit, assets, property, custom, trade or other valuable thing or possession, whether effected by the ordinary methods of partnership, by actual union under the legal form of a corporation, or by the purchase, acquisition or control of shares or certificates of stocks or bonds or other corporate property or franchises and all corporations or partnerships that have been or may be created by the consolidation or amalgamation of the separate capital, stock, bonds, assets, credit, properties, custom, trade or corporate or firm belongings of two or more firms, corporations or companies are especially declared to constitute monopolies within the meaning of this article, if so created or entered into for any one or more of the purposes named in this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-61; 1952 Code Section 66-61; 1942 Code Section 6625; 1932 Code Section 6625; Civ. C. '22 Section 3535; Civ. C. '12 Section 2442; 1902 (23) 1057.
SC Code § 39-3-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-120. Monopolies declared unlawful.

 A monopoly is declared to be unlawful and against public policy and all persons engaged therein shall be guilty of a conspiracy to defraud and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-62; 1952 Code Section 66-62; 1942 Code Section 6625; 1932 Code Section 6625; Civ. C. '22 Section 3535; Civ. C. '12 Section 2442; 1902 (23) 1057.
SC Code § 39-3-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-130. Agreement in restraint of trade shall be conspiracy to defraud.

 Any corporation organized under the laws of this or any other State or country transacting or conducting any kind of business in this State or any partnership, individual or other person or association of persons whatsoever, who shall create, enter into or become a member of or a party to any pool, trust, agreement, combination, confederation or understanding with any other corporation, partnership, individual or other person or association of persons to regulate or fix the price of any article of manufacture, mechanism, merchandise, commodity, convenience or repair, any product of mining or other article or thing whatsoever or to maintain such price when so regulated or fixed or shall enter into or become a member of or a party to any pool, agreement, combination, contract, association or confederation to fix or limit the amount or quantity of any article of manufacture, mechanism, merchandise, commodity, convenience or repair, product of mining or other article or thing whatsoever or the price or premium to be paid for insuring property against loss or damage by fire, lightning, storm, cyclone, tornado or any other kind of policy issued by any person shall be guilty of a conspiracy to defraud and be subject to the penalties provided by this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-63; 1952 Code Section 66-63; 1942 Code Section 6624; 1932 Code Section 6624; Civ. C. '22 Section 3534; Civ. C. '12 Section 2441; 1902 (23) 1057.
SC Code § 39-3-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade|Section 39-3-140. Agreement to limit competition by not dealing with or boycotting those not in agreement shall be conspiracy to defraud.

 If any two or more persons who are engaged in buying or selling any article of commerce, manufacture, mechanism, merchandise, commodity, convenience, repair or any product of mining or other article or thing whatsoever shall enter into any pool, trust, agreement, combination, confederation, association or understanding to control or limit the trade in any such article or thing or to limit competition in such trade by refusing to buy from or sell to any other person any such article or thing for the reason that such other person is not a member of or a party to such pool, trust, agreement, combination, confederation, association or understanding or shall boycott or threaten any person for buying from or selling to any other person who is not a member of or a party to such pool, trust, agreement, combination, confederation, association or understanding any such article or thing such persons shall be guilty of a conspiracy to defraud and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-64; 1952 Code Section 66-64; 1942 Code Section 6628; 1932 Code Section 6636; Civ. C. '22 Section 3546; Civ. C. '12 Section 2453; 1902 (23) 1057.