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SC Code § 40-29-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-220. Obtaining license after lapse or more than six months of inactivity.

 If a license lapses or is inactive for more than six months, in order to be relicensed, the applicant must meet all requirements for a new license. The applicant may be exempt from any required training if evidence of prior training can be provided.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 903; 1996 Act No. 301 Section 6; 1976 Code Section 40-29-110.
SC Code § 40-29-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-240. Claims for repair work not performed by manufacturer, dealer or installer; release of bond of licensee not conducting business.

 (A) If repair work is required on the consumer's home and the manufacturer, dealer, or manufactured home contractor, installer, or repairer is unavailable to perform the repairs or has not performed within the guidelines issued by the board, the board, through its staff, shall direct the consumer to obtain at least three bids for performance of the work. The board shall select a bidder to perform the repair work. Payment from the surety bond or other approved security must be authorized by the board only after an affidavit releasing the manufacturer or dealer from further obligation for repair or replacement of the items for which work was conducted, is signed and delivered to the board office by the consumer.  (B) If reimbursement to a consumer for repairs, parts, or other work is requested in a complaint, the department, with the approval of the board, shall determine the reasonable value of the repairs, parts, or work. The consumer may not be reimbursed from the surety bond or other approved security in an amount more than the reasonable value of the repairs, parts, or work.  (C) If a licensee does not conduct business after issuance of his license and the posting of the applicable surety bond or other approved security, the board, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that no business was conducted and upon surrender of the license, may release the licensee's surety bond or other approved security.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 301 Section 9; 1976 Code Section 40-29-130.
SC Code § 40-29-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-250. Acts warranting consumer indemnity from security bond.

 Each surety bond or other approved security issued for a manufactured home manufacturer, a manufactured home retail dealer, or a salesperson must be indemnity for a loss sustained by a consumer as a result of:  (1) a violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation of the board;  (2) a violation of the written warranty or failure to fulfill warranty obligations as outlined in this chapter;  (3) fraud in the execution or performance of a contract;  (4) a misrepresentation in reference to the sale of a manufactured home;  (5) refusal, failure, or inability to transfer good and sufficient legal title to the consumer;  (6) a misappropriation of funds belonging to the consumer;  (7) an alteration to deceive the consumer as to the manufacture or construction of the product;  (8) a false and fraudulent representation or deceitful practice in selling, financing, or representing a product or service.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-140.
SC Code § 40-29-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-270. Remedy of defects, imminent safety hazards.

 A defect must be remedied within thirty days of receipt of the written notification of the warranty claim, unless additional time is granted by the board. Defects which constitute an imminent safety hazard to life and health must be remedied within five working days of receipt of the written notification of the warranty claim. An imminent safety hazard to life and health includes, but is not limited to:  (1) inadequate heating in freezing weather;  (2) failure of sanitary facilities;  (3) electrical shock;  (4) leaking gas; or  (5) major structural failure.  The board may suspend this five-day time period in the event of widespread defects or damage resulting from adverse weather conditions or other natural catastrophes.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-180.
SC Code § 40-29-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-280. Moving exception to new home warranty, notice requirement.

 If the new manufactured home is moved from the initial installation site during the term of the warranty period, the new home warranty does not apply to a defect or damage caused by the move. Conspicuous notice of this section must be given to the customer at the time of the sale.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-190.
SC Code § 40-29-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-290. Board authority regarding Construction and Safety Standards Act.

 The board may carry out the responsibilities of the Construction and Safety Standards Act as the state administrative agency for South Carolina.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1; 2004 Act No. 171, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 175, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 272, Section 3.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-200.
SC Code § 40-29-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-300. Board oversight of consumer complaints; board inspection of manufacturers for compliance with federal regulations; life safety and fire prevention.

 The board shall oversee the handling of manufactured home consumer complaints that may be due to electrical, mechanical, or structural defects or nonconformances to the Construction and Safety Standards Act standards and regulations. As part of this responsibility, the manufactured home manufacturers must be inspected and monitored for compliance with federal manufactured home standards and regulations. In conducting its responsibilities under this section, the board shall recognize the need for life safety requirements as a part of its general oversight function and shall receive advice in the life safety area from the State Fire Marshal to ensure that fire prevention is a part of the overall program under the terms of this chapter.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 905; 1976 Code Section 40-29-210.
SC Code § 40-29-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-310. Board entry for purpose of inspection.

 The board, by its authorized representatives, may enter, at reasonable times, a factory, warehouse, or establishment in which manufactured homes are manufactured, stored, or held for sale for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of the Construction and Safety Standards Act and the regulations of the board have been and are being met.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-220.
SC Code § 40-29-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-320. Record keeping requirement; board inspection of records; standard form for purchase agreements.

 Each manufacturer, distributor, and dealer of manufactured homes shall establish and maintain records, make reports, and provide information as the SAA administrator or the secretary may require to determine whether the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer has acted or is acting in compliance with this chapter or the Construction and Safety Standards Act and upon request of a person appointed by the administrator or the secretary shall permit the person to inspect appropriate books, papers, records, and documents relevant to determining whether the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer has acted or is acting in compliance with this chapter. Purchase agreements used by retail dealers for the sale of new or used manufactured homes must be standard and in a form prescribed by the board.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-230.
SC Code § 40-29-325 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-325. Dealer license number required in certain advertisements.

 Licensed manufactured housing retail dealers shall include their dealer license number on any print, Internet, or email advertisement by the retail dealer for the sale of a manufactured home located in South Carolina.  HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 97, Section 2, eff June 20, 2013.
SC Code § 40-29-327 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-327. Authorized officials required in each location; licensure; notice.

 Each licensed manufactured housing retail dealer location must have one authorized official representing the dealership. An authorized official who is not the dealer must hold a manufactured home retail salesperson or retail dealer license. The board must be notified in writing within twenty days if the authorized official changes.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 135 (H.3881), Section 1, eff February 16, 2016.
SC Code § 40-29-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-330. Policy and purpose to protect against hazards and provide safety.

 Manufactured homes, and their integral parts, because of the manner of their construction, assembly, and use and that of their systems, components and appliances, including, but not limited to, heating, plumbing, and electrical systems, like other finished products having concealed vital parts, may present hazards to the life and safety of persons and to the safety of property unless properly manufactured. In the sale of manufactured homes, there is also the possibility of defects not readily ascertainable when inspected by purchasers. It is the policy and purpose of this State to provide protection to the public against those possible hazards and for that purpose to forbid the manufacture and sale of new manufactured homes which are not constructed so as to provide safety and protection to their owners and users and further to require that the business practices of the industry are fair and orderly.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 301, Section 14; 1976 Code Section 40-29-40.
SC Code § 40-29-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-340. Manufactured homes to meet certain criteria and be certified.

 No person may sell or offer for sale a manufactured home manufactured after June 15, 1976, unless its components, systems, and appliances meet the criteria of compliance with the Construction and Safety Standards Act and have been properly certified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the sale of a previously owned manufactured home, the buyer and seller shall sign a form certifying both persons have determined at least two functioning smoke detectors are in the home.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 272, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 28, 2010).  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-70.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment added the second sentence relating to smoke detectors.
SC Code § 40-29-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-350. Effect of HUD label on manufactured home unit; installation fees, requirements and standards.

 A manufactured home unit bearing a label issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is acceptable as meeting the requirements of this chapter throughout the State. Municipalities and counties may establish a fee for inspection of installation not to exceed one hundred dollars. Installation must be in accordance with the manufacturer's installation manual or the regulations established by this chapter. No installation regulation or standard may be enforced except those adopted by the board in conformity with the Construction and Safety Standards Act or adopted by a local authority to comply with the provisions of federal law for flood plain management.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-29-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-360. Energy efficient labeling.

 (A) The State Energy Office must produce energy efficiency labels and notices and provide these labels and notices to manufactured housing manufacturers upon request. The notices must state: "Notice. An energy efficient home will reduce the overall cost of home ownership. South Carolina law encourages citizens to purchase energy efficient manufactured homes by providing a tax incentive for the purchase of such a home. This home qualifies for an energy efficiency sales tax incentive. Buyers of energy efficient manufactured homes can save money not only on taxes, but should also have lower monthly utility bills than less efficient homes."  (B) Energy efficiency labels must be permanently affixed to the electrical panel and the notices must be affixed to the inside of the window closest to the front door. Energy efficiency labels and notices must be affixed by the manufacturer only on new homes and only at the place and time of production or manufacture. By affixing an energy efficiency label and notice, the manufacturer certifies that the manufactured home meets or exceeds the energy requirements provided for in Section 12-36-2110(B). Only the consumer may remove the notice.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1992 Act No. 449, Part III, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 331, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-85.
SC Code § 40-29-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-370. Electrical inspection.

 In municipalities and counties where electrical inspections are provided, proof of inspection of electrical service from the meter base to the main panel of the home must be obtained by the homeowner and submitted to the supplier of electricity before an electrical connection may occur.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1989 Act No. 128, Section 1; 1976 Code Section 40-29-90.
SC Code § 40-29-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Uniform Standards Code For Manufactured Housing|Section 40-29-380. Severability.

 If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this chapter, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this chapter, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 61, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-30-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Massage/bodywork Practice Act|Section 40-30-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the Massage/Bodywork Practice Act.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-30-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Massage/bodywork Practice Act|Section 40-30-20. Purpose.

 The General Assembly recognizes that the practice of massage/bodywork is potentially harmful to the public in that massage/bodywork therapists must have a knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology and an understanding of the relationship between the structure and the function of the tissues being treated and the total function of the body. Massage/bodywork is therapeutic, and regulations are necessary to protect the public from unqualified practitioners. It is, therefore, necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of massage/bodywork in this State. However, restrictions must be imposed to the extent necessary to protect the public from significant and discernible danger to health and yet not in such a manner which will unreasonably affect the competitive market. Further, consumer protection for both health and economic matters must be afforded the public through legal remedies provided for in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-30-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Massage/bodywork Practice Act|Section 40-30-30. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Approved massage/bodywork school" means a facility that meets minimum standards for training and curriculum as determined by regulation of the department.  (2) "Department" means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.  (3) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.  (4) "Hydrotherapy" means the use of water, vapor, or ice for treatment of superficial tissues.  (5) "Licensure" means the procedure by which an individual applies to the department and is granted approval to practice massage/bodywork.  (6) "Massage/bodywork therapy" means the application of a system of structured touch of the superficial tissues of the human body with the hand, foot, arm, or elbow whether or not the structured touch is aided by hydrotherapy, thermal therapy, a massage device, human hands, or the application to the human body of an herbal preparation.  (7) "Massage/bodywork therapist" means an individual licensed as required by this chapter, who administers massage/bodywork therapy for compensation.  (8) "Massage device" means a mechanical device that mimics or enhances the actions possible by the hands by means of vibration.  (9) "Panel" means the Panel for Massage/Bodywork under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.  (10) "Thermal therapy" means the use of ice or a heat lamp or moist heat on superficial tissues.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 1, eff June 7, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment deleted former subsections (1) and (5), definitions for "Advisory Panel" and "Disciplinary panel", added subsection (9), definition of "Panel", redesignated the subsections accordingly, and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 40-30-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Massage/bodywork Practice Act|Section 40-30-40. Panel for Massage/Bodywork.

 (A) There is created the Panel for Massage/Bodywork under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The panel consists of seven members appointed by the Governor. Six members must be licensed massage/bodywork therapists in good standing and must have been engaged in the practice of massage/bodywork for not fewer than three consecutive years before appointment to the panel. One member must represent the public at large and must not have a financial interest, direct or indirect, in the profession or practice of massage/bodywork therapy. A panel member must be a high school graduate or shall have received a graduate equivalency diploma and must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State for not fewer than five years. Nominations for appointment to the panel may be submitted to the Governor from any individual, group, or association.  (B) Members serve a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. A vacancy on the panel must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (C) Members of the panel must be compensated for their services at the usual rate for mileage, subsistence, and per diem as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions and must be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with and as a result of their service on the panel. Compensation and reimbursements paid to panel members pursuant to this subsection must be paid as an expense of the panel in the administration of this chapter.  (D) The Governor may remove a member of the panel in accordance with Section 1-3-240.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 26, Section 3; 2008 Act No. 273, Section 6; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 2, eff June 7, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 40-30-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 30 - Massage/bodywork Practice Act|Section 40-30-50. Duties of panel for Massage/Bodywork.

 (A) The Panel for Massage/Bodywork shall:  (1) advise and recommend action to the department in the development of regulations, statutory revisions, and such other matters as the department may request in regard to the administration of this chapter;  (2) conduct hearings:  (a) on alleged violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter;  (b) on licensure determination if not appropriate to be determined at the staff level;  (3) mediate consumer complaints if appropriate;  (4) recommend discipline for individuals licensed pursuant to this chapter in any manner provided for in this chapter.  (B) The panel may administer oaths and upon its own motion, or upon request of a party, shall subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of matter that is relevant to the investigation including, but not limited to, the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of books, documents, or other tangible items and the identity and location of individuals having knowledge of relevant facts or other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence. Upon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions propounded by the panel, the panel may apply pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to an administrative law judge for an order requiring the individual to appear before the panel and to produce documentary evidence and give other evidence concerning the matter under inquiry.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 2, eff June 7, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.