No person may act or attempt in a consumer credit transaction to prevent the filing or receiving of payment on a legitimate insurance claim. In an action in which it is found that a person has violated this section, the court shall award to the consumer the actual damages and consequential damages, if any, and to his attorneys their reasonable fees and costs. In determining attorney's fees and costs, the amount of recovery on behalf of the consumer is not controlling.
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-4-205
Payment on legitimate insurance claim; damages; fees; costs
Known as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code
The act spans §§ 37-10-101 to 37-9-103 (347 sections).
1999 Act No. 66, SECTION 15.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.