S.C. Code Ann. § 37-7-106

Grounds for refusal to license, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew

Known as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code

The act spans §§ 37-10-101 to 37-9-103 (347 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lexington Law Firm v. South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (2009)

Most recently applied in Lexington Law Firm v. South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (May 2009)

2005 Act No. 111, SECTION 1, eff 6 month after approval by the Governor (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 2005).

The department may refuse to license an applicant or suspend or revoke a license or refuse to renew a license issued pursuant to this chapter if it finds, after notice and a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, that the applicant or his agent has:

(1) been convicted of a felony or of an offense involving fraud or dishonest dealing or moral turpitude within the past ten years;

(2) violated a provision of this chapter;

(3) used fraud or deceit in procuring the issuance of a license or renewal pursuant to this chapter;

(4) indulged in a continuous course of unfair conduct;

(5) been involved in insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors by a licensee; or

(6) violated a reasonable rule or regulation made by the department pursuant to this chapter.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.