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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-13-170

Penalties for making or aiding in making false statement

Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-13-170 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-617; 1962 Code SECTION 37-617] has no comparable provisions in 1987 Act No. 155; Former 1976 Code SECTION…

If an insurer, in its annual or other statement required by law, wilfully misstates the facts, the insurer and the person signing the statement and any person aiding, abetting, or participating in the making of the statement are guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. The insurer, upon conviction, forfeits its right to do business in this State.

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