South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 6 - Administration
Section 37-6-202. Notification.

(1) Persons subject to this part shall file notification with the administrator within thirty days after commencing business in this State, and, thereafter, on or before January thirty-first of each year. The notification shall state:
(a) name of the person;
(b) name in which business is transacted if different from (a);
(c) address of principal office, which may be outside this State;
(d) address of all offices or retail stores, if any, in this State at which consumer credit sales, consumer leases, or consumer loans are made, or in the case of a person taking assignments of obligations, the offices or places of business within this State at which business is transacted;
(e) if consumer credit sales, consumer leases, or consumer loans are made otherwise than at an office or retail store in this State, a brief description of the manner in which they are made;
(f) address of designated agent upon whom service of process may be made in this State (Section 37-1-203); and
(2) If information in a notification becomes inaccurate after filing, no further notification is required until the following January thirty-first.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 8-800.402; 1974 (58) 2879.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 37 - Consumer Protection Code

Chapter 6 - Administration

Section 37-6-101. Short title.

Section 37-6-102. Applicability.

Section 37-6-103. "Administrator" defined.

Section 37-6-104. Powers of administrator; harmony with Federal regulations; reliance on rules; duty to report.

Section 37-6-105. Administrative powers with respect to supervised financial organizations.

Section 37-6-106. Investigatory powers.

Section 37-6-107. Administrative actions.

Section 37-6-108. Administrative enforcement orders.

Section 37-6-109. Assurance of discontinuance.

Section 37-6-110. Injunctions against violations of title.

Section 37-6-111. Injunctions against unconscionable agreements and fraudulent or unconscionable conduct.

Section 37-6-112. Temporary relief.

Section 37-6-113. Civil actions by administrator.

Section 37-6-115. Remedies not affected.

Section 37-6-116. Venue.

Section 37-6-117. Administrative responsibilities respecting consumer protection generally.

Section 37-6-118. Investigation of unfair trade practices in consumer transactions.

Section 37-6-119. Trade practices targeting vulnerable adults prohibited; penalties.

Section 37-6-201. Applicability.

Section 37-6-202. Notification.

Section 37-6-203. Fees.

Section 37-6-204. Notification; persons making consumer rental-purchase agreements.

Section 37-6-301. Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit.

Section 37-6-302. Function of council; conflict of interest.

Section 37-6-303. Meetings.

Section 37-6-401. Applicability and scope; conflict with Administrative Procedures Act.

Section 37-6-402. "Contested case"; "license"; "licensing"; "party"; "rule" defined.

Section 37-6-403. Public information; adoption of rules; availability of rules and orders.

Section 37-6-404. Procedure for adoption of rules.

Section 37-6-405. Filing and taking effect of rules.

Section 37-6-406. Publication of rules.

Section 37-6-407. Petition for adoption of rules.

Section 37-6-408. Declaratory judgment on validity or applicability of rules.

Section 37-6-409. Declaratory rulings by administrator.

Section 37-6-410. Contested cases; notice; hearing; records.

Section 37-6-411. Rules of evidence; official notice.

Section 37-6-412. Decisions and orders.

Section 37-6-413. Licenses.

Section 37-6-414. Contested case hearings before the Administrative Law Court.

Section 37-6-501. Department of Consumer Affairs; Commission on Consumer Affairs; administrator.

Section 37-6-502. Members of Commission on Consumer Affairs; terms; vacancies.

Section 37-6-503. Quorum; meetings.

Section 37-6-504. Bonds of Commission members.

Section 37-6-505. Compensation and expenses of Commission members.

Section 37-6-506. Powers and duties of Commission.

Section 37-6-507. Qualifications of administrator.

Section 37-6-508. Deputy administrator.

Section 37-6-509. Oath and bond of administrator.

Section 37-6-510. Personnel.

Section 37-6-511. Department to maintain file for each creditor of rate schedules filed by creditor; certified copies; fees.

Section 37-6-512. Advisory committee of persons with cognizable handicaps.

Section 37-6-601. Division of Consumer Advocacy created.

Section 37-6-602. Consumer Advocate; qualifications.

Section 37-6-603. Staff and expenses.

Section 37-6-604. Functions and duties of division.

Section 37-6-605. Access to records of state agencies and insurance companies.

Section 37-6-606. Petitions filed by advocate with regulatory agencies in interest of consumers.

Section 37-6-607. Advocate may maintain actions for judicial review.

Section 37-6-608. Temporary staff; compensation.

Section 37-6-609. Discretion as to Consumer Advocate's decisions.