South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 5 - Unfair Trade Practices
Section 39-5-130. Duty of solicitors, county, and city attorneys.

It shall be the duty of the solicitors of each judicial circuit and all county and city attorneys to lend to the Attorney General such assistance as the Attorney General may request in the commencement and prosecution of actions pursuant to this article, or any solicitor or county or city attorney with prior approval of the Attorney General may institute and prosecute actions hereunder in the same manner as provided for the Attorney General; provided, however, that if an action is prosecuted by a solicitor or county or city attorney alone, he shall make a full report thereon to the Attorney General, including the final disposition of the matter.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-71.12; 1971 (57) 369.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 39 - Trade and Commerce

Chapter 5 - Unfair Trade Practices

Section 39-5-10. Short title; definitions.

Section 39-5-20. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices unlawful; application of federal act.

Section 39-5-35. Requiring certain insurance coverage as unfair trade practice.

Section 39-5-36. Resale of tickets for more than original price.

Section 39-5-37. Use of assumed or fictitious name to misrepresent business is unfair trade practice.

Section 39-5-38. Deceptive or misleading advertisement of live musical performance; injunction; penalty.

Section 39-5-39. Attorney advertising in false, deceptive, or misleading manner.

Section 39-5-40. Article inapplicable to certain practices and transactions.

Section 39-5-42. Misrepresenting food or food products as product of South Carolina.

Section 39-5-50. Injunction; orders or judgments to restore property.

Section 39-5-60. Assurance of voluntary compliance with article.

Section 39-5-70. Investigative demand by Attorney General.

Section 39-5-80. Additional powers of Attorney General.

Section 39-5-90. Service of notice, demand, or subpoena.

Section 39-5-100. Person served with notice, investigative demand, or subpoena shall comply; penalty enforcement.

Section 39-5-110. Civil penalties for willful violation or violations of injunction.

Section 39-5-120. Dissolution, suspension, or forfeiture.

Section 39-5-130. Duty of solicitors, county, and city attorneys.

Section 39-5-140. Actions for damages.

Section 39-5-145. Price gouging during emergency; definitions; penalty; evidence.

Section 39-5-147. Charitable solicitations during emergencies; penalty.

Section 39-5-149. Registration of agent to receive notification of state of emergency.

Section 39-5-150. Limitation of actions.

Section 39-5-160. Article is cumulative.

Section 39-5-170. Vehicle glass repair business; unlawful practices.

Section 39-5-180. Vehicle glass repairs; false claims.

Section 39-5-310. Definitions.

Section 39-5-320. Retail sale by wholesaler at wholesale price is an unfair trade practice.

Section 39-5-325. Unfair trade practice for motor fuel retailer to sell below cost in order to affect competition; exemptions.

Section 39-5-330. Retail sale at lower than wholesale price is an unfair trade practice.

Section 39-5-340. Liability of wholesaler.

Section 39-5-350. Exemptions.

Section 39-5-360. Penalties.

Section 39-5-510. Definitions.

Section 39-5-520. Blind bidding prohibited; notice of trade screenings required.

Section 39-5-530. Contents of invitation to bid; examination of bids; rebids.

Section 39-5-540. Waiver of blind bidding prohibited.

Section 39-5-550. Applicability.

Section 39-5-560. Penalty.

Section 39-5-710. Short title.

Section 39-5-720. Definitions.

Section 39-5-730. Pyramid promotional schemes prohibited.