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Section 40-11-5. Application of chapter; conflict of laws. - Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, Article 1, Chapter...
Section 40-11-10. South Carolina Contractor's licensing Board created; membership; terms; filling vacancies. - (A) There is created the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board...
Section 40-11-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Board" means the South...
Section 40-11-30. Licensing requirement. - No entity or individual may practice as a contractor by...
Section 40-11-40. Voluntary contributions with licensee applications; uses; reporting requirements. - (A)(1) An applicant for a new, reinstatement, or renewal contractor's...
Section 40-11-50. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 207, Section 1, eff July 1, 2014. - Editor's Note Former Section 40-11-50 was titled License fees and...
Section 40-11-60. Rules and regulations; owner-prepared financial statement form. - The board may adopt rules governing its proceedings and may...
Section 40-11-70. Powers of board. - In addition to powers and duties provided in Article 1,...
Section 40-11-80. Investigation of complaints and violations. - The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall investigate complaints...
Section 40-11-90. Results of investigations to be presented to board; hearing. - The results of an investigation must be presented to the...
Section 40-11-100. Violations; administrative citations; cease and desist orders; administrative penalties; appeals. - (A) The department may refer any reports of violations of...
Section 40-11-110. Disciplinary action; conditions for imposing; civil penalties; reapplication after revocation or cancellation; completion of work in progress; revocation of individual license classification. - (A) The board may impose disciplinary action authorized by this...
Section 40-11-120. Other sanctions. - In addition to the sanctions the board may impose against...
Section 40-11-130. Denial of license or certificate. - (A) The department may refuse to issue a license or...
Section 40-11-140. Prior criminal record. - A license may be denied based on a person's prior...
Section 40-11-150. Voluntary surrender of license. - A licensee under investigation for a violation of this chapter...
Section 40-11-160. Appeal. - A person aggrieved by a final action of the board...
Section 40-11-170. Costs of investigation and prosecution. - A person found in violation of this chapter or regulations...
Section 40-11-180. Collection and enforcement of costs, fees, and fines. - All costs, fees, and fines provided in this chapter, except...
Section 40-11-190. Investigations and proceedings confidential; communications privileged. - Investigations and proceedings conducted under this chapter are confidential and...
Section 40-11-200. Unlawful practice; penalty. - (A) A person who practices or offers to practice in...
Section 40-11-210. Injunctive relief. - The department, on behalf of the board and in accordance...
Section 40-11-230. Certification as qualifying party. - (A) To qualify for certification as a qualifying party, an...
Section 40-11-240. Qualifications for licensure; required submissions. - (A) To qualify for licensure, an entity must: (1) be...
Section 40-11-250. Renewal of license; lapsed license. - (A) All licenses may be renewed biennially. A licensee shall...
Section 40-11-260. Financial statements; net worth requirements. - (A) An applicant for a general contractor's license or a...
Section 40-11-262. Surety bonds in lieu of providing financial statements. - (A) In lieu of providing a financial statement showing a...
Section 40-11-265. Contractors who leave the State with unpaid debts and subsequently return; notarized statement to board; board authority to deny or revoke license. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is...
Section 40-11-270. Licensee confined to limitations of license group; display of license; licenses in more than one classification; use of unlicensed subcontractors. - (A) A licensee is confined to the limitations of the...
Section 40-11-280. Change in license classification. - A licensee desiring a change in license classification or subclassification...
Section 40-11-290. Licensure of applicant holding license in another state. - The board may grant a license or certificate to an...
Section 40-11-300. Total cost of construction used to determine license group for project; work on project without required license. - (A) It is unlawful for an owner, a construction manager,...
Section 40-11-310. Employee of entity barred from project subject to regulation or ownership by that entity. - No entity or employee of an entity who has the...
Section 40-11-320. Construction managers; licensing requirements; complaint hearings; authority to assume role. - (A) A construction manager shall hold a South Carolina license...
Section 40-11-330. Joint Venture Bid. - Two or more licensed contractors may combine bids and submit...
Section 40-11-340. Qualifications for acting as sole prime contractor. - An entity licensed under the classifications or subclassifications in Sections...
Section 40-11-350. Evidence of license as prerequisite to issuance of building permit; reporting violations. - A building official, or other authority charged with issuing building...
Section 40-11-360. Exemptions from application of chapter; content of posters to be distributed to building permit offices. - (A) This chapter does not apply to: (1) An entity...
Section 40-11-370. License required to use term "licensed contractor"; engaging in construction under assumed name; enforcement of contract. - (A) It is unlawful to use the term "licensed contractor"...
Section 40-11-380. Notification of bankruptcy of licensee. - A licensee who, voluntarily or involuntarily, is subjected to any...
Section 40-11-390. Unlicensed entities engaging in general or mechanical construction prior to April 1, 1999. - An entity which, as of April 1, 1999, is engaging...
Section 40-11-400. Qualifying party certificates. - The department shall issue qualifying party certificates to an individual...
Section 40-11-410. License classifications and subclassifications. - The following license classifications are in effect: (1) "General Contractors-Building"...
Section 40-11-420. Requirements for obtaining building permit; list of licensed contractors performing work on project. - (A) Building permits, when required by law, must be obtained...
Section 40-11-430. Severability. - If a provision of this chapter or the application of...
Section 40-11-500. Citation of article. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Notice...
Section 40-11-510. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Action" means a civil...
Section 40-11-520. Stay of action or arbitration. - If the claimant files a civil action or initiates an...
Section 40-11-530. Notice of claim; contents; request for clarification. - (A) The claimant must serve a written notice of claim...
Section 40-11-540. Time for filing responses; inspection of defect and access to make repairs; time for reaching settlement. - (A) The contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or design professional has sixty...
Section 40-11-550. Applicability to personal injury and death actions; indication of grant of stay on civil action cover sheet. - (A) This article does not apply to actions arising out...
Section 40-11-560. Mechanic's liens. - Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, a person may file...
Section 40-11-570. Statute of limitations. - The claimant's written notice made pursuant to Section 40-11-530 tolls...