South Carolina § 38-13-200 - Penalty for refusal to be examined under oath.

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§ 38-13-200. Penalty for refusal to be examined under oath.

Any person or entity having possession or control of any records, books, or papers relevant to an insurance reserve fund examination who fails or refuses to be examined under oath is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year and is subject to suspension or revocation of any insurance licenses issued by the director or his designee.

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-5-860 [En, 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, SECTION 55] recodified as SECTION 38-13-200 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 537.

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