South Carolina § 38-3-150 - Director, assistants, or agents may conduct examinations, investigations, and hearings.
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§ 38-3-150. Director, assistants, or agents may conduct examinations, investigations, and hearings.
All examinations or investigations provided by this title, unless otherwise provided by any other insurance laws of this State, may be conducted by the director or by one or more of his duly authorized assistants or agents. Investigations conducted pursuant to this title are confidential as set forth in Section 38-13-70. All hearings must be held by the director or by one of his duly authorized assistants or agents when authorized to do so in writing by the director. However, in any hearing concerning the adjustment of insurance rates the director or his designee may conduct the hearing.
HISTORY: 1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-59; 1960 (51) 1562, 1646; 1962 Code SECTION 37-65; 1971 (57) 46; 1976 Code SECTION 38-3-150; 1981 Act No. 10, SECTION 1; 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 532; 2024 Act No. 180 (H.4869), SECTION 1, eff May 20, 2024.
Effect of Amendment
2024 Act No. 180, SECTION 1, inserted the second sentence.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-3-150 ("Director, assistants, or agents may conduct examinations, investigations, and hearings.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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