South Carolina § 38-55-320 - Insurers may not contract with undertakers for funerals.
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§ 38-55-320. Insurers may not contract with undertakers for funerals.
It is unlawful for a life insurer, a health insurer, or a funeral benefit company to contract or agree with a funeral director, undertaker, or mortuary that the funeral director, undertaker, or mortuary shall conduct the funeral of any person insured by it.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-55-320 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-1221; 1962 Code SECTION 37-1232; 1964 (53) 2293] recodified as SECTION 38-57-230 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-9-520 [1948 (45) 1947; 1952 Code SECTION 37-177; 1962 Code SECTION 37-177] recodified as SECTION 38-55-320 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-55-320 ("Insurers may not contract with undertakers for funerals.") 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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