South Carolina § 38-57-160 - Advertising gifts permitted.
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§ 38-57-160. Advertising gifts permitted.
Sections 38-57-130, 38-57-140, and 38-57-150 do not prohibit a licensed agent from giving to insureds, prospective insureds, and to others, for the purpose of advertising, an article of merchandise having a value of not more than twenty-five dollars and having an advertisement for the insurer or agent printed on it. Nothing within this section precludes a licensed agent from providing refreshments during a sales presentation which do not exceed ten dollars a person in cost.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-57-160 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-1164; 1962 Code SECTION 37-1164; 1978 Act No. 585 SECTION 14] recodified as SECTION 23-9-410 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-55-160 [1962 Code SECTION 37-1216; 1964 (53) 2293] recodified as SECTION 38-57-160 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1997 Act No. 68, SECTION 11; 2007 Act No. 27, SECTION 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 16, 2007).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-57-160 ("Advertising gifts permitted.") 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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