South Carolina § 38-97-30 - Portable electronics insurance license; registry.
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§ 38-97-30. Portable electronics insurance license; registry.
(A) A vendor must hold a portable electronics insurance license to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance.
(B) A portable electronics insurance license issued under this section authorizes any employee or authorized representative of the vendor to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance to a customer at each location at which the vendor engages in portable electronics transactions. Both an employee and an authorized representative of a vendor must have completed the training required by Section 38-97-50.
(C) The supervising entity shall maintain a registry of vendor locations which are authorized to sell or solicit portable electronics insurance coverage in this State. Upon request by the director or his designee and with ten days' notice to the supervising entity, the registry must be open to inspection and examination by the director or his designee during regular business hours of the supervising entity.
(D) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a license issued pursuant to this section authorizes the licensee and its employees or authorized representatives to engage in those activities that are permitted in this section.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 172, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2013.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-97-30 ("Portable electronics insurance license; registry.") 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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