South Carolina § 39-73-345 - Engaging in prohibited conduct constitutes appointment of administrator to accept service of process.

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§ 39-73-345. Engaging in prohibited conduct constitutes appointment of administrator to accept service of process.

When a person, including a nonresident of this State, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by the chapter or a regulation or order of the administrator, the engaging in the conduct constitutes the appointment of the administrator as the person's attorney to receive service of lawful process in a noncriminal proceeding against the person, a successor, or personal representative, which grows out of that conduct and which is brought under the chapter or a regulation or order of the administrator with the same force as if served personally.

HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 68, SECTION 1, eff 200 days after approval (approved May 14, 1993).

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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