South Carolina § 40-19-30 - Required licenses; permit restrictions regarding unlicensed persons; exemption.
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§ 40-19-30. Required licenses; permit restrictions regarding unlicensed persons; exemption.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of funeral service unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter. A person who engages or participates actively in directing or in the management of a funeral establishment is considered to be in the practice of funeral service.
(B) No permit to operate a funeral home may be issued to a corporation, partnership, or individual when the name of either an unlicensed person or a person whose license has been revoked or is suspended appears in the name of the corporation, partnership, or individually owned business. This prohibition does not apply to established funeral homes existing prior to July 1, 1969.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 380, SECTION 1. HISTORY: 2024 Act No. 223 (H.4116), SECTION 8, eff July 1, 2024.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1955 (49) 550; 1962 Code SECTION 56-662; 1969 (56) 925; 1973 (58) 787; 1983 Act No. 146, SECTION 1; 1976 Code SECTION 40-19-130.
Effect of Amendment
2024 Act No. 223, SECTION 8, inserted the (A) and (B) designators; and in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "either an unlicensed person or a person whose license has been revoked or is suspended" for "an unlicensed person".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-19-30 ("Required licenses; permit restrictions regarding unlicensed persons; exemption.") 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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