South Carolina § 40-30-260 - Voluntary surrender of license.
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§ 40-30-260. Voluntary surrender of license.
(A) A licensee who is under investigation for misconduct, pursuant to Section 40-30-230 or Section 40-30-235, voluntarily may surrender its license to the board, invalidating the license at the time it is surrendered. An individual or establishment that voluntarily surrenders a license may not practice as a massage therapist or operate as a massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment until the board reinstates the license. An individual or an establishment practicing as a massage therapist or operating as a massage therapy establishment or sole practitioner establishment during the period of voluntary license surrender is deemed an unlicensed practitioner or establishment and is subject to the applicable penalties.
(B) Surrendering a license must not be considered an admission of guilt in a proceeding held pursuant to this chapter. However, surrendering a license does not preclude the board from imposing conditions on the acceptance of the proffered license or from taking disciplinary action against the licensee.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 387, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 41, SECTION 6, eff June 7, 2013; 2022 Act No. 151 (S.227), SECTION 2, eff May 13, 2023.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
2022 Act No. 151, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-30-260 ("Voluntary surrender of license.") 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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