South Carolina § 40-53-100 - Nonresident applicants.
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§ 40-53-100. Nonresident applicants.
(a) Each nonresident applicant for an original license or a renewal license shall file with the Division an irrevocable consent that actions against such applicant may be filed in any appropriate court of any county of this State in which the plaintiff resides or in which some part of the transaction occurred out of which the alleged cause of action arose and that process on any such action may be served on the applicant by leaving two copies thereof with the Division. Such consent shall stipulate and agree that such service shall be valid and binding for all purposes. The Division shall send one copy of the process to the applicant at the address shown on the records of the applicant by registered or certified mail.
(b) Nonresident applicants must satisfy the requirements of SECTION 40-51-70.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-1543.60; 1972 (57) 2724.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-53-100 ("Nonresident applicants.") 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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