South Carolina § 40-59-520 - Licensing requirement; licensing of business entity.
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§ 40-59-520. Licensing requirement; licensing of business entity.
(A) No person may engage in or transact any home inspection business or hold himself out to the public as a home inspector or offer to engage in or transact any home inspection business in this State unless the person is licensed by the commission.
(B) No license may be issued under this article to a partnership, association, corporation, firm, or group. However, nothing in this article precludes a licensed home inspector from performing home inspections for or on behalf of a partnership, association, corporation, firm, or group or from entering into contracts or enforcing contracts as a partnership, association, corporation, firm, or group.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 359, SECTION 1.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1994 Act No. 463, SECTION 3; 1976 Code SECTION 40-59-220.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-59-520 ("Licensing requirement; licensing of business entity.") 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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