South Carolina § 41-27-160 - Benefit year.
Full text of South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws § 41-27-160 — Benefit year., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-27-160. Benefit year.
"Benefit year" means the one-year period beginning with the day as of which an insured worker first files a request for determination of his insured status, and afterward the one-year period beginning with the day by which he next files this request after the end of his last preceding "benefit year"; provided, that in the case of a combined wage claim filed by an individual in accord with an arrangement entered into by the department pursuant to the provisions of Section 41-29-140(2), the benefit year is that applicable provided by the law of the paying state. The filing of a notice of unemployment is considered a request for determination of insured status if a current benefit year has not previously been established. A request for determination of insured status must be made pursuant to regulations as the department prescribes.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 68-7; 1952 Code SECTION 68-7; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-99; 1936 (39) 1716; 1939 (41) 487; 1940 (41) 1630; 1941 (42) 358, 369; 1952 (47) 1977; 1954 (48) 1704; 1955 (49) 480; 1973 (58) 248; 2010 Act No. 146, SECTION 14, eff March 30, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment substituted "department" for two occurrences of "commission"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-27-160 ("Benefit year.") 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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