South Carolina Statutes
§ 38-13-170 — Penalties for making or aiding in making false statement.
South Carolina § 38-13-170
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 38-13-170 (2026).
Text
If an insurer, in its annual or other statement required by law, wilfully misstates the facts, the insurer and the person signing the statement and any person aiding, abetting, or participating in the making of the statement are guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. The insurer, upon conviction, forfeits its right to do business in this State.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-13-170 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-617; 1962 Code SECTION 37-617] has no comparable provisions in 1987 Act No. 155; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-5-1380 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-295; 1956 (49) 1834; 1962 Code SECTION 37-295] recodified as SECTION 38-13-170 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 66; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 537.
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§ 38-13-1000
Purpose; construction; application.§ 38-13-1010
Definitions.§ 38-13-1030
Rules, regulations, and orders.§ 38-13-1040
Discretion over responses to inquiries; examination of documentation and supporting information.§ 38-13-1060
Retention of third-party consultants.§ 38-13-1070
Penalties.§ 38-13-1080
Effective date of this article.§ 38-13-130
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 38-13-170, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/13/38-13-170.