South Carolina § 40-18-140 Exceptions from application of chapter.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-18-140 — Exceptions from application of chapter.

South Carolina·Title 40 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 18 PRIVATE SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCIES

This chapter does not apply to:

(1)an officer or employee of the federal government, or of this State or a political subdivision of either, excluding school districts, or of a municipal corporation while the employee or officer is engaged in the performance of official duties;

(2)a person or firm engaged as a consumer reporting agency, as defined by the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, when gathering, processing, or reporting information directly related to a credit rating or credit status;

(3)an attorney-at-law while in the performance of his duties; or (4) a person, as defined by Section 38-1-20(29), licensed or authorized by the Director of Insurance to transact business within the State, when performing duties directly related to that license or authorization.

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This chapter does not apply to: (1) an officer or employee of the federal government, or of this State or a political subdivision of either, excluding school districts, or of a municipal corporation while the employee or officer is engaged in the performance of official duties; (2) a person or firm engaged as a consumer reporting agency, as defined by the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, when gathering, processing, or reporting information directly related to a credit rating or credit status; (3) an attorney-at-law while in the performance of his duties; or (4) a person, as defined by Section 38-1-20(29), licensed or authorized by the Director of Insurance to transact business within the State, when performing duties directly related to that license or authorization.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 372, SECTION 1; 2025 Act No. 36 (S.269), SECTION 4, eff May 12, 2025. Effect of Amendment 2025 Act No. 36, SECTION 4, in (1), inserted "excluding school districts,".