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§ 40-5-350 — Soliciting legal business unlawful.

South Carolina·Title 40 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 5 ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

It is unlawful for a person or his agent, employee, or anyone acting on his behalf to:

(1)solicit or procure through solicitation, either directly or indirectly, legal business; or (2) solicit or procure through solicitation a retainer, written or oral, or an agreement authorizing an attorney to perform or render legal services. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-145; 1952 Code SECTION 56-145; 1946 (44) 2575; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 225.

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