South Carolina § 15-50-70 Scope of transfer agreement.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-50-70 — Scope of transfer agreement.

South Carolina § 15-50-70

Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES

Ch. 50STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PROTECTION ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-50-70 (2026).

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(A)The provisions of this chapter may not be waived by a payee.

(B)A transfer agreement entered into by a payee who resides in this State must provide that disputes under the transfer agreement, including a claim that the payee has breached the agreement, must be determined pursuant to the laws of this State. A transfer agreement shall not authorize the transferee or another party to confess judgment or consent to entry of judgment against the payee.

(C)Transfer of structured settlement payment rights do not extend to payments that are life-contingent unless, before the date on which the payee signs the transfer agreement, the transferee has established and has agreed to maintain procedures reasonably satisfactory to the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor for:

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(A) The provisions of this chapter may not be waived by a payee. (B) A transfer agreement entered into by a payee who resides in this State must provide that disputes under the transfer agreement, including a claim that the payee has breached the agreement, must be determined pursuant to the laws of this State. A transfer agreement shall not authorize the transferee or another party to confess judgment or consent to entry of judgment against the payee. (C) Transfer of structured settlement payment rights do not extend to payments that are life-contingent unless, before the date on which the payee signs the transfer agreement, the transferee has established and has agreed to maintain procedures reasonably satisfactory to the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor for: (1) periodically confirming the payee's survival; and (2) giving the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor prompt written notice if the payee dies. (D) A payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights does not incur any penalty, forfeit any application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur a liability to the proposed transferee or an assignee based on a failure of the transfer to satisfy the conditions of this chapter. (E) This chapter does not authorize a transfer of structured settlement payment rights in contravention of law. (F) Compliance with the requirements of Section 15-50-30 and fulfillment of the conditions in Section 15-50-40 are the sole responsibility of the transferee in a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, and neither the structured settlement obligor nor the annuity issuer bears responsibility for, or liability arising from, noncompliance with the requirements or failure to fulfill the conditions.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 252, SECTION 1; 2023 Act No. 22 (S.259), SECTION 7, eff July 1, 2023. Editor's Note 2023 Act No. 22, SECTION 20, provides as follows: "SECTION 20. SECTION 9 through SECTION 16 take effect on January 1, 2024. All other SECTIONS take effect on July 1, 2023, and apply to applications filed on or after the effective date." Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 22, SECTION 7, in (B), in the first sentence, deleted "on or after the effective date of this chapter" following "entered into", and in the second sentence, substituted "shall not authorize" for "may not authorize"; and in (E), deleted "nor imply that a transfer under a transfer agreement entered into before the effective date of this chapter is valid or invalid" from the end.