South Carolina § 40-53-180 Grounds for refusal to issue, suspension, or revocation of license.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-53-180 — Grounds for refusal to issue, suspension, or revocation of license.

South Carolina § 40-53-180

Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 53POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-53-180 (2026).

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The Division may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds:

(a)Failing to inform a subject to be examined as to the nature of the examination;

(b)Failing to inform a subject to be examined that his participation in the examination is voluntary;

(c)Material misstatement in the application for original license or in the application for any renewal license under this chapter;

(d)Wilful disregard or violation of this chapter or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to, wilfully making a false report concerning an examination for polygraph examination purposes;

(e)If the holder of any license has been adjudged guilty of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(f)Making

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The Division may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds: (a) Failing to inform a subject to be examined as to the nature of the examination; (b) Failing to inform a subject to be examined that his participation in the examination is voluntary; (c) Material misstatement in the application for original license or in the application for any renewal license under this chapter; (d) Wilful disregard or violation of this chapter or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to, wilfully making a false report concerning an examination for polygraph examination purposes; (e) If the holder of any license has been adjudged guilty of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (f) Making any wilful misrepresentation or false promises or causing to be printed any false or misleading advertisement for the purpose of directly or indirectly obtaining business or trainees; (g) Having demonstrated unworthiness or incompetency to act as a polygraph examiner as defined by this chapter; (h) Allowing one's license under this chapter to be used by any unlicensed person in violation of the provisions of this chapter; (i) Wilfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of this chapter or any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto; (j) Where the license holder has been adjudged as a habitual drunkard or mentally incompetent as provided for in the 1976 Code; (k) Failing, within a reasonable time, to provide information requested by the Division as the result of a formal complaint to the Division which would indicate a violation of this chapter; or (l) Failing to inform the subject of the results of the examination if so requested.