South Carolina § 38-57-230 Violation of cease and desist order.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-57-230 — Violation of cease and desist order.

South Carolina § 38-57-230

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 57TRADE PRACTICES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-57-230 (2026).

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Any person who contemptuously violates a cease and desist order of any practice issued by the director or his designee shall, upon due notice, receive a hearing before the director or his designee. Upon the determination of the director or his designee that the contemptuous violation has been committed, the director or his designee shall issue his order to the effect that the person is in contempt of his order to cease and desist. Any person who contemptuously violates a cease and desist order of the director or his designee shall pay a fine set by the director or his designee but not to exceed fifty dollars for each day of violation. However, if the violation is wilful, the fine may be assessed in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars per day of violation.

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Any person who contemptuously violates a cease and desist order of any practice issued by the director or his designee shall, upon due notice, receive a hearing before the director or his designee. Upon the determination of the director or his designee that the contemptuous violation has been committed, the director or his designee shall issue his order to the effect that the person is in contempt of his order to cease and desist. Any person who contemptuously violates a cease and desist order of the director or his designee shall pay a fine set by the director or his designee but not to exceed fifty dollars for each day of violation. However, if the violation is wilful, the fine may be assessed in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars per day of violation.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTIONS 38-55-310 [1962 Code SECTION 37-1231; 1964 (53) 2293] and 38-55-320 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-1221; 1962 Code SECTION 37-1232; 1964 (53) 2293] recodified as SECTION 38-57-230 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 714.