(A)To be licensed as an auctioneer, an individual must:
(1)be eighteen years of age or older;
(2)submit a written application on a form approved by the commission along with the required fee;
(3)have satisfactorily completed:
(a)one year of apprenticeship; or (b) eighty hours of classroom instruction in a course in auctioneering at an institution approved by the commission, or the substantial equivalent and achieve a passing score on a written examination approved by the commission testing the applicant's understanding of the law relating to auctioneers and auctions, ethical practices for auctioneers, and the mathematics applicable to the auctioneer business. The examination may not be taken more than one time during any six-month period following the second failure of the examination
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(A) To be licensed as an auctioneer, an individual must: (1) be eighteen years of age or older; (2) submit a written application on a form approved by the commission along with the required fee; (3) have satisfactorily completed: (a) one year of apprenticeship; or (b) eighty hours of classroom instruction in a course in auctioneering at an institution approved by the commission, or the substantial equivalent and achieve a passing score on a written examination approved by the commission testing the applicant's understanding of the law relating to auctioneers and auctions, ethical practices for auctioneers, and the mathematics applicable to the auctioneer business. The examination may not be taken more than one time during any six-month period following the second failure of the examination; (4) provide a criminal history conviction record from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and affirm that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony or any other crime involving fraud or moral turpitude during the preceding five years; (5) provide a credit record satisfactory to the commission and pay a ten dollar fee to the commission to obtain the credit report. (B) To be licensed as a purebred livestock auctioneer, an individual must: (1) be eighteen years of age or older; (2) submit a written application on a form approved by the commission along with the required fee; (3) have satisfactorily completed: (a) one year of apprenticeship; or (b) eighty hours of classroom instruction in a course in auctioneering at an institution approved by the commission, or the substantial equivalent; (4) provide a criminal history conviction record from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and affirm that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony or any other crime involving fraud or moral turpitude during the preceding five years; (5) provide a credit record satisfactory to the commission and pay a ten dollar fee to the commission to obtain the credit report. (C) To be licensed as a tobacco auctioneer, an individual must: (1) be eighteen years of age or older; (2) submit a written application on a form approved by the commission along with the required fee; (3) have satisfactorily completed: (a) one year of apprenticeship; or (b) eighty hours of classroom instruction in a course in auctioneering at an institution approved by the commission, or the substantial equivalent; (4) provide a criminal history conviction record from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and affirm that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony or any other crime involving fraud or moral turpitude during the preceding five years; (5) provide a credit record satisfactory to the commission and pay a ten dollar fee to the commission to obtain the credit report.
South Carolina § 40-6-230 (Eligibility requirements for license as auctioneer, purebred livestock auctioneer, or tobacco auctioneer.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.