South Carolina § 40-68-140 Name under which business may be conducted; change of name or location of primary office or records; addition of business offices; license not assignable.

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§ 40-68-140 — Name under which business may be conducted; change of name or location of primary office or records; addition of business offices; license not assignable.

South Carolina § 40-68-140

Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 68REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-68-140 (2026).

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(A)A licensee may not conduct business under a name other than that specified in the license. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable. A licensee may not conduct business under any fictitious or assumed name without prior written authorization from the department. The department may not authorize the use of a name that is so similar to that of a public office or agency or to that of another licensee that the public may be confused or misled by its use. A licensee may not conduct business under more than one name unless it has obtained a separate license for each name.

(B)A licensee may change its licensed name at any time by notifying the department and paying a fee for each change of name. The department by regulation shall set the fee for each name change in an amount not

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(A) A licensee may not conduct business under a name other than that specified in the license. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable. A licensee may not conduct business under any fictitious or assumed name without prior written authorization from the department. The department may not authorize the use of a name that is so similar to that of a public office or agency or to that of another licensee that the public may be confused or misled by its use. A licensee may not conduct business under more than one name unless it has obtained a separate license for each name. (B) A licensee may change its licensed name at any time by notifying the department and paying a fee for each change of name. The department by regulation shall set the fee for each name change in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars. A licensee may change its name on renewal of the license without the payment of the name change fee. (C) A licensee must notify the department in writing of: (1) a change in the location of its primary business office; (2) the addition of more business offices; or (3) a change in the location of business records maintained by the licensee.