South Carolina § 38-71-50 Alteration of application.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-71-50 — Alteration of application.

South Carolina § 38-71-50

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 71ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-50 (2026).

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No alteration of any written application for insurance by erasure, insertion, or otherwise may be made by any person other than the applicant without his written consent, and the making of any such alteration without the consent of the applicant is a misdemeanor. However, insertions may be made by the insurer, for administrative purposes only, in a manner that clearly indicates that the insertions are not to be ascribed to the applicant.

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No alteration of any written application for insurance by erasure, insertion, or otherwise may be made by any person other than the applicant without his written consent, and the making of any such alteration without the consent of the applicant is a misdemeanor. However, insertions may be made by the insurer, for administrative purposes only, in a manner that clearly indicates that the insertions are not to be ascribed to the applicant.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-35-190 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-452; 1962 Code SECTION 37-452] recodified as SECTION 38-71-50 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.