South Carolina § 38-75-905 Definitions.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-75-905 — Definitions.

South Carolina § 38-75-905

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 75PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND TITLE INSURANCE GENERALLY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-75-905 (2026).

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Associate" means any one of the following:

(a)a business organized for profit in which a producer of title business is a director, officer, partner, employee, or owner of one percent or more of the equity capital thereof;

(b)an employee of a producer of title business;

(c)a franchisor or franchisee of a producer of title business;

(d)a spouse, parent, or child of a producer of title business;

(e)a person, other than an individual, that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a producer of title business;

(f)a person with whom a producer of title business or any associate of such producer has any agreement, arrangement, or understanding or pursues any course of conduct, the purpose or substantial

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Associate" means any one of the following: (a) a business organized for profit in which a producer of title business is a director, officer, partner, employee, or owner of one percent or more of the equity capital thereof; (b) an employee of a producer of title business; (c) a franchisor or franchisee of a producer of title business; (d) a spouse, parent, or child of a producer of title business; (e) a person, other than an individual, that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a producer of title business; (f) a person with whom a producer of title business or any associate of such producer has any agreement, arrangement, or understanding or pursues any course of conduct, the purpose or substantial effect of which is to evade the provisions of this article. (2) "Financial interest" means any interest, legal or beneficial, that entitles the holder directly or indirectly to one percent or more of the net profits or net worth of the entity in which the interest is held. (3) "Producer of title business" or "producer" means any person, including any officer, director, or owner of five percent or more of the equity or capital of any person engaged in this State in the trade, business, occupation, or profession of any one of the following: (a) buying or selling interests in real property; (b) making loans secured by interests in real property; (c) acting as broker, agent, representative, or attorney of a person who buys or sells any interest in real property or who lends or borrows money with such interest as security.