South Carolina § 38-81-20 Exemption from liability for action taken in performance of powers and duties in reporting legal professional malpractice claims.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-81-20 — Exemption from liability for action taken in performance of powers and duties in reporting legal professional malpractice claims.

South Carolina § 38-81-20

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 81LEGAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 38-81-20 (2026).

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There is no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature may arise against, any insurer, its officers, its agents, or employees or the director, his designees, or his representatives for any action taken by them in performance of their powers and duties under this chapter.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-61-20 [1977 Act No. 120 SECTION 2] recodified as SECTION 38-81-20 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 832. ARTICLE 3 Legal Professional Liability Insurance Joint Underwriting Association