{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-37-5-117","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 37-5-117","heading":"Lien, or submission of debt to credit bureau or reporting agency, by health care services provider; notice required; penalties.","body":"A provider of health care services must give twenty days prior notice before submitting a debt to a credit bureau or credit reporting agency or filing a lien against real or personal property, and the debtor must be notified by mail of the creditor's intention. Failure to comply with this requirement is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for each occurrence.","path":["Title 37 - CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE","CHAPTER 5 Remedies and Penalties","Part 1 Limitations on Creditors' Remedies"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t37c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:09:29Z","sha256":"f9d5931d858d8a7265608e4f9b7ee1b2e3b9e9bbb64abfc5ffefcde589af5666","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-37-5-115","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-37-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}