{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-53-102","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 38-53-102","heading":"Suspension of license.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department must suspend for a period of five years the license of a bail bondsman, his associates, affiliates, or runners who refer defendants to attorneys. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit a bail bondsman, his associates, affiliates, or runners from indicating to a defendant that he should contact an attorney for professional assistance, as long as the bail bondsman, his associates, affiliates, or runners do not mention or in any other manner suggest or indicate a particular attorney or law firm by name.","path":["Title 38 - INSURANCE","CHAPTER 53 Bail Bondsmen and Runners"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t38c053.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:13:49Z","sha256":"76a138e7a53f4765faa9b3aa8b847e7ca85d513fbc063b62c1b1485954bceb68","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-53-100","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-53-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}