{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-57-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 38-57-40","heading":"Misrepresentation or false advertising of policies prohibited.","body":"No person may make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated any estimate, proposal, circular, or statement misrepresenting the terms of a policy issued or to be issued or the benefits or advantages represented thereby or the dividends or share of the surplus to be received thereon, or make a false or misleading statement as to the dividend or share of surplus previously paid on similar policies or make a misrepresentation as to the financial condition of an insurer or as to the legal reserve system upon which an insurer operates or use any name or title of a policy or class of policies misrepresenting the true nature thereof.","path":["Title 38 - INSURANCE","CHAPTER 57 Trade Practices"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t38c057.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:13:59Z","sha256":"020826c769c199fcdb9edd5ab5faaabdbeaf84f81d80c19b6eea64b5163d1eda","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-57-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-57-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}