{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-91-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 38-91-50","heading":"Nonresident adjusters; licensure; reciprocity; verification; termination.","body":"(A) Unless denied licensure pursuant to Section 38-91-120, a nonresident person may receive a nonresident adjuster license with the same lines of authority held in the home state upon complying with the following requirements:\n(1) The person is currently licensed as a resident adjuster, has passed an adjuster examination, has furnished a complete set of fingerprints and undergone a background check, and is in good standing in the home state.\n(a) If the home state does not require an examination, then the individual must meet the examination requirements provided for in Section 38-91-60.\n(b) If the home state does not require fingerprints and a background check, then the individual must meet the fingerprint and background check requirements provided for in Section 38-91-60.\n(2) The person has submitted the proper fees required by Section 38-91-20.\n(3) The person has submitted or transmitted to the director the appropriate completed application for licensure.\n(4) The person's home state issues nonresident adjuster licenses to residents of this State on the same basis. The director may waive any license requirements imposed under this chapter for an applicant who holds a valid license from another state if the state has license requirements substantially equivalent to the requirement for a license issued under this chapter.\n(B) The director may verify the adjuster's licensing status through regulatory or other databases.\n(C) As a condition of licensure, the nonresident adjuster licensee must maintain a resident adjuster license in his home state. The nonresident adjuster license issued pursuant to this section must terminate and be surrendered immediately to the director if the home state adjuster license terminates for any reason. If the license terminates for any reason, the adjuster may not transact any adjustment of claims.","path":["Title 38 - INSURANCE","CHAPTER 91 Insurance Adjusters"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t38c091.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T03:48:25Z","sha256":"f093c037c3bfbc322e5f1d608accde9f94b9a25d232a7c7bfef5e3c3831b4fcd","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-91-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-38-91-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}