{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-3-300","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-3-300","heading":"Prohibition on entering into contract for professional services on any basis other than direct negotiations; exceptions.","body":"An architect may not enter into a contract for professional services on any basis other than direct negotiation thereby precluding participation in any system requiring a comparison of compensation. However, an architect may state compensation to a prospective client in direct negotiation where architectural services necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare have been defined.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 3 Architects"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:20:04Z","sha256":"e3067a20875d63612b97f15037c9d946499ed3e9edb91a48cdd2d7f83c4f8ed6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-3-290","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-3-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}