{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-39-30","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-39-30","heading":"Certificate of authority required for each business location; penalties; location of retained pledged goods; posting of operation hours.","body":"(A) No person may carry on the business of a pawnbroker in any location other than the one designated in his certificate of authority, under penalty of administrative fine, revocation of his certificate of authority, or other action by the administrator pursuant to regulation or criminal prosecution as set out in this chapter.\n(B) No pawnbroker may retain pledged goods in a location other than the location designated in the certificate of authority without first filing a notification with the department. A request made pursuant to this subsection must be on a form prescribed by the department.\n(C) A pawnbroker conspicuously shall post the hours of operation and any closure at each location.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 39 Pawnbrokers"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c039.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:22:29Z","sha256":"7058d5b18679b4764d6ae11438c8bcff3f575433df7ac9dfe07cd55fc876586f","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-39-20","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-39-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}