{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-5-350","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-5-350","heading":"Soliciting legal business unlawful.","body":"It is unlawful for a person or his agent, employee, or anyone acting on his behalf to:\n(1) solicit or procure through solicitation, either directly or indirectly, legal business; or\n(2) solicit or procure through solicitation a retainer, written or oral, or an agreement authorizing an attorney to perform or render legal services.\nA person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 5 Attorneys-at-Law","ARTICLE 5 Regulation of Practice of Law"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:20:09Z","sha256":"efae1d1b4569dc4308fb331c2c1108f296563fa617730b6b4ec978ee7447958e","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-5-340","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-5-360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}