{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-59-530","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-59-530","heading":"Exceptions.","body":"This article does not apply to a person:\n(1) employed by the State or any political subdivision of the State as a code enforcement official when acting within the scope of that employment;\n(2) inspecting a home exclusively for the use of a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation;\n(3) licensed, registered, or certified pursuant to Chapter 3 or a person duly licensed as a general contractor pursuant to Chapter 11 or a person duly licensed pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 59 or a person duly licensed or registered as a professional engineer pursuant to Chapter 22. Notwithstanding the exemption from licensure under this article, the provisions of this article relating to the conduct of a person in the performance of a home inspection shall apply to that person. A violation of this article is considered a violation against the person's license and subjects the person to disciplinary action by the licensing board under which the person is licensed;\n(4) who is duly licensed under the provisions of Section 46-13-55 for the purpose of issuing CL100 Wood Infestation Reports, provided such inspection is limited solely to the requirement of the CL100 report.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 59 Residential Home Builders","ARTICLE 3 Licensing of Home Inspectors"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c059.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:23:39Z","sha256":"779c40bdcabf7e82098cf100ba6b1c51f95bc062785a929eaf69b058b2eb3406","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-59-520","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-59-540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}