{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-68-90","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-68-90","heading":"Nonresident company or group; restricted license; appointment of entity for receipt of legal process.","body":"(A) The department may issue a restricted license to a nonresident professional employer organization or professional employer organization group for limited operation within this State under the following conditions if the:\n(1) applicant's state of residence provides for licensing of professional employer organizations, the applicant is licensed and in good standing in its state of residence, and the applicant's state of residence grants a similar privilege for restricted licensing to professional employer organizations or professional employer organization groups that are residents in South Carolina;\n(2) applicant does not maintain an office, sales force, or representatives in this State, and it does not solicit clients that are residents in this State; and\n(3) applicant does not have more than forty leased employees working in this State.\n(B) An applicant for a restricted license is exempt from the requirements of Section 40-68-40(F).\n(C) An applicant for a nonresident or restricted license shall file on a form approved by the department an appointment of a recognized and approved entity as its attorney to receive service of legal process issued against it in this State.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 68 Regulation of Professional Employer Organizations"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c068.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:24:09Z","sha256":"fc46a733103fcc5465eac27553b5ff117227b3f0d13fd47a3b5c68126f6e13ed","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-68-80","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-68-100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}