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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 37 - Consumer Protection Code
CHAPTER 5 - REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
SECTION 37-5-117. Lien, or submission of debt to credit bureau or reporting agency, by health care services provider; notice required; penalties.
SC Code § 37-5-117 (2013) What's This?
A provider of health care services must give twenty days prior notice before submitting a debt to a credit bureau or credit reporting agency or filing a lien against real or personal property, and the debtor must be notified by mail of the creditor's intention. Failure to comply with this requirement is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for each occurrence.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 295, Section 2.
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