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2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 39 - PAWNBROKERS
Section 40-39-140. Acceptance of property owned by third party.
SC Code § 40-39-140 (2015) What's This?
No pawnbroker shall accept property from a pledgor upon which there is evidence of ownership by a third party without first taking reasonable steps to ascertain its true ownership. Any such item accepted for pawn by a pawnbroker must be returned on demand without fee to the third party owner.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 491, Section 2.
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