South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3636


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3636
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990302
Primary Sponsor:                  Cato
All Sponsors:                     Cato and Limehouse
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11149jm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Motor vehicle insurance, rental company 
                                  selling collision coverage not deemed as agent 
                                  for renting vehicle


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990302  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 43 OF TITLE 38, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF LAW GOVERNING THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS BY ADDING SECTION 38-43-25, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AUTOMOBILE RENTAL COMPANY WHO SELLS AUTOMOBILE COLLISION INSURANCE COVERAGE AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE APPLICABLE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE BEING RENTED BY THAT COMPANY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED AN "INSURANCE AGENT".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 43 of Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-43-25. An agent or employee of an automobile rental company may sell, and collect a premium for, automobile collision insurance coverage and any other type of automobile insurance coverage applicable to a motor vehicle being rented to a consumer by the company, and such agent or employee of the company shall not be deemed an insurance agent within the meaning of this chapter and shall be exempt from all the provisions of this chapter, including specifically, but not limited to, continuing education requirements for insurance agents in Section 38-43-106, as well as any other provisions of law applicable to insurance agents."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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