South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 3189

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3189
Ratification Number:       78
Act Number                 46
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Licensing of burglar alarm system
                           businesses
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(A46, R78, H3189)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-79-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LICENSING OF BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM BUSINESSES OF A NONRESIDENT WHO HOLDS A VALID LICENSE OF THE SAME TYPE FROM ANOTHER STATE, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO A NONRESIDENT UNLESS HIS STATE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE ALSO PERMITS SIMILAR LICENSING OF RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE.

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

Licensing of nonresidents

SECTION 1. Section 40-79-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-79-150. To the extent that other states which provide for licensing of alarm system businesses provide for similar action for persons of this State, the board, in its discretion, may grant a license to a nonresident who holds a valid license of the same type from another state upon satisfactory proof furnished to the board that the standards of licensure in the other state are at least substantially equivalent to those prevailing in this State. However, a nonresident may not be granted a license to operate his alarm system business in this State unless his state of principal residence also permits similar licensing of residents of this State. Applicants shall make application to the board on the form prescribed by the board for all applicants, shall comply with the provisions of Section 40-79-80, and shall pay any fee required of applicants."

Time effective

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