The department may refuse to license an applicant or suspend or revoke a license or refuse to renew a license issued pursuant to this chapter if it finds, after notice and a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, that the applicant or his agent has:

(1) been convicted of a felony or of an offense involving fraud or dishonest dealing or moral turpitude within the past ten years;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 37-7-106

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. See South Carolina Code 37-7-101
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Licensee: means a person licensed pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 37-7-101

(2) violated a provision of this chapter;

(3) used fraud or deceit in procuring the issuance of a license or renewal pursuant to this chapter;

(4) indulged in a continuous course of unfair conduct;

(5) been involved in insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors by a licensee; or

(6) violated a reasonable rule or regulation made by the department pursuant to this chapter.

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