Terms Used In South Carolina Code 39-65-50

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Principal: means a person who:

    (a) manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a tangible product for wholesale;

    (b) contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and

    (c) compensates the sales representative, in whole or in part, by commission. See South Carolina Code 39-65-10
  • Sales representative: means a person who:

    (a) contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders;

    (b) is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission;

    (c) does not place orders or purchase for his own account or for resale; and

    (d) does not sell or take orders for the sale of products to the ultimate consumer. See South Carolina Code 39-65-10
A principal who is not a resident of this State who contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders in this State is deemed to be doing business in this State for purposes of the exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresidents under Part 8, Chapter 2 of Title 36.
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