South Carolina Code 12-56-90. Information from department to be used only by agency for collection purposes; penalties for disclosure
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(A) The exchange of information among the department, claimant agency, and the debtor pursuant to this chapter is lawful.
(B) The information obtained by a claimant agency from the department in accordance with the exemption allowed by subsection (A) may be used by the agency only in the pursuit of its debt collection duties and practices. A person employed by or formerly employed by the agency who discloses the information for another purpose is subject to the penalties provided in § 12-54-240.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-56-90
- Claimant agency: means a state agency, board, committee, commission, public institution of higher learning, political subdivision, or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any state or the United States. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
- Debtor: means a person having a delinquent debt or account with a claimant agency which has not been adjusted, satisfied, or set aside by court order, or discharged in bankruptcy. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
- person: includes any individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or group; and
(2) "individual" means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20