South Carolina Code 40-68-90. Nonresident company or group; restricted license; appointment of entity for receipt of legal process
(1) applicant‘s state of residence provides for licensing of professional employer organizations, the applicant is licensed and in good standing in its state of residence, and the applicant’s state of residence grants a similar privilege for restricted licensing to professional employer organizations or professional employer organization groups that are residents in South Carolina;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-68-90
- Applicant: means a business seeking to be licensed under this chapter or seeking the renewal of a license under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
- Professional employer organization: means an individual business entity that offers professional employer services. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
- Professional employer organization group: means a combination of professional employer services companies that operates under a group license issued under § 40-68-80. See South Carolina Code 40-68-10
(2) applicant does not maintain an office, sales force, or representatives in this State, and it does not solicit clients that are residents in this State; and
(3) applicant does not have more than forty leased employees working in this State.
(B) An applicant for a restricted license is exempt from the requirements of § 40-68-40(F).
(C) An applicant for a nonresident or restricted license shall file on a form approved by the department an appointment of a recognized and approved entity as its attorney to receive service of legal process issued against it in this State.