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S.C. Code Ann. § 37-20-110 Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Consumer" means an individual residing in the State of South Carolina who undertakes a transaction for personal, family, or household purposes. (2) "Consumer credit-reporting agency" or "consumer reporting agency" means a person that, for moneta…
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-20-120 Verification of addresses
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(A) A consumer credit-reporting agency must give notice to each creditor who uses a consumer report if the agency becomes aware that an application to a card issuer to open a new seller or lender credit card account bears an address for the consumer that is different from the add…
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-20-130 Initiating law enforcement investigation of identity theft
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A person who learns or reasonably suspects that the person is the victim of identity theft may initiate a law enforcement investigation by reporting to a local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the person's actual legal residence. The law enforcement agency shall …
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-20-140 Reflection of innocence of identity theft victim of crime committed using name in court records of person convicted of committing identity theft; petition for expedited judicial determination of factual innocence
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(A) If a person is convicted of unlawfully obtaining the personal identifying information of another person without the other person's authorization and using that information to commit a crime, the court records must reflect that the person whose identity was falsely used to com…