Reference is to the bill as introduced.
AMEND THE BILL, AS AND IF AMENDED, BY INSERTING AN APPROPRIATELY NUMBERED SECTION TO READ:
/ SECTION __. Section 38-43-100(F) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(F) A person
applying for a resident insurance producer license or a person
applying on behalf of the applicant shall make application to
the director or his designee on the Uniform Application and
declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of
the license that the statements made in the application are
true, correct, and complete to the best of the applicant's
knowledge and belief. Before approving the application, the
director or his designee shall find that the applicant:
(1)
is at least eighteen years of age;
(2)
is a person of good moral character and has not been
convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude
within the last ten years that is a ground for denial,
suspension, or revocation as provided for in Section
38-43-130;
(3)
has paid the fees provided for in Section 38-43-80;
and
(4)
has successfully passed the examination or examinations
for the line or lines of insurance for which the person has
applied.
(5)
Effective January 1, 2017, before a license is
issued to an applicant or is renewed permitting him to act as a
resident producer, the applicant shall comply with the licensing
and renewal requirements set for in this section and by
regulation. In addition to those licensing requirements, the
applicant shall:
(a) furnish a
complete set of his fingerprints to the director or his
designee; and
(b) undergo a
state criminal records check, supported by his fingerprints, by
the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and a
national criminal records check, supported by his fingerprints,
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The results of
these criminal records checks must be reported to the
department. The cost associated with the criminal history
records must be borne by the applicant. The applicant's
fingerprints must be certified by a law enforcement officer
authorized by SLED."
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.