S.C. Code Ann. § 38-3-410

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SECTION 38-3-410. Promulgation of emergency regulations on declaration of state of emergency.

Official statutory text

(A) If the Governor declares a state of emergency pursuant to Section 1-3-420, the director may issue one or more emergency regulations pursuant to Section 1-23-130(A) applicable to all insurance companies, entities, and persons, as defined in Section 38-1-20, that are subject to Title 38. (B)(1) The provisions of Section 1-23-130(A), (B), and (D) are applicable to emergency regulations promulgated under this section. (2) The provisions of Section 1-23-130(C) are not applicable to emergency regulations promulgated under this section. An emergency regulation promulgated under this section becomes effective upon issuance and continues for one hundred twenty days unless terminated sooner by the director. The director may extend an emergency regulation for additional periods of one hundred twenty days, whether or not the General Assembly is in session, for as long as he determines that the conditions that gave rise to the emergency regulation still exist. Each extension of the emergency regulation must be published in the State Register as provided in Section 1-23-130(D). By concurrent resolution, the General Assembly may terminate an emergency regulation issued under this section. (C) The text of an emergency regulation promulgated under this section together with a statement explaining how the emergency regulation facilitates recovery from the emergency must be published in the State Register as provided in Section 1-23-130(D).

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