(A) Each credit counseling organization licensed pursuant to this chapter annually, on or before April fifteenth, shall file a written report with the department relating to the credit counseling organization business conducted during the preceding calendar year. The report shall be made under oath and shall be on a form prescribed by the department.

(B) Within ten business days after the occurrence of any of the following events a licensee shall file a written report with the department describing the event and its expected impact upon the licensee's business:

(1) the filing of bankruptcy, reorganization, or receivership proceedings by or against the licensee;

(2) the institution of a revocation, suspension, or other proceeding against the licensee by a governmental authority which is related to the licensee's credit counseling organization in any state;

(3) felony indictments or convictions of the licensee or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principles, if known;

(4) any action taken by the Internal Revenue Service against a nonprofit licensee, its officers, directors, employees, agents, or other disqualified persons with respect to the organization within the meaning of Section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the imposition of penalties or excise taxes or the change, suspension, or revocation of the organization's tax exempt status;

(5) opening a new business location within this State; and

(6) other events the department may prescribe by regulation.

(C) A credit counselor licensed pursuant to this chapter shall file a report with the department within ten days of the occurrence of:

(1) felony indictments or convictions involving breach of trust, moral turpitude, fraud, or dishonest dealing; and

(2) other events the department may prescribe by regulation.

(D) Within thirty days of judgment against the licensee in a civil action relating to the DMP of a consumer who is a resident of South Carolina, a licensee shall file a written report with the department describing the event and its expected impact upon the licensee's business. The licensee shall advise the department within thirty days of any settlement or the result of any judgment entered.

(E) If a licensee fails to make a report required by this section, the department may require the licensee to pay a late penalty of fifty dollars for each day the report is overdue.

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 111, Section 1, eff 6 month after approval by the Governor (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 2005).