South Carolina H 3808: Automobile insurance

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2025-2026 Bill 3808 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 28, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3808

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
BY AMENDING SECTION 38-77-250, RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF COVERAGE INFORMATION 
UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE REQUEST ALSO TO BE MADE BY 
ELECTRONIC MAIL OR FAX ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR 
VEHICLE'S FORM FR-10.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 38-77-250(A) of the 
S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (A) Every insurer providing automobile insurance coverage in this 
State and which is or may be liable to pay all or a part of any claim shall 
provide, within thirty days of receiving a written request from the claimant's 
attorney, a statement, under oath, of a corporate officer or the insurer's 
claims manager stating with regard to each known policy of nonfleet private 
passenger insurance issued by it, the name of the insurer, the name of each 
insured, and the limits of coverage. The insurer may provide a copy of the 
declaration page of each such policy in lieu of providing such information. The 
request shall set forth under oath the specific nature of the claim asserted 
and shall be mailed to the insurer by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery or sent by electronic mail or fax to the insurer. The 
request also must state that the attorney is authorized to make such a request 
and must be accompanied by a copy of the incident report or 
the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Form FR-10 from which 
the claim is derived.

SECTION 
2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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