South Carolina H 5010: Judgement liens on real estate

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2025-2026 Bill 5010 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 22, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5010

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
40-3-25 SO AS TO DELINEATE ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF REGISTERED 
INTERIOR DESIGN AND SPECIFY EXCLUSIONS; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 40-3-5; 40-3-10; 
40-3-20; 40-3-30; 40-3-80; 40-3-110; 40-3-115; 40-3-130; 40-3-140; 40-3-150; 
40-3-200; 40-3-230; 40-3-240; 40-3-250; 40-3-260; 40-3-270; 40-3-280; 40-3-290; 
40-3-300; 40-3-310; AND 40-3-320, ALL RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ARCHITECTS, 
SO AS TO INCORPORATE PROVISIONS SIMILARLY REGULATING REGISTERED INTERIOR 
DESIGNERS; AND BY REDESIGNATING CHAPTER 3, TITLE 40, AS "ARCHITECTS AND 
REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS."

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

SECTION 1. Section 40-3-5 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
40-3-5. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, Article 1, Chapter 1 
applies to architects and registered interior designers; 
however, if there is a conflict between this chapter and Article 1, Chapter 1, 
the provisions of this chapter control.

SECTION 2. Section 40-3-10(A) and (B) of the S.C. Code is amended 
to read:

 (A) There is created the Board of 
Architectural Examiners and Registered Interior Designers under 
the administration of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The 
purpose of this board is to regulate the practice of architecture and the practice of registered interior design in South 
Carolina.

 (B) 
The Board of Architectural Examiners and Registered 
Interior Designers consists of sixnine persons. One must be a professor of architecture in 
a university or college controlled by the State who also must be an architect 
registered in the State of South Carolina, four must be architects engaged in 
the practice of architecture in this State, three must be 
registered interior designers engaged in the practice of interior design in the 
State or professors of interior design in a public institutions of higher 
learning in this State who must be a registered interior designer in this 
State; and one must be a representative of the general public. Members 
serve terms of five years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. 
No member may serve more than two consecutive full terms, except the professor 
of architecture member. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original 
appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.

SECTION 3. Section 40-3-20 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
40-3-20. For purposes of this chapter:

 (1) 
"Architect" means an individual who, by reason of the individual's general 
knowledge of the principles of architecture acquired by professional education 
and practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of 
architecture as attested by the individual's registration as an architect.

 (2) 
"Board" means the Board of Architectural Examiners and 
Registered Interior Designers.

 (3) 
"Firm practice of architecture" means a business 
entity functioning as a partnership, limited liability partnership, 
professional association, professional corporation, business corporation, 
limited liability company, or other firm association which practices or offers 
to practice architecture.

 (4) "Firm practice of Interior Design" means 
the practice of registered interior design by a registered interior design firm 
organized or domesticated in this State that holds a firm certificate.

 (4)(5) "Full authority" means that amount of authority 
granted to a regularly employed individual in unrestricted, unchecked, and 
unqualified command of the architectural practice of a firm.

 (5)(6) "Individual" means a single human being.

 (6)(7) "Practice of architecture" means a service or creative 
work requiring architectural education, training, and experience and the 
application of the principles of architecture and related technical disciplines 
to the professional services or creative work as consulting, evaluating, 
planning, designing, specifying, coordinating of consultants, administration of 
contracts, and reviewing of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance 
with the specifications and design, in connection with a building or site 
development.

 (8) "Practice of registered interior 
design" means the design of an interior space as part of an interior 
alternation or construction project including the preparation analysis, 
planning, design, documentation, and management of interior nonstructural 
construction and alteration projects in compliance with applicable building 
design and construction, fire, life safety, and energy codes, standards, 
regulations, and guidelines. The practice of registered interior d