# S.C. Code Ann. § 40-11-30: SECTION 40-11-30. Licensing requirement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C11_A1_S40-11-30

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 40-11-30
- **Heading:** SECTION 40-11-30. Licensing requirement
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 40 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 40-11-30

## Text

No entity or individual may practice as a contractor by performing or offering to perform contracting work for which the total cost of construction is greater than ten thousand dollars for general contracting or greater than ten thousand dollars for mechanical contracting without a license issued in accordance with this chapter. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 69, SECTION 3, substituted "ten thousand dollars" for "five thousand dollars" in two places.

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