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      "id": "learn_r806_south_carolina_required_paperwork_and_licenses_sc_anchorsite",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Carolina's statutes are published on the official General Assembly's website under a code index listing titles including Title 33 relating to Corporations, Partnerships and Associations.",
      "body": "South Carolina's statutes are published on the official General Assembly's website under a code index listing titles including Title 33 relating to Corporations, Partnerships and Associations.\n\nWhat South Carolina General Assembly actually says:\n\n“South Carolina Code of Laws \n\n Search the Full Text of the Code of Laws \n\n DISCLAIMER\n\nThe South Carolina Legislative Council is offering access to the South Carolina Code of Laws on the Internet as a service to the public. The South Carolina Code on the General Assembly's website is now current through the 2025 Session of the General Assembly.”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The page heading and the disclaimer confirm this is the official legislative site for South Carolina.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/statmast.php",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "South Carolina General Assembly",
      "evidence_quote": "South Carolina Code of Laws \n\n Search the Full Text of the Code of Laws \n\n DISCLAIMER\n\nThe South Carolina Legislative Council is offering access to the South Carolina Code of Laws on the Internet as a service to the public. The South Carolina Code on the General Assembly's website is now current through the 2025 Session of the General Assembly.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "806-south-carolina-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "South Carolina",
      "topic": "statutory code index",
      "applies_to_country": "us-sc",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-sc"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r806_south_carolina_required_paperwork_and_licenses_sc_sos_business_reg",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "South Carolina: business registration",
      "summary": "Corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), Limited Partnerships (LP), and Professional Associations doing business in South Carolina must register with the South Carolina Secretary of State's Office.",
      "body": "Corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), Limited Partnerships (LP), and Professional Associations doing business in South Carolina must register with the South Carolina Secretary of State's Office.\n\nWhat South Carolina Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“The Secretary of State’s Office administers corporate filings for corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships.”\n\nNote: Filing requirement for business entities.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "South Carolina Secretary of State",
      "evidence_quote": "The Secretary of State’s Office administers corporate filings for corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "806-south-carolina-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "South Carolina",
      "topic": "business registration",
      "applies_to_country": "us-sc",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-sc"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r806_south_carolina_required_paperwork_and_licenses_sc_dor_sales_lic",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "South Carolina: sales-tax permit",
      "summary": "Any person engaged in retail sales in South Carolina is required to obtain a Retail License, and must have a separate license for each retail outlet.",
      "body": "Any person engaged in retail sales in South Carolina is required to obtain a Retail License, and must have a separate license for each retail outlet.\n\nWhat South Carolina Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Any person engaged in retail sales in South Carolina (including online sales) is required to obtain a Retail License. You must have a separate Retail License for each retail outlet.”\n\nNote: Retail license requirement.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://dor.sc.gov/sales-use-tax-index/sales-tax",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "South Carolina Department of Revenue",
      "evidence_quote": "Any person engaged in retail sales in South Carolina (including online sales) is required to obtain a Retail License. You must have a separate Retail License for each retail outlet.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "806-south-carolina-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "South Carolina",
      "topic": "sales-tax permit",
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        "stage": "setting_up",
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          "us-sc"
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          "money.tax"
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