“As of July, all real estate professionals in South Carolina must undergo a criminal background check for a new real estate license, the S.C. Department of Licensing, Labor and Regulation said.

All first-time applicants for licensure as a salesperson, broker, broker in charge or property manager in charge through the S.C. Real Estate Commission must have state and federal fingerprint criminal records checks from the State Law Enforcement Division and the FBI, the department said.”

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