South Carolina · Federal and State Claims
South Carolina TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in South Carolina are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by South Carolina Telephone Privacy Protection Act. The Telephone Privacy Protection Act provides an express private right of action for consumers.
South Carolina's Telephone Privacy Protection Act is among the most consumer-favorable mini-TCPAs, with per-violation damages exceeding the federal baseline.
This South Carolina summary is general information drafted from publicly available statutes and is pending final attorney verification. It is not legal advice. Statutes and citations change; confirm current authority before relying on any statement here.
South Carolina at a glance
- Principal state statute
- South Carolina Telephone Privacy Protection Act (S.C. Code Ann. § 37-21-10 et seq.)
- Private right of action
- The Telephone Privacy Protection Act provides an express private right of action for consumers.
- Potential remedies
- State law may allow $1,000 per violation, subject to trebling for willful violations, in addition to federal TCPA damages.
- Calling hours
- Telemarketing calls are generally restricted to daytime hours; the federal rule bars solicitation calls before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. in the called party's time zone.
- Do Not Call rules
- South Carolina relies on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- State consumer protection act
- South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act (S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-10 et seq.)
Last legally reviewed: 2026-08-13. Federal claims are generally subject to a four-year limitations period; state limitations periods vary and may be shorter.
How federal and South Carolina claims work together
A single unwanted call or text can support more than one claim. The federal TCPA addresses how the communication was placed, including autodialed calls, prerecorded and artificial-voice messages, and calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. South Carolina Telephone Privacy Protection Act and the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act address conduct under South Carolina law and can add remedies. State law may allow $1,000 per violation, subject to trebling for willful violations, in addition to federal TCPA damages.
If you lived in or traveled through more than one state during the calling period, tell us. The state where you received each communication can change which statutes apply.
Evidence South Carolina consumers should preserve
- Screenshots of every text message, including your STOP reply
- Your call log showing dates, times, and incoming numbers
- Voicemails, especially prerecorded or artificial-voice messages
- Your National Do Not Call Registry registration date
- Any South Carolina state do-not-call registration, if applicable
- The name of the company, brand, or product being promoted
- Notes of when and how you asked the company to stop
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- Federal law provides $500 per violating call or text, up to $1,500 if willful
- Many states add their own telemarketing and do-not-call remedies
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