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Is South Carolina a one-party consent state?

South Carolina is a one-party consent state: one person on the call can consent to it being recorded, so a business can record its own calls without asking the other caller under the state rule.

General information, not legal advice. Check the statute and talk to a lawyer about your situation.

Statute checked October 15, 2026

The law

Rule
A one-party consent state

For businesses using an AI receptionist

AI receptionists usually record and transcribe calls. Announcing at the start of the call that it's recorded, and that the caller is speaking with an AI assistant, is the common way businesses handle callers from states with stricter rules.

Calls with people in two-party states such as California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland can raise the question of which state's law applies, which is why many businesses announce recording on all calls.

Compare AI receptionists and check which ones announce recording and AI use.

Other South Carolina rules for AI calls

South Carolina Telephone Privacy Protection Act

Telemarketing and automated calls

  • Telephone solicitations only between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. at the consumer's location, unless the consumer gave prior written consent.
  • At the outset of the call, the caller must give their first and last name and who they are calling for, and promptly give a contact number and address, the purpose of the call, and the option to join the company's do-not-call list.
  • If no live agent is available within two seconds of the greeting, a prerecorded message must identify the call as a solicitation, name the sponsor, give a number for do-not-call requests, and offer an automated opt-out that ends the call.
  • No calls to people who asked the seller not to call (honored for at least five years) or to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry.
  • Caller ID must not be misleading, may not display a South Carolina area code without a physical presence in the state, and must transmit a phone number.
  • Consumers can sue for actual losses plus $1,000 per violation, up to $5,000 per violation if willful, plus attorney fees.

S.C. Code 37-21-10 et seq.

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