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DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFF. v. RENT-A-CENTER

No. 3329.

345 S.C. 251 (2001)

547 S.E.2d 881

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Appellant, v. RENT-A-CENTER, INC., a/k/a Thorn Americans, Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 16, 2001.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen Fennell, of South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, of Columbia, for appellant.

Thomas H. Pope, III, of Pope & Hudgens, of Newberry, for respondent.

HOWARD, Judge:

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs ("Department") brought this action to prevent Rent-a-Center, Inc. a/k/a Thorn Americans, Inc. from charging a "liability damage waiver fee" in connection with consumer rental-purchase transactions regulated by Part 7, Chapter 2 of the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code ("SCCPC"). S.C.Code Ann. §§ 37-2-701 to -714 (1989 & Supp.2000). A special hearing officer determined the fee was...

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