ORDERS:
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The parties have submitted a consent order. The hearing scheduled for November 14, 2000, is canceled. This matter is hereby
dismissed with prejudice.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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JOHN D. GEATHERS
Administrative Law Judge
Post Office Box 11667
Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1667
November 13, 2000
Columbia, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DIVISION
South Carolina Department of Insurance,
Petitioner,
vs.
Vernon Washington, Timothy S. Butler,
and AA&JJ Bonding Company,
Respondents. |
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CONSENT ORDER
DOCKET NO. 99-ALJ-09-0605-CC |
This is an insurance agent license revocation case. The Respondents requested a public administrative hearing when the South
Carolina Department of Insurance notified them of its intent to revoke their respective licenses.
Rather than proceed with a formal public administrative proceedings, the parties have consented to, and are hereby ordered to comply
with, the following arrangement.
1. Respondent Vernon Washington is no longer qualified to hold either a resident insurance agent license or a surety bail bondsman
license in South Carolina. The Department will impose no disciplinary action against the licenses held by Respondents Timothy S.
Butler and AA&JJ Bonding Company.
2. The Respondents will provide to the Department proof of their having satisfied the premium alleged to be owed and outstanding in
this matter to Nobel Insurance Company within forty-five (45) days from the date of an audit by an independent CPA of the
Respondents' transactions for Nobel. The Respondents are to arrange matters with Nobel to have this done. If Nobel chooses not to
pursue this matter further, upon the insurer giving written notice to the Department to that effect, the Department will waive this
requirement. If the Respondents do not otherwise timely provide proof of their having satisfied this matter with Nobel, the
Department will revoke the Respondents' licenses without any further disciplinary proceedings.
3. Respondent Timothy S. Butler must undergo 6 classroom hours of continuing property and casualty insurance education courses
beyond the statutory requirement of S.C. Code Ann. §§38-43-106 and 38-53-85 (Supp. 1999) and provide to the Department the
original certificates of attendance proving his completion of this requirement by March 1, 2001. These CE hours may not be fulfilled
via correspondence courses and will not be eligible for carry-over pursuant to §38-43-106. If Butler does not provide the required
proof of his timely having taken the additional continuing insurance education courses, the Department will revoke Butler's licenses
without any further disciplinary proceedings.
The parties have reached this agreement through negotiation and compromise. The parties expressly agree and understand that
compliance with the terms of this agreement constitutes full accord and satisfaction of this matter.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Hon. John D. Geathers
Administrative Law Judge
We Consent:
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T. Douglas Concannon Harry C. DePew
Associate General Counsel Attorney for the Respondents
South Carolina Department of Insurance 1416 Barnwell Street
Post Office Box 100105 Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-3105
Dated this 6th day of November, 2000 Dated this ___ day of November, 2000 |
