S.C. Code Ann. § 33-43-1202 – [Repealed eff January 1, 2001] Service of process

(A) The registered agent appointed by a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company shall be an agent of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company may be served.
(B) If a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this State or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, the Secretary of State shall be an agent of such limited liability company or foreign limited liability company upon whom any such process, notice, or demand may be served. Service on the Secretary of State of any process, notice, or demand shall be made by delivering to and leaving with the Secretary of State duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand. If the process, notice, or demand is served on the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall immediately forward one of the copies by registered mail to the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company at its registered office. Service on the Secretary of State shall be returnable in not less than thirty days.
(C) The Secretary of State shall keep a record of all process, notices, and demands, served pursuant to this section and record the time and the action taken regarding the services.
(D) This section shall not limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company in any other manner permitted by law.