South Carolina Code 16-11-940. Penalties for violations of Section 16-11-930
(B) A person violating the provisions of § 16-11-930 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both, if the offense involves more than one hundred but less than one thousand unauthorized articles embodying sound or more than ten but less than sixty-five unauthorized audio-visual articles.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 16-11-940
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
(C) A person violating the provisions of § 16-11-930 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars for a first offense and not more than ten thousand dollars for a second or subsequent offense if the offense or both offenses involve not more than twenty-five unauthorized articles embodying sound or not more than ten unauthorized audio-visual articles.
(D) A person violating the provisions of § 16-11-930 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, in any other case.
(E) If a person is convicted of a violation of § 16-11-930, the court shall order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all:
(1) infringing articles;
(2) implements, devices, and equipment used or intended to be used in the manufacture of the infringing articles.
The penalties provided in this section are not exclusive and are in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
(F) Each violation of § 16-11-930 constitutes a separate offense.