South Carolina Code 12-28-1560. Doing business without license; penalties
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(A) No person may engage in a business activity in this State as to which a license is required by Article 11 of this chapter unless the person first obtains the license.
(B) A person who negligently violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. The violator also is subject to a one thousand dollar civil penalty.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-28-1560
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: means a natural person, a partnership, a firm, an association, a corporation, a representative appointed by a court, the State, a political subdivision or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
(C) A person who knowingly violates or knowingly aids and abets another to violate this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.