South Carolina Code 48-6-70. Penalties for violating rules of department
(A) A person who after notice violates, disobeys, or refuses, omits, or neglects to comply with a regulation of the Department of Environmental Services, made by the department pursuant to § 48-6-60, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for thirty days.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-6-70
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
(B) A person who after notice violates a rule, regulation, permit, permit condition, final determination, or order of the department issued pursuant to § 48-6-60 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars a day for each violation.
(C) Fines collected pursuant to subsection (B) must be remitted by the department to the State Treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.
(D) The term "notice" as used in this section means either actual notice or constructive notice.
(E) This section does not apply to fines levied pursuant to § 48-6-60(3) or any other areas regulated by the South Carolina Occupational Health and Safety Act, § 41-12-10, et seq.