South Carolina § 48-1-320 Penalties for violation of Pollution Control Act.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 48-1-320 — Penalties for violation of Pollution Control Act.

South Carolina § 48-1-320

Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 1POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-320 (2026).

Text

A person who wilfully or with gross negligence or recklessness violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation, permit, permit condition, or final determination or order of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day's violation or be imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

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A person who wilfully or with gross negligence or recklessness violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation, permit, permit condition, or final determination or order of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day's violation or be imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-195.35; 1952 Code SECTION 70-133; 1950 (46) 2153; 1964 (53) 2393; 1969 (56) 764; 1970 (56) 2512; 1973 (58) 788; 1975 (59) 241; 2001 Act No. 95, SECTION 1.