South Carolina § 39-19-290 Civil penalty for violating maximum rates provision; action to recover penalty.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 39-19-290 — Civil penalty for violating maximum rates provision; action to recover penalty.

South Carolina § 39-19-290

Title 39TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 19WAREHOUSES AND WAREHOUSEMEN GENERALLY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 39-19-290 (2026).

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Any person willfully violating the provisions of Section 39-19-220 shall be subject, in addition to the overcharges, to a penalty of two hundred dollars which shall be for the benefit of the person charged the excessive fee. The sales sheet or bill showing such charges and fees shall be conclusive proof of excessive charges. A complainant where successful shall be allowed court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee to be taxed and collected as a part of the cost of the action. Such action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the warehouse is located, or in the county where the owner or operator is a resident.

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Any person willfully violating the provisions of Section 39-19-220 shall be subject, in addition to the overcharges, to a penalty of two hundred dollars which shall be for the benefit of the person charged the excessive fee. The sales sheet or bill showing such charges and fees shall be conclusive proof of excessive charges. A complainant where successful shall be allowed court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee to be taxed and collected as a part of the cost of the action. Such action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the warehouse is located, or in the county where the owner or operator is a resident.