South Carolina § 49-30-90 Magistrate court jurisdiction; offenses and penalties.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 49-30-90 — Magistrate court jurisdiction; offenses and penalties.

South Carolina § 49-30-90

Title 49WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE

Ch. 30PUBLIC WATERS NUISANCE ABATEMENT ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 49-30-90 (2026).

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(A)Notwithstanding Chapter 3, Title 22, magistrates court shall have jurisdiction over actions arising under this section.

(B)A permit holder that fails to remove his structure at the expiration of his permit, who violates a condition upon which the permit was granted, or abandons the structure is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to five thousand dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both. The court also must require the permit holder to pay for all costs associated with the removal of the structure.

(C)Construction, placement, operation, occupation, or use of an unpermitted structure in, on, or about the waters of this State or on a licensed lake is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the offender must be fined up to five thousand dollars or impr

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(A) Notwithstanding Chapter 3, Title 22, magistrates court shall have jurisdiction over actions arising under this section. (B) A permit holder that fails to remove his structure at the expiration of his permit, who violates a condition upon which the permit was granted, or abandons the structure is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to five thousand dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both. The court also must require the permit holder to pay for all costs associated with the removal of the structure. (C) Construction, placement, operation, occupation, or use of an unpermitted structure in, on, or about the waters of this State or on a licensed lake is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the offender must be fined up to five thousand dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both. The court also must require the offender to pay for all costs associated with the removal of the unpermitted structure.