South Carolina § 39-41-160 Penalties for fraudulent violations.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 39-41-160 — Penalties for fraudulent violations.

South Carolina § 39-41-160

Title 39TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 41GASOLINE, LUBRICATING OILS, AND OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 39-41-160 (2026).

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A person who fraudulently commits the following violations is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than sixty days for each offense:

(1)brands or labels a package, a barrel, a pump, a tank, or other vessel;

(2)uses a label a second time;

(3)keeps a petroleum product used for illuminating, heating, or power purposes not marked and branded in accordance with the regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture;

(4)violates this article or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner of Agriculture for its enforcement.

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A person who fraudulently commits the following violations is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than sixty days for each offense: (1) brands or labels a package, a barrel, a pump, a tank, or other vessel; (2) uses a label a second time; (3) keeps a petroleum product used for illuminating, heating, or power purposes not marked and branded in accordance with the regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture; (4) violates this article or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner of Agriculture for its enforcement.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 66-416; 1952 Code SECTION 66-416; 1942 Code SECTION 6582; 1932 Code SECTION 6582; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3492; 1913 (28) 204; 1936 (39) 1615; 1941 (42) 119; 1994 Act No. 469, SECTION 5, eff July 14, 1994. Effect of Amendment The 1994 amendment rewrote the section.