South Carolina § 37-5-302 Disclosure violations.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 37-5-302 — Disclosure violations.

South Carolina § 37-5-302

Title 37CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE

Ch. 5REMEDIES AND PENALTIES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 37-5-302 (2026).

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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, if he wilfully and knowingly (1) gives false or inaccurate information or fails to provide information which he is required to disclose under the provisions of the Federal Truth in Lending Act, (2) uses any rate table or chart, the use of which is authorized by the provisions of the Federal Truth in Lending Act, in a manner which consistently understates the annual percentage rate determined according to those provisions; or (3) otherwise fails to comply with any requirement of the provisions on disclosure of the Federal Truth in Lending Act. The criminal liability of a person under this section is in lieu of and not

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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, if he wilfully and knowingly (1) gives false or inaccurate information or fails to provide information which he is required to disclose under the provisions of the Federal Truth in Lending Act, (2) uses any rate table or chart, the use of which is authorized by the provisions of the Federal Truth in Lending Act, in a manner which consistently understates the annual percentage rate determined according to those provisions; or (3) otherwise fails to comply with any requirement of the provisions on disclosure of the Federal Truth in Lending Act. The criminal liability of a person under this section is in lieu of and not in addition to his criminal liability under the Federal Truth in Lending Act; no prosecution of a person with respect to the same violation may be maintained pursuant to both this section and the Federal Truth in Lending Act.