South Carolina Statutes
§ 38-57-280 — Payment of fine under protest.
South Carolina § 38-57-280
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 38-57-280 (2026).
Text
When the director or his designee levies a fine against a person and takes action to effect collection of the fine under this chapter, that person may pay the fine under written protest if he considers the fine to be unjust or illegal. Upon the protested payment being made, the director or his designee shall pay the fine into the state treasury, giving the State Treasurer notice at that time that the payment was made under protest.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-55-370 [1962 Code SECTION 37-1237; 1964 (53) 2293] recodified as SECTION 38-57-280 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 719.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 38-57-280, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/57/38-57-280.