S.C. Code Ann. § 50-11-2650: Penalties for violation of article.

Except as otherwise provided, a person who violates a provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be:

(1) for a first offense, fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days;

(2) for a second offense within two years of a conviction for the first offense, fined five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days; and

(3) for a third or subsequent offense within two years of a conviction for the second offense, fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months.