S.C. Code Ann. § 58-17-2750: Civil penalty on railroad for violation of certain statutory provisions.

Any transportation company violating any of the provisions of Sections 58-17-2710 to 58-17-2740 wilfully or knowingly shall be subject to a suit for each violation thereof at the instance of any person and upon proof of such violation the person instituting such suit shall be entitled to recover a penalty of five hundred dollars for such violation. Each violation of any of said sections shall constitute a separate cause of action.