{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-12-21-6000","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 12-21-6000","heading":"Violation is misdemeanor; imprisonment, fine, civil penalty.","body":"(A) A dealer who violates this article must pay a penalty of one hundred percent of the tax in addition to the tax imposed by Section 12-21-5090. The penalty must be collected as part of the tax.\n(B) In addition to the tax penalty imposed, a dealer distributing or possessing marijuana or controlled substances without affixing the appropriate stamps, labels, or other indicia is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.","path":["Title 12 - TAXATION","CHAPTER 21 Stamp and Business License Tax","ARTICLE 25 The Marijuana and Controlled Substance Tax Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c021.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:35:39Z","sha256":"c159f11e47a01eb3e741020b374716f4417b523b18a3d93f4822251f6be6cf6d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-12-21-5090","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-12-21-6010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}