{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-12-28-1560","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 12-28-1560","heading":"Doing business without license; penalties.","body":"(A) No person may engage in a business activity in this State as to which a license is required by Article 11 of this chapter unless the person first obtains the license.\n(B) A person who negligently violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. The violator also is subject to a one thousand dollar civil penalty.\n(C) A person who knowingly violates or knowingly aids and abets another to violate this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.","path":["Title 12 - TAXATION","CHAPTER 28 Motor Fuels Subject to User Fees","ARTICLE 15 Shipping Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c028.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:35:59Z","sha256":"b0a5b8d34a7d76fc4dae9813cbcabbf85a57470a16989b45e874e19038426116","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-12-28-1555","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-12-28-1565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}