{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-22-110","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-22-110","heading":"Penalties; grounds.","body":"(A) The board may seek administrative fines, pursuant to Section 40-1-120 or seek criminal penalties against a person or firm found guilty of unlicensed practice of engineering or surveying. In addition to the grounds provided for in Section 40-1-110, the board may cancel, suspend, refuse, revoke, or restrict a license as well as reprimand, fine, or require re-examination of an individual who is found guilty of:\n(1) the practice of fraud or deceit in applying for or obtaining a certificate of registration;\n(2) gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of engineering or surveying;\n(3) a felony or misdemeanor which, in the judgment of the board, adversely affects the registrant's ability to perform satisfactorily within the licensed discipline;\n(4) aiding or abetting any person in violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter;\n(5) a violation of this chapter or a regulation promulgated by the board; and\n(6) practicing in a registration category or tier for which the licensee has not been licensed by the board.\n(B) The license of a person adjudged mentally incompetent is considered automatically suspended until the person is adjudged as being restored to mental competency by a court of competent jurisdiction or in any other manner provided by law.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 22 Engineers and Surveyors"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c022.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:21:14Z","sha256":"cfe5624573fe4ef088c583c623e795017021c0182e748f35e6f7797959604a81","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-22-100","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-22-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}