{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-54-80","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-54-80","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(A) Any dealer wilfully violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a first offense must be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. A second offense conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. A third or subsequent offense conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than three years, or both. A dealer convicted of a second offense is ineligible for a permit to conduct business in precious metals in this State for at least two years and a dealer convicted of a third or subsequent offense is ineligible for a permit for a least five years.\n(B)(1) In addition to the provisions of subsection (A), any dealer who wilfully makes a purchase with an invalid, suspended, or revoked license as a dealer of precious metals is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a:\n(a) first offense must be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both;\n(b) second offense must be fined not more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both; and\n(c) third offense must be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than three years, or both.\n(2)(a) A dealer convicted of a second offense is ineligible for a permit to conduct business in precious metals in this State for at least two years; and\n(b) a dealer convicted of a third offense is ineligible for a permit to conduct business in precious metals in this State for at least five years.\n(3) A penalty under this section is cumulative to penalties in items (1) and (2).","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 54 Dealers in Precious Metals"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c054.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:23:14Z","sha256":"56211588b2ff98ae8a8c4b8daf11ad974845a2a7d6f186780e1d5daa4849bfa6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-54-70","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-54-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}