{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-180","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-4-180","heading":"Violation of chapter; penalties.","body":"(A) A surface water withdrawer who commits a violation of this chapter:\n(1) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each day that the violation occurred; or\n(2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars for each day that the violation occurred, if the violation is wilful.\n(B) All penalties and fines assessed and collected pursuant to this chapter must be deposited in the general fund of the State.","path":["Title 49 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE","CHAPTER 4 South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting Use, and Reporting Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t49c004.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:45:39Z","sha256":"b91418e70d2d894777db49ea2bb63452a8ebee459546aae85f0f8eb43efc0ef8","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-175","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}