{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-7-660","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 54-7-660","heading":"No license required for non-disturbing inspection and study.","body":"A person may inspect, study, explore, photograph, measure, record, conduct a reconnaissance survey, use magnetic or acoustic detection devices, or otherwise use and enjoy a submerged archaeological historic property and/or submerged paleontological property without being required to obtain a license if the use or activity does not:\n(1) involve excavation, destruction, substantive injury, or disturbance of the historic property, a paleontological site, or its immediate environment;\n(2) endanger other persons or property; or\n(3) violate other regulations or provisions of federal, state, or local law or ordinance.","path":["Title 54 - PORTS AND MARITIME MATTERS","CHAPTER 7 Shipwrecks and Salvage Operations","ARTICLE 5 The South Carolina Underwater Antiquities Act of 1991"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t54c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:50:59Z","sha256":"f875220517c9843c618e1fb9ae1e590de77bb75612b6b0112fdbb700a70d68b0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-7-650","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-7-670"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}