{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-7-810","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 54-7-810","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(A)(1) A person who violates any of the provisions of Section 54-7-650(G), 54-7-660, or 54-7-670 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. If a person holds a hobby license issued under these sections, the license may be revoked by the institute.\n(2) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.\n(B)(1) A person who violates the terms of an exclusive license to utilize a submerged archaeological historic property or paleontological property for commercial salvage or other income producing purposes issued pursuant to Section 54-7-690 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. If the person holds a license issued under that section, the license may be revoked by the institute.\n(2) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.","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":"952ad2126957b7f1f8f8d0bda1702a5eed75c9bf59f5af6eab9e5a60f6c43792","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-7-800","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-7-815"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}