2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 39 - Trade and Commerce
CHAPTER 73 - STATE COMMODITY CODE
SECTION 39-73-325. Penalties for willful violation; for unknowing violation; reference to Attorney General for criminal proceedings.
(A) A person who wilfully violates a regulation or order of the administrator under this chapter, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, for each violation.
(B) A person convicted of violating a regulation or order under this chapter may be fined but must not be imprisoned if the person proves he had no knowledge of the rule or order.
(C) The administrator may refer evidence available concerning violations of this chapter or a regulation or order of the administrator to the Attorney General or the appropriate solicitor who, with or without a reference from the administrator, may institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this chapter.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 68, Section 1, eff 200 days after approval (approved May 14, 1993).
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