2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 1 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Section 40-1-120. Sanctions.

(A) Upon a determination by a board that one or more of the grounds for discipline exists, in addition to the actions the board is authorized to take pursuant to its respective licensing act, the board may:

(1) issue a public reprimand;

(2) impose a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars unless otherwise specified by statute or regulation of the board;

(3) place a licensee on probation or restrict or suspend the individual's license for a definite or indefinite time and prescribe conditions to be met during probation, restriction, or suspension including, but not limited to, satisfactory completion of additional education, of a supervisory period, or of continuing education programs;

(4) permanently revoke the license.

(B) A decision by a board to discipline a licensee as authorized under this section must be by a majority vote of the total membership of the board serving at the time the vote is taken.

(C) A final order of a board disciplining a licensee under this section is public information.

(D) Upon a determination by a board that discipline is not appropriate, the board may issue a nondisciplinary letter of caution.

(E) A board may establish a procedure to allow a licensee who has been issued a public reprimand to petition the board for expungement of the reprimand from the licensee's record.

HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 453, Section 2.