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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 42 - Workers' Compensation
CHAPTER 5 - INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURANCE
Section 42-5-45. Penalty for failure of employer to secure payment of compensation.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 42-5-45 (2017)
Any employer required to secure payment of compensation under this title who wilfully refuses to secure such compensation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 318, Section 2.
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