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2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 41 - Abortions
Section 44-41-470. Penalties for noncompliance with Sections 44-41-440 and 44-41-450.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 44-41-470 (2020)
Any physician who intentionally or knowingly fails to conform to any requirement in Section 44-41-440 and Section 44-41-450 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both. No part of the minimum fine may be suspended. For conviction of a third or subsequent offense, the sentence must be imprisonment for not less than sixty days nor more than three years, no part of which may be suspended.
HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 183 (H.3114), Section 1, eff May 25, 2016.
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