A person upon whom a notice, investigative demand, or subpoena is served pursuant to the provisions of § 39-5-90 shall comply with the terms thereof unless otherwise provided by the order of a court as provided for in § 39-5-70. Any person who fails to appear, or with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigation under this article, removes from any place, conceals, withholds, or destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material in the possession, custody, or control of any person subject to any such notice, or knowingly conceals any relevant information, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars.

The Attorney General may file in the court of common pleas in which such person resides, has his principal place of business, or conducts or transacts business, and serve upon such person, in the same manner as provided for in § 39-5-90, a petition for an order of such court for the enforcement of this section and §§ 39-5-70 and 39-5-80.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 39-5-100

  • Documentary material: shall include the original or a copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription or other tangible document or recording, wherever situate. See South Carolina Code 39-5-10
  • Person: shall include natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations and any other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 39-5-10
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.