South Carolina Code 44-56-490. Violations
(B) A person who violates a provision of this article, a regulation promulgated pursuant to this article, or an order of the department issued pursuant to this article or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each day of violation.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-56-490
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
- Drycleaning facility: includes laundry facilities that are using or have used drycleaning solvent as part of their cleaning process but does not include textile mills, uniform rental and linen supply facilities, or drycleaning facilities owned or operated by a local, state, or federal government. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
- Drycleaning solvent: includes solvent that has been recycled for use at a drycleaning facility and applies only to those solvents used at a drycleaning facility or handled by a wholesale supply facility. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, estate, receiver, company, limited liability company, or another entity or group. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
- Wholesale supply facility: means a commercial establishment that supplies drycleaning solvent to drycleaning facilities. See South Carolina Code 44-56-410
(C) A person who wilfully violates a provision of this article, a regulation promulgated pursuant to this article, or an order of the department issued pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(D) A wholesale supply facility selling or providing drycleaning solvent in violation of the provisions of § 44-56-440 is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars for each violation. Each sale or transfer constitutes a separate violation.
(E) A drycleaning facility selling or providing solvent to another drycleaning facility in violation of the provisions of § 44-56-440 is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars for each violation. Each sale or transfer constitutes a separate violation.
(F) A drycleaning facility purchasing or receiving drycleaning solvent in violation of the provisions of § 44-56-440 is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars for each violation. Each purchase or receipt constitutes a separate violation.
(G) Failure to register as a producer or importer of drycleaning solvent pursuant to § 44-56-460(B) before importing or producing drycleaning solvent into this State is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the person may be fined up to twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned up to thirty days.