Doing business without license; penalties.

S.C. Code Ann. § 12-28-1560
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(A) No person may engage in a business activity in this State as to which a license is required by Article 11 of this chapter unless the person first obtains the license. (B) A person who negligently violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. The violator also is subject to a one thousand dollar civil penalty. (C) A person who knowingly violates or knowingly aids and abets another to violate this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c028.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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