South Carolina § 48-20-140 - Administrative fee for deficiencies.
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§ 48-20-140. Administrative fee for deficiencies.
The department may assess an administrative fee as part of the issuance of notices of uncorrected deficiencies or violations. A fee of two hundred fifty dollars may be assessed for the first notice of uncorrected deficiencies or violations with subsequent notices for the same deficiencies assessed at five hundred dollars a notice. The operator may appeal the issuance of the notice of uncorrected deficiencies and violations and administrative fees as provided in Section 48-20-190.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 454, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 48-20-140 ("Administrative fee for deficiencies.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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