South Carolina § 12-21-2738 - Penalties for failure to comply.
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§ 12-21-2738. Penalties for failure to comply.
A person who fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with the terms and provisions of this article or who fails to attach the required license to any machine, apparatus, billiard, or pocket billiard table, as herein required, is subject to a penalty of fifty dollars for each failure, and the penalty must be assessed and collected by the department.
If the violation under this section relates to a machine licensed pursuant to Section 12-21-2720(A)(3), the applicable penalty amount is two thousand five hundred dollars. This penalty must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the State.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 308 SECTION 4; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, SECTION 19F; 1997 Act No. 53, SECTION 8A; 1997 Act No. 114, SECTION 6.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-21-2738 ("Penalties for failure to comply.") 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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