South Carolina § 12-28-1570 - False statement on shipping paper regarding liability for user fees; penalties.

§ 12-28-1570. False statement on shipping paper regarding liability for user fees; penalties.

(A) No terminal operator may imprint, and no supplier may knowingly permit a terminal operator to imprint on his behalf, a statement on a shipping paper relating to motor fuel to be delivered to this State or to a state having substantially the same shipping paper legending requirements with respect to:

(1) a supplier's responsibility or liability for payment of the user fee imposed by this chapter;

(2) the user fee-paid or user fee-collected status of a motor fuel subject to the user fee, unless the supplier or supplier's representative first provides the terminal operator with a representation or direction to make the statement on behalf of the supplier.

(B) A terminal operator who negligently imprints a statement in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of twenty dollars for each violation.

(C) A terminal operator who knowingly imprints a statement in violation of 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. The penalties provided in this section are in addition to any other user fee, fines, penalties, or sanctions which may be imposed.

(D) A supplier who knowingly violates this section is jointly liable with the terminal operator.

HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 136, SECTION 2.