South Carolina § 16-3-1020 - Maintaining open and unprotected abandoned wells.
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§ 16-3-1020. Maintaining open and unprotected abandoned wells.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant to permit or allow any abandoned well to remain open and unprotected, curbed or fenced in on any place or premises owned or occupied in this State. Any person convicted of allowing any such abandoned well to remain open and unprotected, curbed or fenced in shall be fined in the sum of ten dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-95; 1952 Code SECTION 16-95; 1942 Code SECTION 1189; 1932 Code SECTION 1189; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 80; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 240; 1904 (24) 383.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-3-1020 ("Maintaining open and unprotected abandoned wells.") 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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