South Carolina § 40-60-560 - Civil actions; additional penalties.
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§ 40-60-560. Civil actions; additional penalties.
The department, in addition to instituting a criminal proceeding, may institute a civil action through the Administrative Law Court, in the name of the State, for injunctive relief against a person or entity violating this article, a regulation promulgated under this article, or an order of the board. The court may impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation in addition to a fine imposed by the board for the same violation.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), SECTION 1, eff May 10, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 32, SECTION 5, provides as follows:
"SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-60-560 ("Civil actions; additional penalties.") 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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