South Carolina § 50-9-910 - Revenue from fines and forfeitures.
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§ 50-9-910. Revenue from fines and forfeitures.
(A) Revenue from fines and forfeitures for violations of Chapters 1 through 16 must be transmitted to the treasurer of the county where the revenue was collected. The treasurer shall transmit the revenue to the department accompanied by a statement showing the names of persons fined, the amount of each fine, the summons or warrant number, and the court in which each fine was collected. The revenue must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the County Game and Fish Fund subaccount for the county from which the revenue was collected.
(B) Revenue from fines and forfeitures for violations on wildlife management area lands must be used for the management and the procurement of wildlife management area lands.
(C) Unless otherwise specified, revenue from the fines and forfeitures for violations of other sections of this title and for all other offenses investigated or prosecuted by the department must be used exclusively for law enforcement operations and any remaining balances must be retained and carried forward by the department and used for the same purposes.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, SECTION 11, eff July 1, 2010.
Editor's Note
Prior laws: 1996 Act No. 372, SECTION 2; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, SECTION 15A; 2008 Act No. 263, SECTION 3.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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