South Carolina § 54-3-630 - Penalty for building wharves or other obstructions beyond limits without authority.
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§ 54-3-630. Penalty for building wharves or other obstructions beyond limits without authority.
No person shall build any wharf or other obstruction beyond the lines so fixed by the Authority except when the lines of such wharf have heretofore been fixed by grant or by authority of State legislation. Any person so doing shall pay the sum of twenty dollars for every such offense and shall moreover be fined in the sum of twenty dollars for every day such wharf or other obstruction shall remain.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 54-53; 1952 Code SECTION 54-53; 1942 Code SECTION 6720; 1932 Code SECTION 6720; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3618; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2508; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1652; 1945 (44) 365.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-3-630 ("Penalty for building wharves or other obstructions beyond limits without authority.") 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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