South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 1 - Professions And Occupations
Section 40-1-170. Costs of investigation and prosecution.

(A) In an order issued in resolution of a disciplinary proceeding before a board, a licensee found in violation of the applicable licensing act may be directed to pay a sum not to exceed the reasonable costs of the investigation and prosecution of the case in addition to other sanctions.
(B) A certified copy of the actual costs, or a good faith estimate of costs where actual costs are not available, signed by the director, or the director's designee, is prima facie evidence of reasonable costs.
(C) Failure to make timely payment in accordance with the order results in the collection of costs in accordance with Section 40-1-180.
(D) The board may conditionally renew or reinstate for a maximum of one year the license of an individual who demonstrates financial hardship and who enters into a formal agreement to reimburse the board within that one-year period for the unpaid costs.
(E) This section does not apply to a regulated profession or occupation if a specific provision in the applicable licensing act provides for recovery of costs in an administrative disciplinary proceeding.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 453, Section 2.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws