South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act
Section 48-1-320. Penalties for violation of Pollution Control Act.

A person who wilfully or with gross negligence or recklessness violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation, permit, permit condition, or final determination or order of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day's violation or be imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.35; 1952 Code Section 70-133; 1950 (46) 2153; 1964 (53) 2393; 1969 (56) 764; 1970 (56) 2512; 1973 (58) 788; 1975 (59) 241; 2001 Act No. 95, Section 1.

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Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation

Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act

Section 48-1-10. Short title; definitions.

Section 48-1-20. Declaration of public policy.

Section 48-1-30. Promulgation of regulations; approval of alternatives.

Section 48-1-40. Adoption of standards for water and air.

Section 48-1-50. Powers of department.

Section 48-1-55. Use of local personnel to monitor water quality in county where oyster factory located.

Section 48-1-60. Classification and standards of quality and purity of the environment authorized after notice and hearing.

Section 48-1-70. Matters which standards for water may prescribe.

Section 48-1-80. Considerations in formulating classification and standards for water.

Section 48-1-83. Dissolved oxygen concentration depression; procedures to obtain site-specific effluent limit.

Section 48-1-85. Requirements for houseboats with marine toilets.

Section 48-1-87. Aquatic Life Protection Act.

Section 48-1-90. Causing or permitting pollution of environment prohibited; remedies.

Section 48-1-95. Wastewater utilities; procedures for significant spills.

Section 48-1-100. Permits for discharge of wastes or air contaminants; jurisdiction of department.

Section 48-1-110. Permits required for construction or alteration of disposal systems; classification; unlawful operations or discharges.

Section 48-1-115. Public notice of sludge storage facility construction permit.

Section 48-1-120. Determination and correction of undesirable level.

Section 48-1-130. Order for discontinuance of discharge of wastes or air contaminants.

Section 48-1-140. Revision or modification of national pollutant discharge elimination system or final compliance date for stationary source or class or sources of air pollution.

Section 48-1-150. Situations in which public hearing is required or authorized.

Section 48-1-160. Conduct of hearing; decision of department.

Section 48-1-170. Records of hearings and decisions.

Section 48-1-180. Oaths; examination of witnesses; subpoenas.

Section 48-1-190. Refusal to obey notice of hearing or subpoena.

Section 48-1-200. Appeals.

Section 48-1-210. Duties of Attorney General and solicitors.

Section 48-1-220. Institution of prosecutions.

Section 48-1-230. Disposition of funds.

Section 48-1-240. Chapter remedies are cumulative; estoppel.

Section 48-1-250. No private cause of action created.

Section 48-1-260. Conditions within industrial plants and employer-employee relations not affected.

Section 48-1-270. Availability of records, reports, and information to the public; confidentiality of trade secrets.

Section 48-1-280. Health laws not affected.

Section 48-1-290. Emergency orders.

Section 48-1-300. Certain violations excused.

Section 48-1-310. Local air pollution control programs.

Section 48-1-320. Penalties for violation of Pollution Control Act.

Section 48-1-330. Civil penalties.

Section 48-1-340. False statements, representations or certifications; falsifying, tampering with, or rendering inaccurate monitoring devices or methods.

Section 48-1-350. Penalties constitute debts to State; liens; disposition of moneys collected.