South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft
Section 50-21-160. Disposition of fees and fines.

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), all fees or fines collected pursuant to this chapter must be held and utilized for the purpose of paying the expenses of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the department and other department operations. Twenty-five percent of all fines must be retained by the county in which the fine is levied.
(B) To the extent fees collected pursuant to Sections 50-21-340, 50-21-370, and 50-21-380, in connection with registration of boats, are attributable to fee increases beginning July 1, 1999, revenues from those fee increases must be used by the department for its law enforcement responsibilities. Any surplus may be carried forward for that use.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-295.16; 1955 (49) 299; 1959 (51) 409; 1992 Act No. 501, Part II, Section 44A; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1269; 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 64.A.

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