The operator of any motorboat who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined for a first offense not less than fifty-dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. For a conviction of a second offense the punishment shall be by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days. For the conviction of third or subsequent offense the punishment shall be by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months or both such fine and imprisonment.
HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 360, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1271.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 25 - Boating And Surfing At Particular Localities
Section 50-25-10. Operation of motorboats.
Section 50-25-110. Operation of motorboats on portion of Brighton Beach in Beaufort County.
Section 50-25-120. Operation of motorboats at Bailey's Beach in Beaufort County.
Section 50-25-310. Boating within two hundred feet below dam unlawful.
Section 50-25-320. Boating within one hundred feet above dam unlawful.
Section 50-25-410. Operation of motorboats.
Section 50-25-1010. Motorboats on Tugalo Lake; maximum horsepower.
Section 50-25-1110. Noise control requirements.
Section 50-25-1120. Exemptions and exceptions.
Section 50-25-1130. Violation of article; penalty.
Section 50-25-1210. Noise control requirements.
Section 50-25-1220. Exemption for regatta, boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition.
Section 50-25-1230. Violations.
Section 50-25-1310. Restrictions on the use of watercraft.
Section 50-25-1320. Motor restrictions on Lake William C. Bowen.
Section 50-25-1330. Watercraft restrictions on Lake H. Taylor Blalock.
Section 50-25-1340. Waterskiing and towing of floating devices prohibited on Lake H. Taylor Blalock.
Section 50-25-1360. Special permits waiving restrictions of this article.