Any employer required to secure payment of compensation under this title who wilfully refuses to secure such compensation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-5-45
Penalty for failure of employer to secure payment of compensation
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).
1980 Act No. 318, SECTION 2.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.