S.C. Code Ann. § 30-1-140
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SECTION 30-1-140. Penalties for refusal or neglect to perform duty respecting records.
Official statutory text
A public official or custodian of public records who refuses or wilfully neglects to perform any duty required of him by Sections 30-1-10 through 30-1-140, including the transfer of records to storage facilities approved by the Archives, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.
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