S.C. Code Ann. § 40-57-780
Failure to renew or register license; penalties.
A real estate broker, associate, or property manager who fails to renew or register a license and continues to engage in the business permitted pursuant to the license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Editor's Note Prior Laws:1956 (49) 2046; 1962 Code SECTION 56-1545.23; 1986 Act No. 353, SECTION 13; 1991 Act No. 12, SECTION 11; 1976 Code SECTION 40-57-240. Effect of Amendment 2016 Act No. 170, SECTION 1, rewrote the section. 2024 Act No. 204, SECTION 3, substituted "associate" for "salesperson".