# S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-50: SECTION 17-30-50. Penalty for violating Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-50

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-50
- **Heading:** SECTION 17-30-50. Penalty for violating Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 17 / Chapter 30 / Section 17-30-50

## Text

(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), whoever violates the provisions of Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (B) If the offense is a first offense under this chapter and is not for any unlawful purpose or for purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage or private commercial gain, and the wire or electronic communication with respect to which the offense under this chapter was committed is a radio communication that is not scrambled, encrypted, or transmitted using modulation techniques the essential parameters of which have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the privacy of the communication, then: (1) if the communication is not the radio portion of a cellular telephone communication, a cordless telephone communication that is transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit, a public land mobile radio service communication, or a paging service communication, and the conduct is not that described in Section 17-30-35(7), the person committing the offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both; (2) if the communication is the radio portion of a cellular telephone communication, a cordless telephone communication that is transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit, a public land mobile radio service communication, or a paging service communication, the person committing the offense is guilty of a misdemeanor, and must, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-10 SECTION 17-30-10. Interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-10.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-15 SECTION 17-30-15. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-15.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-20 SECTION 17-30-20. Prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-20.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-25 SECTION 17-30-25. Interception and disclosure of information by provider of wire or electronic communications service; exceptions when authorized by law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-25.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-30 SECTION 17-30-30. Interception by employee of Federal Communications Commission, by person acting under color or law, and when party has given prior consent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-35 SECTION 17-30-35. Lawful interceptions of electronic communications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-35.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-40 SECTION 17-30-40. Disclosure of content of communication by provider of electronic communication service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-40.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-45 SECTION 17-30-45. Use of pen register or trap and trace device.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-45.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-50 SECTION 17-30-50. Penalty for violating Sections 17-30-20 through 17-30-45.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-55 SECTION 17-30-55. Mailing or manufacturing devices for unlawful interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-55.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-60 SECTION 17-30-60. Seizure and forfeiture.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-65 SECTION 17-30-65. Admissibility of contents of, or evidence derived from, intercepted communications; contents as public record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-65.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-70 SECTION 17-30-70. Orders authorizing interception; application process; agencies and individuals authorized to conduct interception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-70.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 17-30-75 SECTION 17-30-75. Disclosure of content of intercepted communication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T17_C30_S17-30-75.md)

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