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SC Code § 54-7-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-60. Restoration of goods taken from vessel; reward; penalty for offering for sale.

 If any person shall offer or expose for sale any goods or effects whatsoever belonging to any ship or vessel lost, stranded or cast on shore as aforesaid and unlawfully taken away or reasonably suspected to have been, the person to whom such goods or effects shall be so offered for sale or any magistrate may stop and seize such goods and effects and if the person who shall have offered them for sale or some other person in his behalf shall not, within ten days next after such seizure, make out to the satisfaction of such magistrate that he became honestly possessed of them, such goods and effects shall, by order of such magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to and for the use of the owner thereof, on proof of his claim and the payment of a reasonable reward, not exceeding five per cent on the value, to be ascertained by such magistrate, to the person who shall seize them. And he who offered such goods and effects for sale as aforesaid shall forfeit and pay to the owner twice the value of such goods, to be recovered according to law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-306; 1952 Code Section 54-306; 1942 Code Section 6293; 1932 Code Section 6293; Civ. C. '22 Section 5145; Civ. C. '12 Section 3401; Civ. C. '02 Section 2290; G. S. 1629; R. S. 1817; 1783 (4) 552.
SC Code § 54-7-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-110. Caption to be added to certain films relating to the Hunley.

 The Hunley Commission and the South Carolina Educational Television Commission on any film either makes relating to H. L. Hunley including, but not limited to, the recovery of the Hunley which is furnished to another party for other than a contractual fee shall insert in appropriate places at the bottom and end of the film a caption stating that the film taken by the Hunley Commission or the Educational Television Commission is "Provided courtesy of the Hunley Commission or the South Carolina Educational Television Commission and any person interested in making a donation for the preservation and exhibition of the Hunley may send it to The Hunley Commission, Post Office Box 142, Columbia, South Carolina 29202".  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 81, eff June 30, 2000.
SC Code § 54-7-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-610. Short title.

 This article may be cited as the South Carolina Underwater Antiquities Act of 1991.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-630. Title to all submerged paleontological property and submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts in state; may be conveyed to licensee.

 (A) All submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts and all submerged paleontological property located on or recovered from submerged lands over which the State has sovereign control, are declared to be the property of the State.  (B) Title to submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts and all submerged paleontological property, or a portion of the property recovered from submerged lands over which the State has sovereign control, may be conveyed by the State to a licensee pursuant to a license issued by the institute.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-640. Custodians of submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts, submerged paleontological material, and other things of value.

 (A) The custodian of submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts owned by the State or on state submerged lands is the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology may promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out its duties under this article.  (B) The custodian of all submerged paleontological material is the South Carolina Museum Commission. The institute, after consultation with the South Carolina Museum Commission, may promulgate regulations regarding submerged paleontological property as necessary for this purpose. For the purposes of this article, and where submerged paleontological property is involved, the institute shall consult with the South Carolina State Museum.  (C) The custodian of any other things of value not provided for in this section is the Department of Administration which may promulgate regulations as necessary for this purpose.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 54-7-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-650. Licenses to conduct activities affecting submerged archaeological historic properties or paleontological properties; disposition of recovered property; permission to recover other property.

 (A) A person desiring to conduct activities pursuant to this article in the course of which submerged archaeological historic properties or paleontological properties may be removed, displaced, or destroyed shall apply to the institute for a license to conduct the activity. If the institute finds that the granting of the license is in the best interests of the State, it may grant it for the time and under the conditions the institute considers appropriate to this article.  (B) The institute may enter into agreements with licensees for the disposition of recovered submerged archaeological historic property and submerged paleontological property.  (C) The disposition may include division of the recovered property with the licensee.  (D) The division may be in value or in kind, with the institute acting as arbiter of the division in the best interests of the State and giving due consideration to the fair treatment of the licensee. Any agreement entered into by the institute must provide for the licensee to receive reasonable compensation for any recovered submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property claimed and turned over to the State.  (E) No license is required of the institute or, where submerged paleontological property is involved, the South Carolina Museum Commission, which may conduct any undertakings provided for by this article. All recovered submerged archaeological historic property and submerged paleontological property belong to the State.  (F) Any persons desiring to recover anything of value other than submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property must obtain permission from the Department of Administration under the terms the department determines.  (G) A person may not knowingly recover, collect, excavate, or disturb a submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property on submerged lands over which the State has sovereign control without a license from the institute.  (H) The institute shall issue and administer licenses for any activity involving the recovering, collecting, excavation, or disturbance of submerged archaeological historic property and submerged paleontological property on submerged lands over which the State has sovereign control.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 54-7-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-660. No license required for non-disturbing inspection, study, and the like.

 A person may inspect, study, explore, photograph, measure, record, conduct a reconnaissance survey, use magnetic or acoustic detection devices, or otherwise use and enjoy a submerged archaeological historic property and/or submerged paleontological property without being required to obtain a license if the use or activity does not:  (1) involve excavation, destruction, substantive injury, or disturbance of the historic property, a paleontological site, or its immediate environment;  (2) endanger other persons or property; or  (3) violate other regulations or provisions of federal, state, or local law or ordinance.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-720. Delayed issuance of license; denial of license; reconsideration of denial.

 (A)(1) The institute may approve an exclusive license application from a commercial applicant but delay issuance of the license until the following conditions have been satisfied within a time period determined by the institute:  (a) the applicant has designated and, if required, placed into escrow the costs associated with the institute's monitoring of the work undertaken, if monitoring is required by the institute;  (b) the applicant has identified and received the institute's approval of the facility proposed to conduct conservation of any recovered artifacts and fossils needing stabilization or articulation;  (c) in the case of a data recovery license, the institute and the applicant have agreed upon all issues of disposition and title to submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property which may be recovered by the applicant;  (d) the applicant has furnished the institute with a form of assurance acceptable to the institute and adequate to guarantee that if work under the license is interrupted or abandoned, the necessary archaeological and/or paleontological fieldwork, analysis, report preparation, conservation, and curation will be carried out in accordance with the research plan approved by the institute. This assurance may be in the form of escrowed funds, a letter of credit, a performance bond, or other type of assurance acceptable to the institute. The type and amount of assurance may be negotiated between the applicant and the institute, but the amount normally must be a sum equal to at least one-third the amount budgeted and approved by the institute for field recovery, unless a lesser amount is determined by the institute to be acceptable; and  (e) any other condition that the institute considers necessary to protect the integrity of submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property.  (2) The requirements of item (1) of this subsection also apply to noncommercial applicants for exclusive licenses who are seeking title to submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property, other than an agency or unit of the State.  (B) If the institute determines not to issue a license, the institute shall issue a written notice of denial.  (C)(1) An applicant may request reconsideration of a denial by submitting a written request to the institute which must be received within thirty days following the date of the institute's denial notice. The request for reconsideration must address each reason for the denial and provide documentation supporting reasons for reconsideration of the issues.  (2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the institute may request an institute hearing.  (3) The hearing must be held and the institute's final decision issued within sixty days of the date of the hearing.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-730. Provisions which must be shown on license issued by institute.

 (A) Each license issued by the institute must contain at least the following provisions:  (1) the duration of the license;  (2) the boundaries of the area in which the work will be undertaken;  (3) a description of the scope of work to be undertaken by the licensee and, if a data recovery license, a description of the artifactual and/or paleontological materials expected to be recovered;  (4) a listing of the key personnel including the field archaeologist who will be conducting the work; and  (5) a description of the expected types of activity which must be undertaken by the licensee in order to restore the submerged lands following completion of the intensive survey or investigation.  (B) A license issued by the institute may contain provisions requiring monitoring of the license activity by a monitoring archaeologist and/or a monitoring paleontologist in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of the license and this article. These provisions, if any, must be so noted on the license.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-760. Additional provisions pertaining to data recovery licenses.

 (A) The conditions established in this section for data recovery licenses apply in addition to the terms and conditions for all licenses established in Sections 54-7-670 through 54-7-730.  (B)(1) An applicant may not be issued more than one license at a time for a single submerged archaeological historic property or submerged paleontological property unless the institute determines that the applicant is capable of carrying out all proposed activities in a manner satisfactory to the institute and that the licenses can be properly supervised and administered by the institute.  (2) The institute may issue a data recovery license for an appropriate period not to exceed one year. The licensee may request in writing renewal of the license for the same additional period. Upon application and payment of an additional fee not later than thirty days before the expiration of the license, the institute may renew a license under which work has adhered to the license if the institute finds the renewal to be in the best interest of the State.  (C)(1) In areas disturbed under license, all artifacts encountered must be recovered by the licensee, with the exception of large artifacts such as cannons, anchors, and hull remains which would require special handling, storage, and preservation. The licensee shall contact the institute when large artifacts or hull remains are involved.  (2) In areas disturbed under license, all specimens encountered must be recovered by the licensee, with the exception of fragile fossils which would require special handling, storage, and preservation or complete or partial intact skeletal remains. The licensee shall immediately contact the museum if complete or partial intact skeletal remains are found if the fossil needs special handling to insure its preservation on excavation.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-785 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-785. Finder of wreck other than licensed salvor; share of recovery.

 If the finder of a wreck is other than the licensed salvor (commercial applicant), the finder must receive twenty-five percent of the licensed salvor's share.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-790 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-790. License not required of institute or of museum.

 (A) A license is not required of the institute for any undertaking otherwise requiring a license under this article.  (B) A license is not required of the museum for any undertaking involving paleontological property otherwise required under this article.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-800 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-800. Suspension of license; revocation or restoration; grounds for revocation; notice and hearing; appropriation of data and artifacts recovered as result of violation of Article.

 (A) The institute may suspend operations under a license at any time for just cause if it has reason to believe that the terms and provisions of a license or other applicable law or regulation are being violated. Within ten days of the suspension, the State Underwater Archaeologist or his designee shall begin investigating the facts underlying a suspension. Upon conclusion of this investigation, the State Underwater Archaeologist shall issue a written determination recommending either that the license be restored or that the license be revoked. If the State Underwater Archaeologist recommends revocation of the license, then the license shall remain suspended until the matter is resolved as provided in this section.  (B) The State Underwater Archaeologist may revoke a license for:  (1) failure to begin work under the terms of the license within the first one-third of the period of the license;  (2) failure to work diligently toward completion of the project after it has been started or failure to maintain a presence on the site if weather permits;  (3) if a licensee knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or report that is material to an action taken by the institute;  (4) failure to comply with any of the provisions of the license;  (5) violation of this article or any other pertinent law or regulation; or  (6) when a license has been issued based upon incorrect information, mistaken belief, or clerical error, or any other just cause as provided by this article.  (C)(1) The institute shall serve a notice of intent to revoke a license upon the licensee with a brief statement of the reasons alleged.  (2) The licensee may request a hearing within thirty days of receiving the notice by filing a written request for a hearing with the institute.  (3) The hearing must be held in accordance with Article 3, Chapter 23, Title 1, the Administrative Procedures Act.  (D) The institute or anyone authorized by the institute may appropriate any artifacts and data that have been collected or recovered as a result of a violation of this article. The appropriated artifactual materials must be managed, cared for, and administered by the institute and the appropriated paleontological materials must be managed, cared for, and administered by the museum until a hearing can be held.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 364, Section 9, eff September 26, 2002.  Effect of Amendment  The 2002 amendment, in subsections (A) and (B), substituted "State Underwater Archaeologist" for "State Archaeologist".
SC Code § 54-7-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-810. Violation of Article a misdemeanor; penalties.

 (A)(1) A person who violates any of the provisions of Section 54-7-650(G), 54-7-660, or 54-7-670 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. If a person holds a hobby license issued under these sections, the license may be revoked by the institute.  (2) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.  (B)(1) A person who violates the terms of an exclusive license to utilize a submerged archaeological historic property or paleontological property for commercial salvage or other income producing purposes issued pursuant to Section 54-7-690 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. If the person holds a license issued under that section, the license may be revoked by the institute.  (2) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 364, Section 10, eff September 26, 2002.  Effect of Amendment  The 2002 amendment deleted subsection (B) referring to hobby licenses under Section 54-7-680 and redesignated subsection (C) as subsection (B).
SC Code § 54-7-815 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-815. Excavation or salvage of certain sunken warships unlawful.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may excavate or salvage any sunken warship submerged in the waters of the Atlantic ocean within three miles of the South Carolina coast where there are, or it is believed that there are, human remains without the approval of the State Department of Administration. A person violating this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed five years, or both.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 83, Section 56, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 7, 1995).  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 54-7-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-830. Privately-owned land not subject to Article.

 Nothing in this article may be construed to limit or prohibit the use of privately-owned land by its owner or require the owner to obtain a license required by this article for any activity on his privately-owned land.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-840. Educational program; underwater archaeologist on staff of institute.

 The institute shall:  (1) establish and maintain an educational program for the training of interested members of the public in the identification, recordation, and registration of submerged archaeological historic property and certify those who have successfully completed such training; and  (2) ensure that at least one member of the staff of the institute is qualified by training and experience in the field of underwater archaeology.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
SC Code § 54-7-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters|Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations|Section 54-7-850. Retention and use of license fees.

 All license fees received by the institute pursuant to this article may be retained without regard to the fiscal year of receipt and must be used only to implement this article.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.