(B) This section does not apply:

1. (1) if the sale is made without the knowledge of or notice of the perfected security interest to the purchaser by the person selling the property;
2. (2) to the granting of subsequent security interests;
3. (3) if the loan secured by the personal property includes a charge for nonfiling insurance; or
4. (4) to personal property titled by the Department of Public Safety or the Law Enforcement Division of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

(C) If the value of the personal property subject to a perfected security interest is worth:

1. (1) one thousand dollars or less, a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor triable in the magistrate's court and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both;
2. (2) more than one thousand dollars but less than five thousand dollars, a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years, or both;

3. (3) five thousand dollars or more, a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

   PART 5. FILING

   SUBPART 1. FILING OFFICE; CONTENTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FINANCING STATEMENT