S.C. Code Ann. § 40-22-110 – Penalties Board may impose; grounds

(A) The board may seek administrative fines, pursuant to Section 40-1-120 or seek criminal penalties against a person or firm found guilty of unlicensed practice of engineering or land surveying. In addition to the grounds provided for in Section 40-1-110, the board may cancel, suspend, refuse, revoke, or restrict a license as well as reprimand, fine, or require re-examination of an individual who is found guilty of:
1. (1) the practice of fraud or deceit in applying for or obtaining a certificate of registration;
2. (2) gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of engineering or land surveying;
3. (3) a felony or misdemeanor which, in the judgment of the board, adversely affects the registrant's ability to perform satisfactorily within the licensed discipline;
4. (4) aiding or abetting any person in violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter;
5. (5) a violation of this chapter or a regulation promulgated by the board; and
6. (6) practicing in a registration category or tier for which the licensee has not been licensed by the board.
(B) The license of a person adjudged mentally incompetent is deemed automatically suspended upon the adjudication until the person is adjudged as being restored to mental competency by a court of competent jurisdiction or in any other manner provided by law.