S.C. Code Ann. § 41-21-100
Nothing in this chapter or in any apprentice agreement approved under this chapter shall operate to invalidate any apprenticeship provision in any collective agreement between employers and employees, setting up higher apprenticeship standards; provided, that none of the terms or provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person or craft unless, until and only so long as such person or craft voluntarily elects that the terms and provisions of this chapter shall apply. Provided, further, no person whether presently employed or seeking employment shall, in any manner, be forced or coerced into entering into any apprenticeship training program provided for under this chapter. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any person or craft terminating an apprenticeship agreement shall notify the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or his designee.