Wilful failure to appear; penalties

S.C. Code Ann. § 17-15-90, under Title 17, Chapter 15.

S.C. Code Ann. § 17-15-90

A person released pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15, Title 17 who wilfully fails to appear before the court as required must: (1) if he was released in connection with a charge for a felony or while awaiting sentencing after conviction, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both; or (2) if he was released in connection with a charge for a misdemeanor for which the maximum possible sentence was at least one year, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.