Procedimientos civiles en casos de violaciones legales en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si alguien hace algo malo según la ley, tú o el fiscal pueden demandarlo en la corte. Si se demuestra que hizo algo ilegal, la corte puede tomar decisiones para corregirlo, como cerrar un negocio o prohibirle hacer algo.

Es como cuando un maestro reprende a un estudiante que rompe las reglas en la escuela; dependiendo de la gravedad, puede darle un castigo o incluso suspenderlo para que no vuelva a hacerlo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una tienda y comienza a vender productos en mal estado. María, una vecina afectada, puede ir a la corte y decir que Juan está violando la ley. Si la corte encuentra que Juan realmente hizo algo malo, puede ordenar que cierre la tienda o le prohíba vender esos productos en el futuro.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-29-60. Civil proceedings. (A) The Attorney General, any circuit solicitor, or any aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter. If the plaintiff in the proceeding proves the alleged violation, or its threat, by a preponderance of the evidence, any court of competent jurisdiction after due provision for the rights of innocent persons, shall grant relief by entering any appropriate order or judgment, including, but not limited to: (1) ordering any defendant to be divested of any interest in any property; (2) imposing reasonable restrictions upon the future activities or investments of any defendant, including prohibiting any defendant from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the defendant was engaged in previously; (3) ordering the surrender of the charter of a corporation organized under the laws of the State or the revocation of a certificate authorizing a foreign corporation to conduct business within the State upon finding that the board of directors or a managerial agent acting on behalf of the corporation, in conducting the affairs of the corporation, has authorized or engaged in conduct made unlawful by this chapter and that, for the prevention of future criminal conduct, the public interest requires the charter of the corporation be surrendered and the corporation dissolved or the certificate revoked. (B) In a proceeding under this section, injunctive relief must be granted in conformity with the principles that govern the granting of relief from injury or threatened injury in other cases, but no showing of special or irreparable injury must be made. Pending final determination of a proceeding under thi