S.C. Code Regs. § § 126-570
County Assessments shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of 44-6-146© of the 1976 Code, as amended. The grace period referred to in this section shall be ten (10) working days from the date the assessment was originally due. The assessment must be paid in full; however, assessments which are not paid within the grace period are subject to monetary penalties as defined in 44-6-146©. The penalty and/or interest payments may be waived if a county submits evidence to substantiate that:
a county is declared a disaster area; or,
a change adversely affects the economic condition of a county. Counties which seek a waiver of the penalty and/or interest must submit a written request from the Chief Executive Officer of the county to:
Executive Director
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Post Office Box 8206
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-8206
S.C. Code Regs. § 126-570