COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect, since Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency.

“With the possibility that Tropical Storm Florence could make landfall in South Carolina, likely as a hurricane, our people have already started making preparations.  We can expect normal price increases, but we may see businesses and individuals looking to unfairly take advantage of the situation through price gouging of food, gasoline, lodging, and other commodities as defined by the statute. 

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