After participating in the Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program training, an individual who is appointed to serve as a guardian ad litem and who serves without compensation is not liable for any civil damages for any personal injury as a result of any act or omission by the guardian ad litem in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities of a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem acts in good faith and is not guilty of gross negligence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-35-280
Civil liability
Known as the Omnibus Adult Protection Act
The act spans §§ 43–43 (46 sections).
2014 Act No. 162 (S.764), SECTION 1, eff May 16, 2014.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.