Any person who in good faith gratuitously provides assistance or advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials, or in preventing, cleaning up, or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up, or dispose of any such discharge, is not subject to civil damages unless an injury or damages result from the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of such person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-56-320
Attempts to mitigate effects of discharge; immunity
Known as the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (57 sections).
1984 Act No. 397, SECTION 2.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.