The civil and criminal liabilities herein imposed upon persons violating the provisions hereof shall not be construed to include any violation which was caused by an act of God, war, strike, riot or other catastrophe as to which negligence on the part of such person was not the proximate cause.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-300
Certain violations excused
Known as the Pollution Control Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (41 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Peake (2003)
Most recently applied in State v. Peake (March 2003)
1962 Code SECTION 63-195.33; 1952 Code SECTION 70-122; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.