The civil penalties imposed upon certain violations of this chapter, including failure to act, do not include a violation which was caused by an act of God, war, strike, riot, or other catastrophe when negligence on the part of the violator was not the proximate cause.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-20-310
Exceptions to civil penalty provisions
Known as the South Carolina Mining Act
The act spans §§ 48-20-10 to 48-20-90 (32 sections).
1990 Act No. 454, 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.