South Carolina Code 48-14-160. No liability for damages on part of governmental body or employee; no relief from obligations and liabilities arising from land-disturbing activity
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Nothing contained in this chapter and no action or failure to act under this chapter may be construed:
(1) to impose any liability on the State, department, districts, local governments, or other agencies, officers, or employees thereof for the recovery of damages caused by such action or failure to act; or
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-14-160
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
- Land disturbing activity: means any use of the land by any person that results in a change in the natural cover or topography that may cause erosion and contribute to sediment and alter the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, electric supplier, municipality, interstate body, the federal government, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
(2) to relieve the person engaged in the land disturbing activity of the duties, obligations, responsibilities, or liabilities arising from or incident to the operations associated with the land disturbing activity.