South Carolina § 15-3-700 - Immunity for property damage incurred in rescue from locked vehicle.

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§ 15-3-700. Immunity for property damage incurred in rescue from locked vehicle.

A person is immune from civil liability for property damage resulting from his forcible entry into a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a minor or vulnerable adult from the vehicle if the person has a reasonable good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the minor or vulnerable adult is in imminent danger of suffering harm.

HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 133 (H.3145), SECTION 1, eff February 16, 2016.

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Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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