South Carolina § 23-50-55 - Immunity of persons communicating with and associated with council and crimestoppers organization.
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§ 23-50-55. Immunity of persons communicating with and associated with council and crimestoppers organization.
(A) A person who communicates a privileged communication to the council or a crimestoppers organization is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the privileged communication unless the communication was grossly negligent or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the rights of others.
(B) A person who in the course and scope of the person's duties or functions receives, forwards, or acts on a privileged communication or protected record is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was grossly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the rights of others.
(C) Members, officers, directors, employees, and agents of the council and certified crimestoppers organizations are immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or functions unless the act or omission was grossly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the rights of others.
(D) Only crimestoppers organizations that are members of and in good standing with the council are the beneficiaries of the immunities contained in this section.
(E) Crimestoppers organizations that fail to meet the requirements set forth by the council, fail to maintain membership in the council, or fail to maintain their nonprofit status under applicable statutes and regulations and their members, officers, directors, employees, and agents lose their immunity from civil liability as set forth in this section from the point in time that any of the above listed events occurs. The immunities for actions taken prior to a listed event occurring remain.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 380, SECTION 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2006).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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