South Carolina § 33-31-834 - Immunity from suit.
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§ 33-31-834. Immunity from suit.
(a) All directors, trustees, or members of the governing bodies of not-for-profit cooperatives, corporations, associations, and organizations described in subsection (b) are immune from suit arising from the conduct of the affairs of these cooperatives, corporations, associations, or organizations. This immunity from suit is removed when the conduct amounts to wilful, wanton, or gross negligence. Nothing in this section may be construed to grant immunity to the not-for-profit cooperatives, corporations, associations, or organizations.
(b) Subsection (a) applies to the following:
(1) electric cooperatives organized under Chapter 49, Title 33;
(2) not-for-profit corporations, associations, and organizations, as recognized in and exempted from taxation under Federal Income Tax Code Section 501(c)(3), (c)(6), or (c)(12).
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 384, SECTION 1.
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Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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