South Carolina § 48-20-310 - Exceptions to civil penalty provisions.

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§ 48-20-310. Exceptions to civil penalty provisions.

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.

HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 454, SECTION 2.

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