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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

S.C. Code Ann. 15-1-310

Summary Title

Good Samaritan Law

Summary

An individual who, in good faith and without compensation, provides emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency will not be held legally responsible for acting or for failing to act. They can be held legally responsible if acting with extreme carelessness or intent to cause harm. Generally, Good Samaritan laws only offer protection for those individuals who provide care during spontaneous emergencies unrelated to volunteer deployment.

Full Title

Liability for emergency care rendered at scene of accident

Full Text

Any person, who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency to the victim thereof, shall not be liable for any civil damages for any personal injury as a result of any act or omission by such person in rendering the emergency care or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured person, except acts or omissions amounting to gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct.

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