{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-78-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 15-78-40","heading":"Tort liability of State, agency, political subdivision, or governmental entity, generally.","body":"The State, an agency, a political subdivision, and a governmental entity are liable for their torts in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances, subject to the limitations upon liability and damages, and exemptions from liability and damages, contained herein.","path":["Title 15 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 78 South Carolina Tort Claims Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c078.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:43:34Z","sha256":"238309932c4a54f4b839108b9f522a799d7740dc0927e269d861a94f676139b3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-78-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-78-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}