{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-8-115","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-8-115","heading":"Exoneration of agent.","body":"A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:\n(1) relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed:\n(A) dishonestly;\n(B) in bad faith;\n(C) with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney;\n(D) through wilful misconduct;\n(E) through gross negligence; or\n(F) with actual fraud; or\n(2) was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 8 South Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act","Part 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c008.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:59Z","sha256":"e9ce503e4e876fbb08c8de7364df4bbd26fe07136efa56598d087c7afd200bd1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-8-114","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-8-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}