| Determining who is responsible for a dog bite may | | | | questions can help determine who is liable for the |
| be difficult, but the laws about it in South Carolina | | | | damages of the dog bite, according to South |
| are pretty straightforward. Essentially, if you own | | | | Carolina dog bite laws. |
| a dog or are taking care of another person's dog, | | | | Was the person who was bitten by the dog |
| you are responsible for properly restraining the | | | | invited to come onto your property, such as a |
| dog and making sure that it does not inflict harm | | | | repairman or a friend? If not, then the person is |
| on others. However, you are not considered | | | | considered to have been trespassing on your |
| responsible for the dog's actions if a person | | | | property, which means that you are not |
| provoked the dog before the dog attacked them. | | | | responsible for the injuries that they sustained |
| If you have been injured in any way, such as | | | | while they were trespassing. As a result, you |
| bitten or scratched, by an unprovoked dog, you | | | | would have had to legally permit the person to be |
| should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. It | | | | on your property for you to be liable for their |
| is also recommended that you consult an | | | | dog bite injuries. |
| attorney who has dealt with dog bites before so | | | | Was the person who was bitten a worker of the |
| that they can help to protect your legal rights. | | | | state or federal government, such as a meter |
| When determining who is responsible for the dog | | | | reader or mailman? If so, they would not be |
| and paying for the injuries sustained from the dog | | | | considered to be a trespasser. You should always |
| bite attack, it is important to ask: | | | | make sure that your dog is tied up or restrained |
| Who seemed to be the person who was in | | | | whenever an electrician, postal worker, or other |
| charge of taking care of the dog when the bite | | | | government worker comes onto your property. |
| happened? You may not think that you are | | | | Did the person instigate the attack in any way? If |
| responsible for paying for the damages caused by | | | | the victim terrorized the dog in any way that |
| a dog if that dog was not your own and you | | | | would instigate an attack, then you are not |
| were just taking care of it for someone else. | | | | responsible for what happened. The person's |
| However, it is considered to be your job as a | | | | reckless and ignorant behavior is what caused |
| secondary caretaker of the dog to make sure | | | | your dog's behavior to change, so the incident is |
| that you maintain restraint on the dog and | | | | not your fault. |
| supervise it at all times to ensure that it does not | | | | Even if you have asked all of these questions, it is |
| harm other people. | | | | still sometimes hard to determine who is |
| Where did the dog bite occur? Whose property | | | | responsible for the injuries. For this reason, it is |
| were you on when it took place? Was it on your | | | | best to consult with an attorney who can help to |
| property that the bite happened? Do you own or | | | | sort out of the legal factors associated with a |
| rent that property? All of the answers to these | | | | dog bite attack. |