Statute of limitations in South Carolina
3 yearsPersonal injury deadline
3 years (S.C. Code 15-3-530(5))1
The details
- Personal injury
- 3 years for assault, battery or any injury to the person or rights of another not arising on contract (S.C. Code 15-3-530(5)).1
- Property damage
- 3 years for trespass on or damage to real property, or taking or injuring goods (S.C. Code 15-3-530(3), (4)).1
- Written contract
- 3 years on a contract, obligation or liability, express or implied, except those in 15-3-520 (S.C. Code 15-3-530(1)).1
- Oral contract
- 3 years on a contract, obligation or liability, express or implied (S.C. Code 15-3-530(1)).1
- Medical malpractice
- 3 years from the treatment, omission or operation, and not more than 6 years from the occurrence, unless tolled (S.C. Code 15-3-545(A)).1
- Defamation
- 2 years for libel or slander (S.C. Code 15-3-550(1)).1
The sources we read do not say: fraud, debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).
Deadlines usually run from the date of the harm or its discovery, and many exceptions apply. A lawyer can tell you how they apply to you.
Sources
- S.C. Code Title 15, Chapter 3, South Carolina Legislature, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.