Deadline to file suit against a governmental entity — where a claim was first filed · South Carolina

For Deadline to file suit against a governmental entity, requirement is Deadline to file suit against a governmental entity — where a claim was first filed; state is South Carolina; deadline is three years; what must be done in that time is if the claimant first filed a claim pursuant to this chapter then the action for damages based upon the same occurrence is forever barred unless the action is commenced within three years of the date the loss was or should have been discovered; when the clock starts is of the date the loss was or should have been discovered, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

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What the source says

SECTION 15-78-110. Statute of limitations. Except as provided for in Section 15-3-40, any action brought pursuant to this chapter is forever barred unless an action is commenced within two years after the date the loss was or should have been discovered; provided, that if the claimant first filed a claim pursuant to this chapter then the action for damages based upon the same occurrence is forever barred unless the action is commenced within three years of the date the loss was or should have been discovered.

— scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26

Source

• scstatehouse.govhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c078.php

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