# Assault or battery · South Carolina — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Assault or battery · South Carolina, limitation period is three years; section is 15-3-530; how the statute describes it is an action for assault, battery, or any injury to the person or rights of another, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Assault or battery _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** South Carolina _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action for assault, battery, or any injury to the person or rights of another _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 15-3-530 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> SECTION 15-3-530. Three years. Within three years: (1) an action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, excepting those provided for in Section 15-3-520; (2) an action upon a liability created by statute other than a penalty or forfeiture; (3) an action for trespass upon or damage to real property; (4) an action for taking, detaining, or injuring any goods or chattels including an action for the specific recovery of personal property; (5) an action for assault, battery, or any injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract and not enumerated by law, and those provided for in Section 15-3-545;

## Source

- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c003.php

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).