Personal injury · South Carolina

For Personal injury · 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, not arising on contract, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

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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;

— scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

Source

• scstatehouse.govhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c003.php

Last verified against source: 2026-08-25. Due for re-check by 2027-08-25. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.