# Personal injury · South Carolina — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

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.

- **Type of claim:** Personal injury _(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, not arising on contract _(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/).