# Statutory penalty · South Carolina — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Statutory penalty · South Carolina, limitation period is two years; section is 15-3-550; how the statute describes it is an action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the State, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Statutory penalty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** South Carolina _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the State _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 15-3-550 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> SECTION 15-3-550. Two years. Within two years: (1) an action for libel, slander, or false imprisonment; and (2) an action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the State.

## 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/).