# Joint and several liability rule · South Carolina — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · South Carolina, state is South Carolina; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants who are equal to or greater than 50% at fault can be held jointly and severally liable; joint liability fault threshold is equal to or greater than 50%; statutory citation is South Carolina Code § 15-38-15, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Defendants who are equal to or greater than 50% at fault can be held jointly and severally liable. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** equal to or greater than 50% _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** South Carolina Code § 15-38-15. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> negligence. Defendants who are equal to or greater than 50% at fault can be held jointly and severally liable. South Carolina Code § 15-38-15.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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