# South Carolina — Does paying old debt restart the statute of limitations, by state

For South Carolina, does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock is A payment or a signed writing restarts the clock; section is SECTION 15-3-120, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock:** A payment or a signed writing restarts the clock _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How the statute states the rule:** No acknowledgment or promise shall be sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to take the case out of the operation of this chapter unless it be contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged thereby. But payment of any part of principal or interest is equivalent to a promise in writing. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** SECTION 15-3-120 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> SECTION 15-3-120. Effect of new promises in writing or part payments. No acknowledgment or promise shall be sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to take the case out of the operation of this chapter unless it be contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged thereby. But payment of any part of principal or interest is equivalent to a promise in writing.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Section

> SECTION 15-3-120. Effect of new promises in writing or part payments.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-09-01.
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