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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-540

Three years

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Tilley v. Pacesetter Corp. (1998)

Most recently applied in Delaney v. First Financial of Charleston, Inc. (September 2016)

1962 Code SECTION 10-144; 1952 Code SECTION 10-144; 1942 Code SECTION 389; 1932 Code SECTION 389; Civ

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Within three years:

(1) An action against a sheriff, coroner or constable upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in his official capacity and in virtue of his office or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution, subject to the provisions of SECTION 15-3-560; and

(2) An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture when the action is given to the party aggrieved or to such party and the State, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.