{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-20","heading":"General rule as to time for commencement.","body":"(A) Civil actions may only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this title after the cause of action has accrued, except when, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute.\n(B) A civil action is commenced when the summons and complaint are filed with the clerk of court if actual service is accomplished within one hundred twenty days after filing.","path":["Title 15 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 3 Limitation of Civil Actions","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:40:34Z","sha256":"f9e0432939aff903d80dbc113e29939ba6667d19228d891ccb7b97bcbcb60ac3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-1-340","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-3-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}