{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-29-5-140","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 29-5-140","heading":"Enforcement of lien by petition to court of common pleas.","body":"The lien may be enforced by petition to the court of common pleas for the county in which the building or structure is situated. The petition may be filed in term or in the clerk's office in vacation and the date of the filing shall be deemed the commencement of the suit.","path":["Title 29 - MORTGAGES AND OTHER LIENS","CHAPTER 5 Mechanics' Liens"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t29c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:58:24Z","sha256":"ced2e4bb43f28dba8104a1f218dcc71f23a7b65e9daa30fb47385384cebb85bf","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-29-5-130","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-29-5-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}