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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
April 25, 2002
H. 4656
S. Printed 4/25/02--S. [SEC 4/29/02 4:28 PM]
Read the first time February 12, 2002.
TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GENERAL REQUIREMENT THAT CIVIL ACTIONS MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN THE STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED TIME FRAMES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT 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 THE FILING.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 15-3-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 15-3-20. (A) Civil actions can may only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this Title title after the cause of action shall have has accrued, except when, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute.
(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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to causes of action filed on or after this act's effective date.
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