South Carolina § 15-3-560 - One year.
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§ 15-3-560. One year.
Within one year:
(1) An action concerning or in any manner relating to wages claimed under a Federal statute or regulation;
(2) An action against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned on civil process; and
(3) An action against any county of this State having a population as shown by the United States official census of 1930 or any subsequent United States official census in excess of eighty-five thousand brought by any former, present or future officer, including county auditors and county treasurers, employee or agent thereof on account of any claim for salary, wages, fees, costs or other emolument or claim alleged to be due him on account of services rendered or performed, or brought upon any such claim by an assignee or personal representative thereof.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-146; 1952 Code SECTION 10-146; 1942 Code SECTIONS 391, 396-1; 1932 Code SECTION 391; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 334; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 140; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 115; 1870 (14) 448 SECTION 117; 1938 (40) 1631; 1945 (44) 337.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-3-560 ("One year.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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