The South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure (SCRCP) adopted for the circuit court and other rules of procedure in this title govern formal proceedings pursuant to this title. A formal proceeding is a "civil action" as defined in Rule 2, SCRCP, and must be commenced as provided in Rule 3, SCRCP.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 244, Section 2, eff June 7, 2010; 2013 Act No. 100, Section 1, eff January 1, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote this section.