# Rule 2, SCRCP: Rule 2. ONE FORM OF ACTION

> South Carolina · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R2

## Section

- **Citation:** Rule 2, SCRCP
- **Heading:** Rule 2. ONE FORM OF ACTION
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** South Carolina Court Rules / South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure / Rule 2, SCRCP

## Text

RULE 2
ONE FORM OF ACTION
There shall be one form of action to be known as "civil action".
Note:
These Rules are the same as Federal Rules 1 and 2 except the name of the State. Rule 81 provides that the Rules will apply also to Magistrate's, Probate and Family Courts where not inconsistent with the rules of those courts. Rule 2 is substantially identical to Code Sections 15-1-80 and 90. This Rule also abolishes the mostly cosmetic differences between "actions" and "special proceedings". A special proceeding is really only a civil action in which some special remedy is sought; i.e., writ of mandamus, writ of habeas corpus, etc.

## Nearby sections

- [Rule 1, SCRCP Rule 1. SCOPE OF RULES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R1.md)
- [Rule 2, SCRCP Rule 2. ONE FORM OF ACTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R2.md)
- [Rule 3, SCRCP Rule 3. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R3.md)
- [Rule 4, SCRCP Rule 4. PROCESS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R4.md)
- [Rule 4.1, SCRCP Rule 4.1. SERVICE OF PROCESS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R4_1.md)
- [Rule 5, SCRCP Rule 5. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R5.md)
- [Rule 6, SCRCP Rule 6. TIME](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R6.md)
- [Rule 7, SCRCP Rule 7. PLEADINGS ALLOWED: FORM OF MOTIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R7.md)
- [Rule 8, SCRCP Rule 8. GENERAL RULES OF PLEADING](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R8.md)
- [Rule 9, SCRCP Rule 9. PLEADING SPECIAL MATTERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R9.md)
- [Rule 10, SCRCP Rule 10. FORM OF PLEADINGS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R10.md)
- [Rule 11, SCRCP Rule 11. SIGNING OF PLEADINGS; ATTORNEYS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R11.md)
- [Rule 12, SCRCP Rule 12. DEFENSES AND OBJECTIONS - WHEN AND HOW PRESENTED - BY PLEADING OR MOTION - MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON PLEADINGS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R12.md)
- [Rule 13, SCRCP Rule 13. COUNTERCLAIM AND CROSS-CLAIM](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R13.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRCP_R2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.