# Rule 4, SCRMC: Rule 4. FILING CIVIL ACTION; ACTION AGAINST CORPORATION; LONG ARM STATUTE

> South Carolina · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R4

## Section

- **Citation:** Rule 4, SCRMC
- **Heading:** Rule 4. FILING CIVIL ACTION; ACTION AGAINST CORPORATION; LONG ARM STATUTE
- **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 Magistrates Court / Rule 4, SCRMC

## Text

RULE 4
FILING CIVIL ACTION; ACTION AGAINST CORPORATION; LONG ARM STATUTE
(a)
A civil action may be filed in any magistrates court in the county in which at least one defendant resides or where the most substantial part of the cause of action arose, except that civil actions against domestic corporations may be filed in the county where such corporation shall have its principal place of business.
(b)
A civil action may be filed in any magistrates court in the county in which the plaintiff resides or where the cause of action arose when the defendant does not reside in this State and jurisdiction is based upon S.C. Code Ann. § 36-2-803.

## Nearby sections

- [Rule 1, SCRMC Rule 1. DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R1.md)
- [Rule 2, SCRMC Rule 2. APPLICATION OF STATUTORY LAW AND CIRCUIT COURT PRACTICE IN ABSENCE OF RULE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R2.md)
- [Rule 3, SCRMC Rule 3. COMPUTATION OF TIME PERIODS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R3.md)
- [Rule 4, SCRMC Rule 4. FILING CIVIL ACTION; ACTION AGAINST CORPORATION; LONG ARM STATUTE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R4.md)
- [Rule 5, SCRMC Rule 5. COMPLAINT](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R5.md)
- [Rule 6, SCRMC Rule 6. SUMMONS; SERVICE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R6.md)
- [Rule 7, SCRMC Rule 7. ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM; TIME FOR FILING](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R7.md)
- [Rule 8, SCRMC Rule 8. DELIVERY AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R8.md)
- [Rule 9, SCRMC Rule 9. COUNTERCLAIM](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R9.md)
- [Rule 10, SCRMC Rule 10. TRIAL DATE; NOTICE; FAILURE TO ANSWER](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R10.md)
- [Rule 11, SCRMC Rule 11. DEFAULT JUDGMENT; DISMISSAL OF ACTION; DAMAGES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R11.md)
- [Rule 12, SCRMC Rule 12. RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT OR ORDER](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R12.md)
- [Rule 13, SCRMC Rule 13. CONDUCT OF TRIAL; JURY TRIALS; WITNESSES; SUBPOENAS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R13.md)
- [Rule 14, SCRMC Rule 14. AMENDMENT OF COMPLAINTS, ANSWERS, AND COUNTERCLAIMS; CONTINUANCES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRMC_R14.md)

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