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SC Code § 27-19-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-310. Duties of escheator devolved upon Secretary of State as agent of Department of Administration.

 The duties of escheator are devolved upon the Secretary of State as agent of the Department of Administration and as escheator the Secretary of State shall act under the direction and control of the Department of Administration and, under the direction of the department, may use such of the funds and the services of such subagents of the department as in its discretion may be necessary to efficiency in discovering, renting, litigating and realizing money from escheated lands under existing law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.1; 1972 (57) 2501.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 27-19-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-320. Purchase of land by Secretary of State prohibited; penalties.

 The Secretary of State shall not, directly or indirectly, either by himself or any person whomsoever, purchase or be concerned with any person in purchasing any escheated lands, without being subject and liable to the payment of five thousand dollars, to be sued for and recovered in any court of record, one half for the benefit of the informer, who shall sue for and recover such penalty, and the other half to be applied to the use of the State. And such Secretary of State shall also be rendered incapable of holding or exercising any office of trust or emolument therein.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.2; 1972 (57) 2501.
SC Code § 27-19-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-330. Assessment of costs and charges.

 When any person shall appear and make title to lands or personal estate, after office found by the jury, the court may assess such reasonable costs and charges as the Secretary of State has sustained in promoting the claim of the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.3; 1972 (57) 2501.
SC Code § 27-19-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-340. Disposition of proceeds of escheats.

 The Secretary of State shall turn over to the State Treasurer the net proceeds of escheats after deducting and retaining therefrom for the benefit of the Sinking Fund so much money as in the opinion of the State Department of Administration will reimburse the Sinking Fund for moneys and agents' services used and advanced as aforesaid and also any other expense necessarily incurred in executing the law and protecting the interest of the State in the matter of escheats. Costs and expenses incurred as aforesaid on account of agents' services and money advanced or otherwise in one case may be deducted and retained from the proceeds of any other case of escheatment in the discretion of the State Department of Administration.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.4; 1972 (57) 2501.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 27-19-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-350. Rights of persons under disability or absent from United States.

 Nothing herein contained shall prejudice the rights of individuals having legal title and who may be under the disabilities of infancy or lunacy or beyond the limits of the United States until three years after such disabilities shall be removed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.6; 1972 (57) 2501.
SC Code § 27-19-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-360. Reports of Secretary of State and Department of Administration.

 A report shall be made annually by the Secretary of State, to be included in his annual report, showing the receipts and payments under the provisions of this chapter in each case of escheat, with the items thereof. In case any escheated property be purchased by the State Department of Administration, its annual report shall show all resales of such property and all income, rents and profits derived from such property while held by the department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.7; 1972 (57) 2501.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 27-19-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-370. Liability of Secretary of State for misconduct or fraudulent practices.

 If the Secretary of State shall fail to do his duty, as herein directed, on behalf of the State and any loss or damage shall accrue to the State by his misconduct or fraudulent practices, he shall be responsible for all such loss or damage and the court of common pleas may order a prosecution in the name of the State. A jury shall try the fact and assess the damage and, upon conviction, such Secretary of State shall be incapable forever thereafter from holding or exercising any office of trust or profit within this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.8; 1972 (57) 2501.
SC Code § 27-19-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-380. Application of chapter.

 Every part of this chapter and the mode herein prescribed for recovering and appropriating real and personal property escheated to the State shall be pursued and observed when any person shall hereafter die without an heir or become divested thereof by operation of law without leaving any legal representative.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.5; 1972 (57) 2501.
SC Code § 27-19-390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Escheat Of Land And Personal Property|Section 27-19-390. Chapter complementary to Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.

 The provisions of this chapter are complementary to and not in derogation of the "Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act" as contained in the permanent provisions of Chapter 18 of this title. All personal property for which provision is made in that chapter shall be disposed of as therein provided and the Secretary of State is relieved of all responsibility assigned to him in this chapter for such property.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-220.9; 1972 (57) 2501.
SC Code § 27-21-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 21 - Disposition Of Confiscated And Stolen Property|Section 27-21-10. Sales of confiscated property; records thereof; disposition of proceeds.

 The sheriff of each county of this State shall sell at public auction at the courthouse of his county all barrels and other things of value confiscated by him and his deputies. At least seven days' notice shall be given by the sheriff prior to any such sale, such notice to be posted in the sheriff's office and on the bulletin board in the courthouse. All barrels and other things of value shall be sold for cash, at auction, called and conducted by the sheriff, the highest bidder to receive the property in each instance. The sheriff shall keep a record of such property confiscated and a record of all property sold, showing the amount received for it and the name of the purchaser. All funds derived from such sales shall be turned over to the treasurer of the county and credited to the general funds.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-241; 1952 Code Section 57-241; 1942 Code Section 3542-1; 1941 (42) 149.
SC Code § 27-21-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 21 - Disposition Of Confiscated And Stolen Property|Section 27-21-20. Property recovered by sheriff or police chief; ascertaining and notifying owner; disposition where owner not found; records.

 (A) If property has been recovered by a sheriff of a county or chief of police of a municipality and ownership is ascertained, the sheriff or chief of police must notify its owner as provided by subsection (B).  (B) A sheriff or chief of police must provide notice:  (1) within fifteen days;  (2) by registered mail, return receipt requested;  (3) describing the property and including an identifying serial number if available; and  (4) advising the owner that the property may be sold at auction pursuant to Section 27-21-22 if not reclaimed within sixty days of mailing of the notice.  (C) If after diligent efforts the owner of the property cannot be ascertained or if the property is not reclaimed or sold at public auction, the sheriff of a county or chief of police of a municipality may dispose of any recovered stolen or abandoned property as provided in this subsection.  (1) Property that is not suitable for sale, including, but not limited to, clothing, food, prescription drugs, weapons, household cleaning products, chemicals, or items that appear nonusable, including, but not limited to:  (a) electric components that appear to have been skeletonized, where parts have been removed and are no longer in working order; or  (b) items that have been broken up and only pieces exist may be destroyed by the jurisdiction holding the property.  (2) The sheriff or chief of police may use any property recovered by his jurisdiction if the property is placed on the jurisdiction's inventory as property of the jurisdiction.  (3) The sheriff or chief of police, with the consent of the appropriate governing body, may turn over to any organization exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, items of abandoned or recovered property that may be used for the betterment of that organization. However, the accrued value of the items given to an individual organization as provided above by a sheriff or chief of police shall not exceed a value of one thousand dollars in the respective government entity's fiscal year.  (D) A jurisdiction recovering property pursuant to the provisions of this section shall maintain a permanent record of all property recovered and its disposition.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-245; 1959 (51) 390; 1982 Act No. 291, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 405, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 148, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 195, Section 4; 2008 Act No. 279, Section 15, eff October 1, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "by subsection (B)" for "in Section 56-5-5630"; and rewrote subsection (B).
SC Code § 27-21-22 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 21 - Disposition Of Confiscated And Stolen Property|Section 27-21-22. Sale of recovered property.

 A sheriff, police chief, or a designee may sell at public auction recovered property not reclaimed as provided by Section 27-21-20. At least ten days prior to the sale, the property must be advertised by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation where the property will be sold. A notice by publication may contain multiple listings of property to be sold.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 279, Section 14, eff October 1, 2008.
SC Code § 27-21-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 21 - Disposition Of Confiscated And Stolen Property|Section 27-21-25. Use of certain drug paraphernalia by public schools or institutions of higher learning in science programs or courses.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 27-21-20 of the 1976 Code or any other provision of law, if any glassware or other drug paraphernalia which is unclaimed and which would be useful in a science laboratory is recovered pursuant to Section 27-21-20, it must be made available first to the public schools and second to the public institutions of higher learning in the State for use in their science programs or courses before it may be sold at public auction or otherwise disposed of in accordance with that section.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 405, Section 2.
SC Code § 27-21-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 21 - Disposition Of Confiscated And Stolen Property|Section 27-21-30. Recovery by owner of net proceeds or property.

 At any time within one year after the sale of any abandoned or recovered stolen property as provided for in Section 27-21-20, the true owner may apply to the sheriff and after proper identification and proof of claim recover the net sum received from the sale, after necessary expenses are deducted. The property itself may be recovered after proper identification and proof of claim if such claim is made prior to sale. After the lapse of one year after sale the net sum received for the abandoned property shall be placed in the general fund of the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-246; 1959 (51) 390.
SC Code § 27-23-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-10. Conveyances to defraud creditors; transfers of income and property to avoid paying child support.

 (A) Every gift, grant, alienation, bargain, transfer, and conveyance of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, goods and chattels or any of them, or of any lease, rent, commons, or other profit or charge out of the same, by writing or otherwise, and every bond, suit, judgment, and execution which may be had or made to or for any intent or purpose to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors and others of their just and lawful actions, suits, debts, accounts, damages, penalties, and forfeitures must be deemed and taken (only as against that person or persons, his or their heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns, and every one of them whose actions, suits, debts, accounts, damages, penalties, and forfeitures by guileful, covinous, or fraudulent devices and practices are, must, or might be in any ways disturbed, hindered, delayed, or defrauded) to be clearly and utterly void, frustrate and of no effect, any pretense, color, feigned consideration, expressing of use, or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding.  (B) A showing of two or more of the following creates a rebuttable presumption that a child support debtor intended to transfer income or property to avoid payment to a child support creditor:  (1) a close relationship between the transferor and transferee;  (2) the debtor retained possession or control of the property transferred after the transfer;  (3) the transfer or obligation was not disclosed or was concealed;  (4) before the transfer was made or obligation was incurred, the debtor had been sued or threatened with suit;  (5) the transfer was substantially all of the debtor's assets;  (6) the debtor absconded;  (7) the debtor removed or concealed assets;  (8) the value of the consideration received by the debtor was not reasonably equivalent to the value of the asset transferred or the amount of the obligation incurred;  (9) the debtor was insolvent or became insolvent shortly after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred;  (10) the transfer occurred shortly before or after a substantial debt was incurred; and  (11) there was a departure from the usual method of business.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-301; 1952 Code Section 57-301; 1942 Code Section 8696; 1932 Code Section 8696; Civ. C. '22 Section 5218; Civ. C. '12 Section 3455; Civ. C. '02 Section 2369; G. S. 1786; R. S. 1888; 1712 (2) 697; 1997 Act No. 71, Section 40.
SC Code § 27-23-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-20. Conveyances to deceive purchasers.

 Every conveyance, grant, charge, lease, estate, encumbrance and limitation of use or uses of, in or out of any lands, tenements or other hereditaments whatsoever which may be had or made for the intent and of purpose to defraud and deceive such person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, as shall purchase in fee simple, fee tail, for life, lives or years such lands, tenements and hereditaments, or any part and parcel thereof, or to defraud and deceive such as have or shall purchase any rent, profit or commodity in or out of the same, or any part thereof, shall be deemed and taken (only as against such person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, his and their heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns and against all and every other person and persons lawfully having or claiming by, from or under them, or any of them, which shall have so purchased, for money or other good consideration such lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any part or parcel thereof, or any rent, profit or commodity in or out of them) to be utterly void, frustrate and of no effect, any pretense, color, feigned consideration or expressing of any use or uses to the contrary notwithstanding.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-302; 1952 Code Section 57-302; 1942 Code Section 8697; 1932 Code Section 8697; Civ. C. '22 Section 5219; Civ. C. '12 Section 3456; Civ. C. '02 Section 2370; G. S. 1787; R. S. 1889; 1712 (2) 499.
SC Code § 27-23-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-30. Punishment of parties to fraudulent conveyances.

 All parties to such feigned, covinous and fraudulent gifts, grants, leases, charges or conveyances, or being privy to and knowing of them, or any of them, who shall wittingly or willingly put in use, avow, maintain, justify or defend them, or any of them, as true, simple and done, had or made bona fide or upon good consideration, of or to the disturbance or hindrance of the purchaser or purchasers, lessees or grantees, their heirs, successors, executors, administrators or assigns or such as have or shall lawfully claim anything by, from or under them, or any of them, shall incur the penalty and forfeiture of one year's value of such lands, tenements and hereditaments so purchased or charged, the one moiety whereof shall be for the use of the State and the other moiety to the party or parties grieved by such feigned and fraudulent gift, grant, lease, conveyance, encumbrance or limitation of use, to be recovered by action in any court of competent jurisdiction; and also, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall suffer imprisonment for one-half year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-303; 1952 Code Section 57-303; 1942 Code Section 8698; 1932 Code Section 8698; Civ. C. '22 Section 5220; Civ. C. '12 Section 3457; Civ. C. '02 Section 2371; G. S. 1788; R. S. 1890; 27 Eliz., c. 4; 1712 (2) 500; 13 Eliz., c. 5; 1712 (2) 497.
SC Code § 27-23-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-40. Conveyances upon good consideration.

 Nothing contained in Sections 27-23-10 to 27-23-30 shall extend or be construed to impeach, defeat, make void or frustrate any conveyance, assignment of lease, assurance, grant, charge, lease, estate, interest or limitation of use or uses of, in, to or out of any lands, tenements or hereditaments at any time had or made upon or for good consideration and bona fide to any person or body politic or corporate, anything mentioned to the contrary notwithstanding.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-304; 1952 Code Section 57-304; 1942 Code Section 8699; 1932 Code Section 8699; Civ. C. '22 Section 5221; Civ. C. '12 Section 3458; Civ. C. '02 Section 2372; G. S. 1789; R. S. 1891; 1712 (2) 500; 1712 (2) 498.
SC Code § 27-23-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-50. Leases, estates, or interests assigned, granted or surrendered by parol.

 No leases, estates or interests, either of freehold, term of years or uncertain interests, of, in, to or out of any lands, tenements or hereditaments shall at any time be assigned, granted or surrendered, unless it be by deed or note, in writing signed by the party so assigning, granting or surrendering them, or his agent thereunto lawfully authorized by writing or by act and operation of law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-305; 1952 Code Section 57-305; 1942 Code Section 7043; 1932 Code Section 7043; Civ. C. '22 Section 5515; Civ. C. '12 Section 3736; Civ. C. '02 Section 2651; G. S. 2018; R. S. 2150; 1712 (2) 545.
SC Code § 27-23-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-60. Force and effect of parol leases.

 All estates, interests of freehold or terms of years, and any uncertain interests of, in, to or out of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, made or created by livery or seizin only or by parol and not put in writing and signed by the parties so making or creating them, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized by writing, shall have the force and effect of estates at will only and shall not, either in law or equity, be deemed or taken to have any other or greater force or effect, any consideration for making any such parol lease or estate or any former law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding, except leases not exceeding the term of one year from the time of entry whereupon the rent reserved to the landlord during such term shall amount unto two-thirds parts, at least, of the full improved value of the thing demised.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-306; 1952 Code Section 57-306; 1942 Code Section 7042; 1932 Code Section 7042; Civ. C. '22 Section 5514; Civ. C. '12 Section 3735; Civ. C. '02 Section 2650; G. S. 2017; R. S. 2149; 29 C. 2, c. 3; 1712 (2) 545.
SC Code § 27-23-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-70. Validity of parol gifts.

 No parol gift of any chattel shall be valid against subsequent creditors, purchasers or mortgagees, except when the donee shall live separate and apart from the donor and actual possession shall, at the time of the gift, be delivered to and remain and continue in the donee, his executors, administrators or assigns.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-307; 1952 Code Section 57-307; 1942 Code Section 7046; 1932 Code Section 7046; Civ. C. '22 Section 5518; Civ. C. '12 Section 3739; Civ. C. '02 Section 2654; G. S. 2021; R. S. 2153; 1833 (6) 483.