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SC Code § 15-19-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-350. Satisfying judgment for plaintiff.

 In case judgment be entered for the plaintiff in any such action the sheriff or constable shall satisfy it out of the property attached by him, if it shall be sufficient for that purpose:  (1) By paying over to such plaintiff the proceeds of all sales of perishable property and of any vessel or share or interest in any vessel sold by him or of any debts or credits collected by him, or so much as shall be necessary to satisfy such judgment;  (2) If any balance remain due and an execution shall have been issued on such judgment he shall proceed to sell, under such execution, so much of the attached property, real or personal, except as provided in item (4) of this section, as may be necessary to satisfy the balance, if enough for that purpose shall remain in his hands; and in case of the sale of any rights or shares in the stock of a corporation or association the sheriff or constable shall execute to the purchaser a certificate of sale thereof, and the purchaser shall thereupon have all the rights and privileges in respect thereto which were had by the defendant;  (3) If any of the attached property belonging to the defendant shall have passed out of the hands of the sheriff or constable without having been sold or converted into money the sheriff or constable shall repossess himself of such property and for that purpose shall have all the authority which he had to seize such property under the attachment; and any person who shall wilfully conceal or withhold such property from the sheriff or constable shall be liable to double damages at the suit of the party injured; and  (4) Until the judgment against the defendant shall be paid the sheriff or constable may proceed to collect the notes and other evidences of debt and the debts that may have been seized or attached under the warrant of attachment and to prosecute any bond he may have taken in the course of such proceedings and apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of the judgment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-933; 1952 Code Section 10-933; 1942 Code Section 540; 1932 Code Section 540; Civ. P. '22 Section 513; Civ. P. '12 Section 292; Civ. P. '02 Section 259; 1870 (14) 477 Section 261; 1935 (39) 151.
SC Code § 15-19-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-360. Satisfying judgment for plaintiff; proceedings after six months or when automobile has been attached.

 At the expiration of six months from the docketing of the judgment or forthwith upon the docketing of the judgment in cases in which an automobile has been attached under Section 29-15-20, the court may, upon the petition of the plaintiff accompanied by an affidavit setting forth fully all the proceedings which have been had by the sheriff or constable since the service of the attachment, the property attached and the disposition thereof and also the affidavit of the sheriff or constable that he has used diligence and endeavored to collect the evidences of debt in his hands so attached and that there remains uncollected of the same any part or portion thereof, order the sheriff or constable to sell the property attached upon such terms and in such manner as shall be deemed proper. Notice of such application shall be given to the defendant or his attorney, if the defendant shall have appeared in the action. In case the summons has not been personally served on the defendant the court shall make such rule or order as to the service of notice and the time of service as shall be deemed just.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-934; 1952 Code Section 10-934; 1942 Code Section 540; 1932 Code Section 540; Civ. P. '22 Section 513; Civ. P. '12 Section 292; Civ. P. '02 Section 259; 1870 (14) 477 Section 261; 1935 (39) 151.
SC Code § 15-19-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-370. Disposition of residue when judgment is paid.

 When the judgment and all costs of the proceedings shall have been paid the sheriff or constable, upon reasonable demand, shall deliver over to the defendant the residue of the attached property or the proceeds thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-935; 1952 Code Section 10-935; 1942 Code Section 540; 1932 Code Section 540; Civ. P. '22 Section 513; Civ. P. '12 Section 292; Civ. P. '02 Section 259; 1870 (14) 477 Section 261; 1935 (39) 151.
SC Code § 15-19-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-380. Proceedings by plaintiff instead of sheriff or constable.

 The actions authorized in this article to be brought by the sheriff or constable may be prosecuted by the plaintiff or under his direction, upon the delivery by him to the sheriff or constable of an undertaking executed by two sufficient sureties, to the effect that the plaintiff will indemnify the sheriff or constable from all damages, costs and expenses on account thereof not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars in any one action. Such sureties shall, in all cases when required by the sheriff or constable, justify by making an affidavit that each is a householder and worth double the amount of the penalty of the bond, over and above all demands and liabilities.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-936; 1952 Code Section 10-936; 1942 Code Section 541; 1932 Code Section 541; Civ. P. '22 Section 514; Civ. P. '12 Section 293; Civ. P. '02 Section 260; 1870 (14) 478 Section 262.
SC Code § 15-19-390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-390. Proceedings on judgment for defendant.

 If the foreign corporation or absent, absconding or concealed defendant recover judgment against the plaintiff in any such action any bond taken by the sheriff or constable, except such as are mentioned in Section 15-19-380, all the proceeds of sales and moneys collected by him and all the property attached remaining in his hands shall be delivered by him to the defendant or his agent, on request, and the warrant shall be discharged and the property released therefrom.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-937; 1952 Code Section 10-937; 1942 Code Section 542; 1932 Code Section 542; Civ. P. '22 Section 515; Civ. P. '12 Section 294; Civ. P. '02 Section 261; 1870 (14) 478 Section 263.
SC Code § 15-19-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-400. Time when sheriff or constable shall return attachment.

 When the warrant shall be fully executed or discharged the sheriff or constable shall return it, with his proceedings thereon, to the court in which the action was brought.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-938; 1952 Code Section 10-938; 1942 Code Section 545; 1932 Code Section 545; Civ. P. '22 Section 518; Civ. P. '12 Section 297; Civ. P. '02 Section 264; 1870 (14) 479 Section 266.
SC Code § 15-19-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-510. Authorization and issuance.

 In an action arising for the recovery of purchase money which is past due for any real or personal property, the plaintiff, at the time of the issuing of the summons or any time afterwards, may cause the property of the defendant for which the purchase money is payable to be attached in the manner prescribed in this article as a security for the satisfaction of such judgment as the plaintiff may recover. For the purposes of this section an action shall be deemed commenced when the summons is issued. The warrant of attachment must be obtained from a judge, clerk of the court or magistrate in which or before whom the action is brought, or from a circuit judge. The warrant of attachment may be issued whenever it shall appear by affidavit that a cause of action exists against such defendant, specifying the amount of the claims and the grounds thereof, that the amount is due and that the action is brought for the purchase money of real estate or personal property which has been sold to the defendant and which he has refused or failed to pay. The plaintiff at the time of procuring such warrant of attachment shall file the affidavit upon which it is granted in the office of the clerk of court of common pleas or with the magistrate in which or before whom the action is to be tried.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-951; 1952 Code Section 10-951; 1942 Code Section 546; 1932 Code Section 546; Civ. P. '22 Section 519; Civ. P. '12 Section 298; 1904 (24) 452.
SC Code § 15-19-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-520. Plaintiff's undertaking; contents of warrant.

 Before issuing the warrant of attachment the judge, clerk or magistrate shall require a written undertaking on the part of the plaintiff with sufficient surety to the effect that if the plaintiff shall fail to prove that the action is brought to recover the purchase money for the property which is about to be attached or if the defendant recovers judgment or the attachment be set aside by the order of the court the plaintiff will pay all costs that may be awarded to the defendant and all damages which he may sustain by reason of the attachment, not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking, which shall be at least two hundred and fifty dollars, except in case of a warrant issued by a magistrate when it shall be at least twenty-five dollars. The warrant shall be directed to any sheriff or constable of any county in which the property of such defendant may be, shall plainly describe the property and shall require such officer to attach and safely keep such property of the defendant or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy plaintiff's demand, together with costs and expenses.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-952; 1952 Code Section 10-952; 1942 Code Section 547; 1932 Code Section 547; Civ. P. '22 Section 520; Civ. P. '12 Section 299; 1904 (24) 452.
SC Code § 15-19-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-530. Effecting attachment.

 The sheriff or constable to whom such warrant is directed and delivered shall immediately attach the real estate or personal property of the defendant which is described in the warrant and hold it until further order of the court. When real estate is attached a true and attested copy of such warrant shall be, by the officer serving it, delivered to the defendant or left at his last or usual place of residence, and the officer making such service shall also leave a true and attested copy of such warrant of attachment in the office in which, by law, a deed of such estate is required to be recorded. If the party whose estate is attached does not reside in this State then such copy shall be delivered to his tenant, agent or attorney, if any be known, and if no such agent, tenant or attorney be known then a copy of such warrant of attachment, with the officer's return thereon, lodged in the office in which, by law, a deed of such real estate ought to be recorded, shall be deemed sufficient service. The clerk or register of the office wherein the warrant of attachment is required to be lodged shall receive such warrant and enter in a book kept for that purpose the names of the parties, the date of the warrant of attachment, the sum demanded and the officer's return thereon.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-953; 1952 Code Section 10-953; 1942 Code Section 548; 1932 Code Section 548; Civ. P. '22 Section 521; Civ. P. '12 Section 300; 1904 (24) 452.
SC Code § 15-19-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-540. Lien of attachment.

 The attachment shall be a lien subject to all prior liens and bind the real estate attached from the date of lodgment. It shall be a lien upon the personal property attached from the date of the levy thereon.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-954; 1952 Code Section 10-954; 1942 Code Section 548; 1932 Code Section 548; Civ. P. '22 Section 521; Civ. P. '12 Section 300; 1904 (24) 452.
SC Code § 15-19-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-550. Further proceedings.

 Further proceedings on the part of the sheriff or constable in reference to the appraisement of the personal property attached or the sale of such personal property as may be perishable shall be such as are required by Sections 15-19-270 and 15-19-280. Further proceedings in reference to the disposition of the bond given by the plaintiff in case of judgment for defendant, the discharge of the attachment and return of property or its proceeds to defendant and the undertaking on the defendant's part shall be such as are required by Sections 15-19-300 to 15-19-340 and 15-19-390.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-955; 1952 Code Section 10-955; 1942 Code Section 549; 1932 Code Section 549; Civ. P. '22 Section 522; Civ. P. '12 Section 301; 1904 (24) 452.
SC Code § 15-19-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-560. Verdict or decision shall state whether amount found is for purchase money; order of sale.

 In all actions tried by a jury when the plaintiff claims that the action is brought for the recovery of the purchase money for the property attached if the jury find for the plaintiff they shall also state in their verdict whether or not the amount found is for the purchase money of the property attached. And in all cases tried by a judge, he shall, if he decides in favor of the plaintiff, certify whether or not the debt so found by him is for the purchase money of the property seized under the warrant of attachment. In such cases the judge shall direct that the attached property shall be sold by the sheriff or constable and the proceeds arising from such sale be applied in payment of the plaintiff's debt and costs and the surplus, if any, paid over to the defendant.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-956; 1952 Code Section 10-956; 1942 Code Section 550; 1932 Code Section 550; Civ. P. '22 Section 523; Civ. P. '12 Section 302; 1904 (24) 452.
SC Code § 15-27-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 27 - Trial And Certain Incidents Thereof|Section 15-27-15. Interpreters for deaf person who is party to legal proceeding, witness therein, or confined to any institution.

 (A) Whenever a deaf person is a party or witness in any legal proceeding including, but not limited to, a civil or criminal proceeding, a family court proceeding, an action involving a traffic violation, or other criminal matter heard in magistrates court, or is confined to an institution, the court must appoint as many qualified interpreters or deaf relay interpreters as needed and are approved by the South Carolina Association of the Deaf. The interpreter must be approved by the deaf person and either the South Carolina Association of the Deaf and the South Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf to interpret the proceedings to and the testimony of the deaf person, unless the deaf person waives having a qualified interpreter, elects to use another individual of his own selection as his interpreter, or the judge finds that it is not necessary for the fulfillment of justice. If a person elects to use an interpreter other than a qualified interpreter provided for in this section, the court must first make a determination that this action is in the best interest of the individual and is in the best interests of justice. The selection, use, and reimbursement of interpreters must be determined under such guidelines as may be established by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. All fees for interpreting services must be paid out of the general fund of the State from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department for this purpose by the General Assembly.  (B) For purposes of this section:  (1) "Qualified interpreter" means a person eighteen years of age or older who has been certified by the South Carolina Association of the Deaf Interpreter Assessment Program (SCAD-IAP Level IV or V) or the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and who has received approval from the South Carolina Association of the Deaf and who is not a family member of the deaf person.  (2) "Deaf person" means a person who cannot use his hearing for communication purposes.  (C) In an action where the mental condition of a deaf person is being considered and where the person may be committed to an institution, all the court proceedings pertaining to the person must be interpreted to the deaf person in a language that the person understands by a qualified interpreter appointed by the court.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 97 Section 1; 1996 Act No. 365, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 390, Section 3; 2001 Act No. 103, Section 1.
SC Code § 15-27-155 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 27 - Trial And Certain Incidents Thereof|Section 15-27-155. Interpreter for party or witness unable to speak English; qualified interpreter defined; fees; centralized list; use of interpreter not on list.

 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a party or witness to a civil legal proceeding does not sufficiently speak the English language to testify, the court may appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings and the testimony of the party or witness. However, the court may waive the use of a qualified interpreter if the court finds that it is not necessary for the fulfillment of justice. The court must first make a finding on the record that the waiver of a qualified interpreter is in the best interest of the party or witness and that this action is in the best interest of justice.  (B) An "interpreter" means a person who:  (1) is eighteen years of age or older;  (2) is not a family member of the party or witness;  (3) is an instructor of foreign language at an institution of education; or  (4) has educational training or experience that enables him or her to fluently speak a foreign language and interpret the language of another person.  An "interpreter" shall not be a person confined to an institution.  (C)(1) The selection, use, and reimbursement of interpreters must be determined under such guidelines as may be established by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;  (2) The fees for interpreting services may be:  (a) paid out of the general fund of the State from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department for this purpose by the General Assembly;  (b) paid by one or more of the parties as the court may direct; or  (c) taxed ultimately as costs based on the discretion of the court.  (D) The Division of Court Administration shall maintain a centralized list of qualified interpreters to interpret the proceedings to and testimony of a party or witness. A party or a witness is not precluded from using a qualified interpreter who is not on the centralized list as long as the interpreter meets the requirements of subsection (B) and submits a sworn affidavit to the court specifying his or her qualifications.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 390, Section 2; 2001 Act No. 103, Section 2.
SC Code § 15-28-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 28 - Videotaped Depositions|Section 15-28-30. Videotaped depositions of children.

 Any party, including a guardian ad litem, during a family court proceeding relating to abuse or neglect, may request a videotaped deposition of a child with appropriate notice to all other parties who shall be given the right of cross-examination. Failure without good cause to attend the deposition or to cross-examine shall not be a ground for objection to the admissibility of the deposition in any proceeding related to the pending action.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 649, Section 3.
SC Code § 15-29-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 29 - Legal Notices, Generally|Section 15-29-10. Computing time for publication of notices.

 The time for publication of legal notices shall be computed so as to exclude the first day of publication and include the day on which the act or event, of which notice is given, is to happen or which completes the full period required for publication.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1301; 1952 Code Section 10-1301; 1942 Code Section 822; 1932 Code Section 822; Civ. P. '22 Section 773; Civ. P. '12 Section 459; Civ. P. '02 Section 421; 1870 (14) 521 Section 440.
SC Code § 15-29-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 29 - Legal Notices, Generally|Section 15-29-20. Publication in four successive weeks as equivalent of publication for one month or thirty days.

 When publication for one month or thirty days is required the publication in four successive weeks shall be sufficient if at least twenty-nine days shall have expired after the first publication thereof on or before the date fixed for the doing of the thing of which notice is given.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1302; 1952 Code Section 10-1302; 1942 Code Section 8903; 1932 Code Section 8903; Civ. C. '22 Section 5716; 1921 (32) 217.
SC Code § 15-29-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 29 - Legal Notices, Generally|Section 15-29-30. Publication in three successive weeks as equivalent of publication for three weeks or twenty-one days.

 When the statute requires a notice to be published in a newspaper for three weeks or twenty-one days the publication of such notice in three successive weeks shall be sufficient if at least sixteen days shall have expired after the date of the first publication and on or before the date fixed for the doing of the thing of which notice is given.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1303; 1952 Code Section 10-1303; 1942 Code Section 8900; 1932 Code Section 8900; Civ. C. '22 Section 5713; 1921 (32) 217.
SC Code § 15-29-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 29 - Legal Notices, Generally|Section 15-29-40. Publication in two successive weeks as equivalent of publication for two weeks or fifteen days.

 When it is required that notice be published in a newspaper for two weeks or fifteen days the publication of such notice in two successive weeks shall be sufficient if at least eight days shall have expired after the date of the first publication and on or before the date fixed for the doing of the thing for which notice is given.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1304; 1952 Code Section 10-1304; 1942 Code Section 8901; 1932 Code Section 8901; Civ. C. '22 Section 5714; 1921 (32) 217.
SC Code § 15-29-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 29 - Legal Notices, Generally|Section 15-29-50. Publication for one week.

 When it is required that notice be published in a newspaper for one week the first publication of such notice shall precede the date fixed for the doing of the thing at least six days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1305; 1952 Code Section 10-1305; 1942 Code Section 8902; 1932 Code Section 8902; Civ. C. '22 Section 5715; 1921 (32) 217.