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SC Code § 15-39-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-440. Prohibition of transfer or of interference with property.

 The judge may also, by order, forbid a transfer or other disposition of the property of the judgment debtor not exempt from execution and any interference therewith.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1733; 1952 Code Section 10-1733; 1942 Code Section 751; 1932 Code Section 751; Civ. P. '22 Section 618; Civ. P. '12 Section 356; Civ. P. '02 Section 318; 1870 (14) 494 Section 324.
SC Code § 15-39-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-450. Filing and effect of order appointing receiver.

 Whenever the judge shall grant an order for the appointment of a receiver of the property of the judgment debtor the order shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the judgment roll in the action or the transcript from the magistrate's judgment upon which the proceedings are taken is filed. The clerk shall record the order in a book, to be kept for that purpose in his office to be called "book of orders appointing receivers of judgment debtors" and shall note the time of the filing of such order therein. A certified copy of the order shall be delivered to the receiver named therein, and he shall be vested with the property and effects of the judgment debtor from the time of the filing and recording of the order as aforesaid. The receiver of the judgment debtor shall be subject to the direction and control of the court in which the judgment was obtained or docketed upon which the proceedings are founded.  A certified copy of the order shall also be filed and recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which any real estate of such judgment debtor sought to be affected by such order is situated and also in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which such judgment debtor resides.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1734; 1952 Code Section 10-1734; 1942 Code Section 751; 1932 Code Section 751; Civ. P. '22 Section 618; Civ. P. '12 Section 356; Civ. P. '02 Section 318; 1870 (14) 494 Section 324; 1997 Act No. 34, Section 1.
SC Code § 15-39-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-460. Proceedings on claims of others to property or on denial of indebtedness.

 If it appears that a person or corporation alleged to have property of the judgment debtor or indebted to him claims an interest in the property adverse to him or denies the debt such interest or debt shall be recoverable only in an action against such person or corporation by the receiver. But the judge may, by order, forbid a transfer or other disposition of such property or interest until a sufficient opportunity be given to the receiver to commence the action and prosecute it to judgment and execution. Such order may be modified or dissolved at any time by the judge granting it on such security as he shall direct.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1735; 1952 Code Section 10-1735; 1942 Code Section 752; 1932 Code Section 752; Civ. P. '22 Section 619; Civ. P. '12 Section 357; Civ. P. '02 Section 319; 1870 (14) 495 Section 325.
SC Code § 15-39-480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-480. Costs of proceeding.

 The judge may allow to the judgment creditor or to any party so examined, whether a party to the action or not, witness fees and disbursements and a fixed sum in addition, not exceeding thirty dollars, as costs.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1737; 1952 Code Section 10-1737; 1942 Code Section 754; 1932 Code Section 754; Civ. P. '22 Section 621; Civ. P. '12 Section 359; Civ. P. '02 Section 321; 1870 (14) 495 Section 327.
SC Code § 15-39-490 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-490. Punishment for contempt.

 If any person, party or witness disobeys an order of the judge or master, duly served, such person, party or witness may be punished by the judge or master as for a contempt. In all cases of commitment under this chapter the person committed may, in case of inability to perform the act required or to endure the imprisonment, be discharged from imprisonment by the court or judge committing him or the court in which the judgment was rendered, on such terms as may be just.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1738; 1952 Code Section 10-1738; 1942 Code Section 755; 1932 Code Section 755; Civ. P. '22 Section 622; Civ. P. '12 Section 360; Civ. P. '02 Section 322; 1870 (14) 495 Section 328; 1979 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 20.
SC Code § 15-39-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-610. Property taken under execution shall be sold.

 When any sheriff or other officer shall take the lands, tenements, goods and chattels of any person whatsoever by virtue of any execution and the owner of such lands, tenements, goods and chattels shall not, within five days after such taking, satisfy the debt, damages and costs of the party issuing such execution, such sheriff or officer shall and may sell, by auction, the lands, tenements, goods and chattels so taken or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the judgment for the best price that can be got for them.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1751; 1952 Code Section 10-1751; 1942 Code Section 9069; 1932 Code Section 9069; Civ. C. '22 Section 5478; Civ. C. '12 Section 3699; Civ. C. '02 Section 2615; G. S. 1986; R. S. 2115; 1785 (7) 229.
SC Code § 15-39-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-620. Estates held in trust may be sold.

 All estate, real or personal, which is held in trust for him against whom execution is sued may be seized by the sheriff or officer to whom the writ is delivered and sold as the property of him that is entitled to the trust, in the same manner as if such property were held in his own name.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1752; 1952 Code Section 10-1752; 1942 Code Section 9067; 1932 Code Section 9067; Civ. C. '22 Section 5476; Civ. C. '12 Section 3697; Civ. C. '02 Section 2613; G. S. 1984; R. S. 2113; 1712 (2) 527.
SC Code § 15-39-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-630. Where and by whom sales made.

 Property adjudged to be sold must be sold in the county in which it lies, except as otherwise provided in this article, and in the manner herein provided. All sales of real estate under the orders of the probate court shall be made by the judge of probate. All sales under the order of the court when the title is to be made by the clerk of the circuit court shall be made by the clerk. In those counties in which the office of master exists the master shall make all sales ordered by the court in granting equitable relief, conformable to the practice of the circuit court or to the practice of the courts of equity in this State before such courts were abolished. And whenever real estate is adjudged to be sold by a master, such sale may take place by consent of the parties to the cause or their attorneys, or, when infants are parties, by consent of their guardians ad litem or their attorneys in any county which the court may direct. Whenever the court of common pleas in any county shall have acquired jurisdiction over real estate lying in another county the master for the county in which the action is brought may sell such real estate in the county in which the land is situated. But when such land is contained in one tract or adjoining tracts lying in more than one county the land may be sold in whatever county the court may fix, and the advertisement shall appear in the county or counties in which the land is situate and in which the land is to be sold. All other judicial sales shall be made by the sheriffs.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1753; 1952 Code Section 10-1753; 1942 Code Section 740; 1932 Code Section 740; Civ. P. '22 Section 607; Civ. P. '12 Section 345; Civ. P. '02 Section 306; 1870 (14) 490 Section 310; 1872 (15) 194; 1878 (16) 336, 558; 1884 (18) 708; 1885 (19) 7; 1927 (35) 289; 1929 (36) 1052; 1958 (50) 1957.
SC Code § 15-39-635 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-635. Judicial sales by referees.

 In the counties which do not have a master-in-equity, judicial sales of real property which a master has authority to perform may be performed by a referee in those matters referred to him by the presiding judge of the court of common pleas, or by a referee appointed by the presiding judge for this purpose.  The provisions of law governing these sales by masters also apply to referees acting pursuant to this section. These referees have the same powers and are entitled to the same fees as masters when performing these sales.  Judicial sales of real property by referees prior to the effective date of this section, in those counties that did not have a master-in-equity and which sales a master had authority to perform, are confirmed, ratified, and declared valid.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 65, Section 1.
SC Code § 15-39-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-640. Sheriff shall make judicial sales; fees.

 All judicial sales shall be made by the sheriff, unless otherwise provided by law. In all such sales made by him his fees shall be such as are allowed by law on sales under executions issuing from the court of common pleas.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1754; 1952 Code Section 10-1754; 1942 Code Section 3542; 1932 Code Section 3542; Civ. C. '22 Section 2085; Civ. C. '12 Section 1192; Civ. C. '02 Section 867; G. S. 691; R. S. 746; 1870 (14) 324 Section 2; 1878 (16) 336; 1891 (20) 1250; 1931 (37) 2.
SC Code § 15-39-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-650. Sheriff shall advertise sale of property.

 The sheriff of every county in this State shall, before he exposes any lands or tenements which he may be directed to sell by virtue of any execution or mortgage, publicly advertise the lands or tenements three weeks immediately previous to the sale day or days on which he means to expose them for sale.  Personal property shall be advertised for fifteen days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1758; 1952 Code Section 10-1758; 1942 Code Section 9070; 1932 Code Section 9070; Civ. C. '22 Section 5479; Civ. C. '12 Section 3700; Civ. C. '02 Section 2616; G. S. 1987; R. S. 2116; 1797 (5) 305; 1839 (11) 54; 1879 (17) 192.
SC Code § 15-39-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-660. Contents of advertisement of sale; manner of publication.

 The sheriff shall specify in the advertisement the property to be sold, the time and place of sale, the name of the owner of the property and the party at whose suit the sale is to be made and shall publish the advertisement at three public places in the county, one of which shall be at the courthouse door, and publication shall also be made in some gazette, as provided in Section 15-39-650, before the day of sale, if the sale is to be made in a county in which a newspaper may be printed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1759; 1952 Code Section 10-1759; 1942 Code Section 9071; 1932 Code Section 9071; Civ. C. '22 Section 5480; Civ. C. '12 Section 3701; Civ. C. '02 Section 2617; G. S. 1988; R. S. 2117; 1791 (7) 263; 1796 (7) 283; 1839 (11) 54; 1849 (11) 598; 1933 (38) 441.
SC Code § 15-39-680 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-680. Judicial sale days.

 The regular day of judicial sales is the first Monday in each month except when the first Monday in any month is a legal holiday in which case the sale day is on the Tuesday next succeeding the holiday. However, the sheriff may sell personal property on any day after fifteen days' advertisement at any convenient place in his county to be designated in the advertisement. If there is not time to dispose of all the property on sale day the next day following is also a regular sale day, if by public outcry on sale day notice of sale on the next day has been given. Judicial sales of property may be conducted at any other time when so ordered by a court of competent authority or when so directed by an order of reference.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1761; 1952 Code Section 10-1761; 1942 Code Section 9072; 1932 Code Section 9072; Civ. C. '22 Section 5481; Civ. C. '12 Section 3702; Civ. C. '02 Section 2618; G. S. 1988; R. S. 2118; 1791 (7) 263; 1839 (11) 54; 1875 (15) 850; 1918 (30) 776; 1931 (37) 95; 1961 (52) 616; 1987 Act No. 27, Section 1.
SC Code § 15-39-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-690. Hours of sale.

 The hours of sale shall be between eleven and five o'clock. But sales shall not be held at any time after notice given by the sheriff that the sales for the day have been closed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1762; 1952 Code Section 10-1762; 1942 Code Section 9077; 1932 Code Section 9077; Civ. C. '22 Section 5484; Civ. C. '12 Section 3705; Civ. C. '02 Section 2620; G. S. 1991; R. S. 2120; 1791 (7) 263; 1839 (11) 54.
SC Code § 15-39-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-700. Place of sales.

 The place of sheriff's sales, as to real estate, shall be at the courthouse of the county. Personalty may be sold at the place whereon it may be found by the sheriff upon levy or such other more convenient place as may be selected.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1764; 1952 Code Section 10-1764; 1942 Code Section 9073; 1932 Code Section 9073; Civ. C. '22 Section 5482; Civ. C. '12 Section 3703; Civ. C. '02 Section 2619; G. S. 1990; R. S. 2119; 1839 (11) 54.
SC Code § 15-39-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-710. Sheriff's execution sales shall be for cash; resale.

 Every sheriff's sale made by virtue of the directions of an execution shall be for cash. If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms aforesaid the sheriff's shall proceed to resell at the risk of the defaulting purchaser either on the same or some subsequent sale day, as the plaintiff may direct, and, in the absence of any direction by the plaintiff, the sheriff shall resell on the same day, if practicable, and if not on the next succeeding sale day, making in every such case proclamation that he is reselling at the risk of such defaulting former purchaser.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1769; 1952 Code Section 10-1769; 1942 Code Section 9078; 1932 Code Section 9078; Civ. C. '22 Section 5485; Civ. C. '12 Section 3706; Civ. C. '02 Section 2621; G. S. 1992; R. S. 2121; 1791 (7) 263; 1839 (11) 54.
SC Code § 15-39-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-720. Upset bids within thirty days on foreclosure or execution sale.

 In all judicial sales of real estate for the foreclosure of mortgages and sales in execution the bidding shall not be closed upon the day of sale but shall remain open until the thirtieth day after such sale, exclusive of the day of sale. Within such thirty day period any person other than the highest bidder at the sale or any representative thereof in foreclosure and execution suits may enter a higher bid upon complying with the terms of sale by making any necessary deposit as a guaranty of his good faith, and thereafter within such period any person, other than such highest bidder at the sale or any representative thereof, in foreclosure suits may in like manner raise the last highest bid, and the successful purchaser shall be deemed to be the person who submitted the last highest bid within such period and made the necessary deposit or guaranty. But the mortgagee or his representative shall enter such bid as he desires at the time the sale is made, and he and all persons acting in his behalf shall be precluded from entering any other bid in any amount at any other time except the single or last bid made by him or in his behalf at the sale. If the thirtieth day falls on Sunday the bidding shall be closed on the Monday immediately following.  The bidding shall be reopened by the officer making the sale on the thirtieth day after the sale, exclusive of the day of the sale, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and the bidding shall be allowed to continue until the property shall be knocked down in the usual custom of auction to the successful highest bidder complying with the terms of sale. The sales officer shall announce the sales about to be closed and shall receive the final bids in such sales in the order determined by him.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1770; 1952 Code Section 10-1770; 1942 Code Section 9078-1; 1932 (37) 1529; 1933 (38) 511; 1934 (38) 1187, 1266, 1346, 1620; 1936 (39) 1294; 1939 (41) 156, 202.
SC Code § 15-39-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-730. Upset bids in other judicial sales.

 In judicial sales other than foreclosures or in execution the bidding shall not remain open but shall be closed upon the date of sale unless there be objection at or prior to the hearing at which the decree is rendered to such closing by one or more parties to the suit, in which case the question shall be within the discretion of the court. In sales which involve both partition and foreclosure the bidding shall remain open as in foreclosure sales unless the right to a deficiency judgment is expressly waived.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1771; 1952 Code Section 10-1771; 1942 Code Section 9078-1; 1932 (37) 1529; 1933 (38) 511; 1934 (38) 1187, 1266, 1346, 1620; 1936 (39) 1294; 1939 (41) 156, 202.
SC Code § 15-39-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-740. Deposits by bidders.

 In no decree of sale or order thereunder shall there be a requirement for a deposit of cash or other guaranty of good faith prior to the conclusion of the bidding at any judicial sale of real estate, and such deposit or guaranty as may be required at the conclusion of the bidding and of any person who thereafter raises the bid within the period mentioned in Sections 15-39-720 and 15-39-730 shall be five per cent of the bid or some lesser percentage thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1772; 1952 Code Section 10-1772; 1942 Code Section 9078-1; 1932 (37) 1529; 1933 (38) 511; 1934 (38) 1187, 1266, 1346, 1620; 1936 (39) 1294; 1939 (41) 202.
SC Code § 15-39-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-750. Return of deposit when bid raised.

 When any bid is raised as provided in Section 15-39-720 the deposit theretofore made by the prior high bidder shall be returned, with written notice to the effect that his bid has been raised, to him or his attorney personally or by mail within two days thereafter, and he shall have no further interest in the bid or sale.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1773; 1952 Code Section 10-1773; 1942 Code Section 9078-1; 1932 (37) 1529; 1933 (38) 511; 1934 (38) 1187, 1266, 1346, 1620; 1936 (39) 1294; 1939 (41) 202.
SC Code § 15-39-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-760. Provisions of Sections 15-39-720 to 15-39-750 inapplicable to certain foreclosure suits.

 The provisions of Sections 15-39-720 to 15-39-750 shall not apply to any suit brought for foreclosure if the complaint therein states that no personal or deficiency judgment is demanded and that any right to such judgment is expressly waived or when the plaintiff is suing in a representative or fiduciary capacity or a defendant is sued in such capacity and sets up a right to affirmative relief in his answer, makes the beneficiary or a member of the class of beneficiaries a party to the action and requests in the complaint or answer leave of the court to waive any right to a personal or deficiency judgment, and such leave is granted by the court and incorporated in the decree. But in any such case the sales officer shall state in the advertisement of sale that no personal or deficiency judgment is demanded and that the bidding will not remain open after the sale but that compliance with the bid may be made immediately.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1774; 1952 Code Section 10-1774; 1942 Code Section 9078-1; 1932 (37) 1529; 1933 (38) 511; 1934 (38) 1187, 1266, 1346, 1620; 1936 (39) 1294; 1939 (41) 156, 202.
SC Code § 15-39-770 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-770. Compensation of officer making sale of real estate.

 The officer making judicial sales of real estate may charge for services rendered in making such sales and in paying over the proceeds of such sales to the parties entitled thereto and for rendering all services in connection with such sales for which a commission fee is authorized by law a fee of seven dollars in case of such sale for a price of five hundred dollars or less, and in the case of a sale for more than five hundred dollars he shall be entitled to an additional fee of one per cent of the excess. No fees, charges or commissions, other than those herein authorized, may be charged by the officer making such sales, except that if such officer acted as referee or master in any case and took testimony, made a report or performed any other service prior to the order or decree of sale he shall be entitled to the regular legal fees therefor. When such officer is upon a salary basis of compensation all such fees, charges and commissions shall be paid to the county treasurer as may be provided by law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1775; 1952 Code Section 10-1775; 1942 Code Section 9078-1; 1932 (37) 1529; 1933 (38) 511; 1934 (38) 1187, 1266, 1346, 1620; 1936 (39) 1294; 1939 (41) 202.
SC Code § 15-39-780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-780. Sale by debtor of property subject to levy and sale; proceeds shall be paid over to sheriff.

 The entire proceeds of a sale of property subject to levy and sale made by the judgment debtors are to be paid over by such judgment debtors to the sheriff in whose office such judgments, executions or decrees are lodged, to be applied by the sheriff towards the satisfaction of such judgments, executions or decrees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1781; 1952 Code Section 10-1781; 1942 Code Section 9079; 1932 Code Section 9081; Civ. C. '22 Section 5486; Civ. C. '12 Section 3707; Civ. C. '02 Section 2622; G. S. 687; R. S. 2122; 1871 (14) 604.