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SC Code § 15-19-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-50. Affidavit required.

 The warrant may be issued whenever it shall appear by affidavit that a cause of action exists against the defendant, specifying the amount of the claim and the grounds thereof, and that the defendant is:  (1) A foreign corporation or not a resident of this State;  (2) The master, captain or agent of any sailing vessel entering any of the ports of this State and is about to take such vessel out of any port of this State without paying the pilotage fees provided by law; or  (3) (a) Has departed from the State with intent to defraud his creditors or to avoid service of a summons or keeps himself concealed therein with the like intent, (b) has removed or is about to remove any of his property from this State with intent to defraud his creditors or (c) has assigned, disposed of or secreted or is about to assign, dispose of or secrete any of his property with the like intent, whether such defendant be a resident of this State or not.  But in cases in which the defendant is the master, captain or agent of any vessel entering any of the ports of this State it shall only be necessary that the affidavit show that a cause of action exists against such defendant for pilotage services, specifying the amount of the claim and the grounds thereof, and that the defendant is about to take such vessel out of any port of this State and refuses to pay or has not paid the fees provided by law for such pilotage services.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-905; 1952 Code Section 10-905; 1942 Code Section 529; 1932 Code Section 529; Civ. P. '22 Section 502; Civ. P. '12 Section 281; Civ. P. '02 Section 250; 1870 (14) 475 Section 252; 1897 (22) 451; 1899 (23) 31.
SC Code § 15-19-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-60. Form of affidavit.

 In all cases of attachment in this State the following form of affidavit shall be sufficient, to wit:  State of South Carolina ) ) Court of ) ) Plaintiff, ) Against ) Affidavit. ) Defendant. )   Personally appeared before me __________ who on oath says:  That __________ is justly and truly indebted to __________ in the sum of ___ dollars ($___), and that __________ is entitled to an attachment against __________ upon the grounds: __________  _  Sworn to before me this the ____________ ) day of __________ 19__ ) )   HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-906; 1952 Code Section 10-906; 1942 Code Section 551; 1932 Code Section 551; 1929 (36) 201; 1931 (37) 205.
SC Code § 15-19-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-70. Filing of affidavit and serving copies thereof.

 The plaintiff procuring such warrant at the time of the issuing thereof shall cause the affidavit on which it was granted to be filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas or with the magistrate in which or before whom the action is to be tried, within forty-eight hours after the issuance of the attachment. He shall also cause copies thereof to be served on the defendant with the summons, if he can be found within the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-907; 1952 Code Section 10-907; 1942 Code Section 529; 1932 Code Section 529; Civ. P. '22 Section 502; Civ. P. '12 Section 281; Civ. P. '02 Section 250; 1870 (14) 475 Section 252; 1897 (22) 451; 1899 (23) 31.
SC Code § 15-19-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-80. Bond required before obtaining attachment.

 Before issuing the warrant, 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 defendant recover judgment or the attachment be set aside by 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.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-908; 1952 Code Section 10-908; 1942 Code Section 530; 1932 Code Section 530; Civ. P. '22 Section 503; Civ. P. '12 Section 282; Civ. P. '02 Section 251; 1870 (14) 475 Section 253.
SC Code § 15-19-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-90. Form of bond.

 In all cases of attachment in this State the following form of bond shall be sufficient, to wit:  State of South Carolina ) ) Court of County of ____________________ ) ) Plaintiff, ) Against ) Bond ) Defendant )   We, __________, principal, and __________, surety, acknowledge ourselves bound unto the defendant in the sum of __________ dollars, subject to the following conditions: That the plaintiff is seeking an attachment against the defendant, which is now about to be sued out, returnable to the court above named; now, if the plaintiff shall pay all damages that the defendant may sustain and also all costs that may be incurred by him in consequence of the suing out such attachment, in the event that the plaintiff shall fail to recover in said case, then this bond to be void.  Done this __________ day of __________ 19___  Signed, sealed and delivered ) __________________ (Seal) in the presence of: ) _______________ ) _______________ ) __________________ (Seal) State of South Carolina, County of __________ __________ being first duly sworn says:   That he saw the above named __________, plaintiff, and __________, surety, sign, seal and as their act and deed deliver the foregoing instrument for the uses and purposes therein expressed and that he with __________ witnessed the execution thereof.  Sworn to before me this the ) ) ____________________ day of __________ 19__ )   __________(Seal) The foregoing bond filed and approved this  __________ day of __________ 19___  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-910; 1952 Code Section 10-910; 1942 Code Section 551; 1932 Code Section 551; 1929 (36) 201; 1931 (37) 205.
SC Code § 15-19-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-100. Persons to whom attachment shall be directed.

 The warrant shall be directed to any sheriff or constable of any county in which property of the defendant may be and shall require him to attach and safely keep all the property of such defendant within his county, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's demand, the amount of which must be stated in conformity with the complaint, together with costs and expenses. Several warrants may be issued at the same time to the sheriffs or constables of different counties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-911; 1952 Code Section 10-911; 1942 Code Section 531; 1932 Code Section 531; Civ. P. '22 Section 504; Civ. P. '12 Section 283; Civ. P. '02 Section 252; 1870 (14) Section 254.
SC Code § 15-19-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-110. Issuance and form of attachment.

 When the affidavit and bond are filed with the clerk of court of any county of this State or with a magistrate, when the amount involved is within his jurisdiction, he shall issue his warrant of attachment in the following form: State of South Carolina __________ County.  Attachment.  To all and singular the sheriffs and constables of said State and county:  You are hereby commanded to attach and seize __________ or so much of the property of __________ as will make the sum of __________ dollars and all costs, to serve such summons as may be placed in your hands and to make return of this attachment, with your actings and doings entered thereon, to this court. Hereof fail not.  Witness my hand and seal this __________ day of __________ 19___  ____________________ (L.S.)   HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-912; 1952 Code Section 10-912; 1942 Code Section 551; 1932 Code Section 551; 1929 (36) 201; 1931 (37) 205.
SC Code § 15-19-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-210. Service and answer upon execution of warrant.

 Immediately upon the issuance of the warrant of attachment as provided for in Section 15-19-110 the sheriff or constable shall execute such warrant and the plaintiff, if the defendant shall not have been served with a copy of the complaint with the summons, shall within ten days after being required so to do by the defendant serve a copy of the complaint in the action on the defendant or his attorney at the address given in the notice requiring the complaint. The defendant shall have twenty days thereafter to answer the complaint, if in the court of common pleas, or to appear, if before a magistrate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-921; 1952 Code Section 10-921; 1942 Code Section 551; 1932 Code Section 551; 1929 (36) 201; 1931 (37) 205.
SC Code § 15-19-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-220. Property which is subject to attachment.

 The rights or shares which any defendant may have in any vessel or in the stock of any association or corporation, together with the interest and profits thereon, and all other property of such defendant in this State, except that exempt from attachment by the Constitution, shall be liable to be attached and levied upon and sold to satisfy the judgment and execution.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-922; 1952 Code Section 10-922; 1942 Code Section 537; 1932 Code Section 537; Civ. P. '22 Section 510; Civ. P. '12 Section 289; Civ. P. '02 Section 256; 1870 (14) 476 Section 258; 1883 (18) 491.
SC Code § 15-19-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-230. Duty of officer to whom warrant is delivered.

 The sheriff or constable to whom such warrant is directed and delivered shall immediately attach all the real estate of the debtor and all his personal estate, including money and bank notes, except such real and personal estate as is exempt from attachment, levy or sale by the Constitution, and shall take into his custody all books of account, vouchers and papers relating to the property, debts, credits and effects of the debtor, together with all evidences of his title to real estate, all of which he shall safely keep, to be disposed of as directed in this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-923; 1952 Code Section 10-923; 1942 Code Section 532; 1932 Code Section 532; Civ. P. '22 Section 505; Civ. P. '12 Section 284; Civ. P. '02 Section 253; 1870 (14) 475 Section 255.
SC Code § 15-19-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-240. Attachment of real estate.

 When real estate is attached a true and attested copy of the attachment, together with a description of the real estate attached, shall be, by the officer serving the warrant of attachment, delivered to the party whose real estate is attached or left at his last and usual place of abode. And the officer making such service shall also leave a true and attested copy of such attachment, together with a description of the real estate so attached, 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 any such 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. Such attachment shall be a lien subject to all prior liens and bind the real estate attached from the date of lodgment. All attachments lodged upon the same day shall take rank together.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-924; 1952 Code Section 10-924; 1942 Code Section 532; 1932 Code Section 532; Civ. P. '22 Section 505; Civ. P. '12 Section 284; Civ. P. '02 Section 253; 1870 (14) 475 Section 255.
SC Code § 15-19-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-250. Effecting execution on property incapable of manual delivery.

 The execution of the attachment upon any rights or shares or any debts or other property incapable of manual delivery to the sheriff or constable shall be made by leaving a certified copy of the warrant of attachment with the president or other head of the association or corporation or the secretary, cashier or managing agent thereof or with the debtor or individual holding such property, with a notice showing the property levied on.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-925; 1952 Code Section 10-925; 1942 Code Section 538; 1932 Code Section 538; Civ. P. '22 Section 511; Civ. P. '12 Section 290; Civ. P. '02 Section 257; 1870 (14) 477 Section 259.
SC Code § 15-19-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-260. Certificate of defendant's interest.

 Whenever the sheriff or constable shall with a warrant of attachment or execution against the defendant apply to such officer, debtor or individual for the purpose of attaching or levying upon such property, such officer, debtor or individual shall furnish him with a certificate, under his hand, designating the number of rights or shares of the defendant in the stock of such association or corporation, with any dividend or encumbrance thereon, or the amount and description of the property held by such association, corporation or individual for the benefit of or debt owing to the defendant. If such officer, debtor or individual refuses to do so he may be required by the court or judge to attend before him and be examined on oath concerning such rights, shares, property or debt, and obedience to such order may be enforced by attachment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-926; 1952 Code Section 10-926; 1942 Code Section 539; 1932 Code Section 539; Civ. P. '22 Section 512; Civ. P. '12 Section 291; Civ. P. '02 Section 258; 1870 (14) 477 Section 260.
SC Code § 15-19-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-270. Duties of officer upon seizure of property.

 The sheriff or constable shall, immediately on making seizure under the provisions of Section 15-19-230, with the assistance of two disinterested freeholders, make a just and true inventory of all the property so seized and of the books, vouchers and papers taken into custody, stating therein the estimated value of the several articles of personal property and enumerating such of them as are perishable. Such inventory, after being signed by the sheriff or constable and appraisers, shall within ten days after such seizure be returned to the officer who issued the warrant, and the sheriff or constable shall, under the direction of such officer, collect, receive and take into his possession all debts, credits and effects of such debtor and commence such suits and take such legal proceedings, either in his own name or in the name of such debtor, as may be necessary for that purpose and prosecute and discontinue such suits and proceedings at such times and on such terms as the court may direct. The property so seized or the proceeds of such as shall have been sold and debts collected shall be kept to answer any judgment which may be obtained in such action.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-927; 1952 Code Section 10-927; 1942 Code Section 533; 1932 Code Section 533; Civ. P. '22 Section 506; Civ. P. '12 Section 285; Civ. P. '02 Section 254; 1870 (14) 476 Section 256.
SC Code § 15-19-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-280. Sale of personal property likely to deteriorate or expensive to keep.

 Whenever (a) any officer of this State shall have taken possession of any personal property under process of attachment and the defendant or other intervening party claiming the property fails to replevy such property within sixty days after such property has been attached or seized by such officer, (b) such property remains in the hands of such officer and (c) either such property is of a perishable nature, liable to deteriorate in value, or the keeping of it is attended with considerable expense as compared to the value of the property, such property may be sold by such officer under the direction of the court after giving not less than ten days' advertisement of the manner, time and place of sale in three public places in the county, one of which shall be on the courthouse door. The court in its discretion may cause such additional notice or manner of advertisement as in its judgment the circumstances demand. The proceeds of any such sale after the payment of the legal expenses shall be turned over to the clerk of court to await the judgment of court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-928; 1952 Code Section 10-928; 1942 Code Section 534; 1932 Code Section 534; Civ. P. '22 Section 507; Civ. P. '12 Section 286; Civ. P. '02 Section 255; 1870 (14) 476 Section 257; 1883 (18) 491; 1933 (38) 63, 445.
SC Code § 15-19-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-290. Proceedings on claim of third person.

 If the person in whose possession property shall be attached shall appear at the return of the writ and file his answer thereto and deny the possession or control of any property belonging to the defendant or claim the money, lands, goods and chattels, debts and books of account as creditor in possession, or in his own right or in the right of some third person, or if any of the property be claimed by any other person than such defendant, then, if the plaintiff be satisfied therewith, the party in possession shall be dismissed and the plaintiff may pay the cost of his action. But if the plaintiff shall contest the return or the claim of such third person an issue shall be made up under the direction of the judge to try the question, and the party that shall prevail in the issue shall recover the cost of such proceeding of the opposite party, and judgment shall be given accordingly. If the party in possession or the third person claiming the property, as the case may be, resides in a different county from that in which the action is brought and an issue be made up between him and the plaintiff the action shall be tried in the county in which the party in possession resides. In case the property is claimed by a third person the plaintiff shall execute to such person the same undertaking that he is now required to give under Section 15-19-80. Such undertaking shall be executed within ten days after notice of such claim.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-929; 1952 Code Section 10-929; 1942 Code Section 535; 1932 Code Section 535; Civ. P. '22 Section 508; Civ. P. '12 Section 287; Civ. P. '02 Section 255a; 1883 (18) 491.
SC Code § 15-19-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-300. Discharge or return of property on defendant's appearance.

 Whenever the defendant shall have appeared in such action he may apply to the officer who issued the attachment or to the court for an order to discharge the attachment, and, if such order be granted, all the proceeds of sales and moneys collected by such officer and all property attached remaining in his hands shall be delivered or paid by him to the defendant or his agent and released from the attachment. And when there is more than one defendant and the several property of either of the defendants has been seized by virtue of the order of attachment any defendant whose several property has been seized may apply to the officer who issued the attachment for relief under this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-930; 1952 Code Section 10-930; 1942 Code Section 543; 1932 Code Section 543; Civ. P. '22 Section 516; Civ. P. '12 Section 295; Civ. P. '02 Section 262; 1870 (14) 478 Section 264.
SC Code § 15-19-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-310. Undertaking on part of defendant.

 Upon application for an order to discharge the attachment, the defendant shall deliver to the court or officer an undertaking executed by at least two sureties who are residents and freeholders or householders in the State, approved by such court or officer, to the effect that such sureties will, on demand, pay to the plaintiff the amount of judgment that may be recovered against the defendant in the action, not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking which shall be at least double the amount claimed by the plaintiff in his complaint. If it shall appear by affidavit that the property attached be less than the amount claimed by the plaintiff the court or officer issuing the attachment may order the property to be appraised and the amount of the undertaking shall then be double the amount so appraised.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-931; 1952 Code Section 10-931; 1942 Code Section 544; 1932 Code Section 544; Civ. P. '22 Section 517; Civ. P. '12 Section 296; Civ. P. '02 Section 263; 1870 (14) 478 Section 265.
SC Code § 15-19-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-320. Maximum undertaking in certain actions.

 In actions when the purpose is to collect a debt for the purchase price of any property when such property, or any part thereof, is attached and in all actions when property is permitted to be attached to secure the payment of a debt claimed to be due, the undertaking required of the defendant shall in no case be in excess of double the amount of the debt claimed by the plaintiff to be due in the action. But if there is an appeal the court from which any appeal is taken may increase the bond.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-931.1; 1952 Code Section 10-909; 1942 Code Section 551-1; 1932 Code Section 557; 1930 (36) 1347.
SC Code § 15-19-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-330. Undertaking when property of one of several defendants is attached.

 When there is more than one defendant and the several property of any defendant has been seized by virtue of the order of attachment the defendant whose several property has been seized may deliver to the court or officer an undertaking, in accordance with the provisions of Section 15-19-310, to the effect that he will, on demand, pay to the plaintiff the amount of judgment that may be recovered against such defendant. And all the provisions of Section 15-19-310 applicable to such undertaking shall be applicable thereto.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-932; 1952 Code Section 10-932; 1942 Code Section 544; 1932 Code Section 544; Civ. P. '22 Section 517; Civ. P. '12 Section 296; Civ. P. '02 Section 263; 1870 (14) 478 Section 265.
SC Code § 15-19-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 19 - Attachment|Section 15-19-340. Motion by owner to discharge attachment.

 In all cases the defendant or any person who establishes a right to the property attached may move to discharge the attachment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-932.1; 1952 Code Section 10-932.1; 1942 Code Section 544; 1932 Code Section 544; Civ. P. '22 Section 517; Civ. P. '12 Section 296; Civ. P. '02 Section 263; 1870 (14) 478 Section 265; 1960 (51) 1750.