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SC Code § 15-39-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-40. Counties to which execution may be issued.

 When the execution is against the property of the judgment debtor it may be issued to the sheriff of any county in which the judgment is docketed by the clerk of court in which the judgment was originally entered up or by the clerk of court of any county in which the judgment is docketed or transcribed. When it requires the delivery of real or personal property it must be issued to the sheriff of the county in which the property or some part thereof is situated. Executions may be issued at the same time to different counties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1704; 1952 Code Section 10-1704; 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.
SC Code § 15-39-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-50. Execution against the person.

 If the action be one in which the defendant might have been arrested, as provided in Section 15-17-20, an execution against the person of the judgment debtor may be issued to any county within the jurisdiction of the court after the return of an execution against his property unsatisfied in whole or in part. But no execution shall issue against the person of a judgment debtor unless an order of arrest has been served, as in this Code provided, or unless the complaint contains a statement of facts showing one or more of the causes of arrest required by Section 15-17-20.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1705; 1952 Code Section 10-1705; 1942 Code Section 741; 1932 Code Section 741; Civ. P. '22 Section 608; Civ. P. '12 Section 346; Civ. P. '02 Section 307; 1870 (14) 491 Section 311.
SC Code § 15-39-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-60. Execution against married woman.

 An execution may issue against a married woman, and it shall direct the levy and collection of the amount of the judgment against her from her separate property, and not otherwise.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1706; 1952 Code Section 10-1706; 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.
SC Code § 15-39-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-70. Executions may be taken out by administrators de bonis non.

 When any judgment after a verdict shall be had by or in the name of any executor or administrator, an administrator de bonis non may take out execution upon such judgment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1707; 1952 Code Section 10-1707; 1942 Code Section 416; 1932 Code Section 416; Civ. P. '22 Section 372; Civ. C. '12 Section 3960; Civ. C. '02 Section 2856; G. S. 2188; R. S. 2320; 1712 (2) 521.
SC Code § 15-39-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-80. Contents of executions.

 The execution must be directed to the sheriff or to the coroner when the sheriff is a party or interested, must be attested by the clerk, subscribed by the party issuing it or his attorney and must intelligibly refer to the judgment, stating the court, the county in which the judgment roll or transcript is filed, the names of the parties, the amount of the judgment if it be for money, the amount actually due thereon and the time of docketing in the county to which the execution is issued. It shall require the officer, substantially, as follows:  (1) If it be against the property of the judgment debtor, to satisfy the judgment out of the personal property of such debtor and, if sufficient personal property cannot be found, out of the real property belonging to him;  (2) If it be against real or personal property in the hands of personal representatives, heirs, devisees, legatees, tenants of real property or trustees, to satisfy the judgment out of such property;  (3) If it be against the person of the judgment debtor, to arrest such debtor and commit him to the jail of the county until he shall pay the judgment or be discharged according to law; or  (4) If it be for the delivery of the possession of real or personal property, to deliver the possession of such property, particularly describing it, to the party entitled thereto, and in such case it may, at the same time, require the officer to satisfy any costs, damages or rents or profits recovered by the judgment out of the personal property of the party against whom it was rendered and the value of the property for which the judgment was recovered, to be specified therein, or, if a delivery thereof cannot be had and if sufficient personal property cannot be found, then out of the real property belonging to him and it shall, in that respect, be deemed an execution against property.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1708; 1952 Code Section 10-1708; 1942 Code Section 742; 1932 Code Section 742; Civ. P. '22 Section 609; Civ. P. '12 Section 347; Civ. P. '02 Section 308; 1870 (14) 491 Section 312.
SC Code § 15-39-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-90. Executions on judgments of inferior courts.

 When judgment shall have been rendered in a court of a magistrate or other inferior court and docketed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court the application for leave to issue execution must be to the circuit court of the county in which the judgment was rendered.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1709; 1952 Code Section 10-1709; 1942 Code Section 744; 1932 Code Section 744; Civ. P. '22 Section 611; Civ. P. '12 Section 349; Civ. P. '02 Section 310; 1875 (15) 499; 1885 (19) 229.
SC Code § 15-39-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-100. Execution constitutes no lien on personal property prior to levy.

 Executions shall not bind the personal property of the debtor, but personal property shall only be bound by actual attachment or levy thereon for the period of four months from the date of such levy.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1711; 1952 Code Section 10-1711; 1942 Code Section 744; 1932 Code Section 744; Civ. P. '22 Section 611; Civ. P. '12 Section 349; Civ. P. '02 Section 310; 1875 (15) 499; 1885 (19) 229.
SC Code § 15-39-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-110. Sheriff may break into house in certain cases.

 The sheriff or his deputy may break and enter any house after a request to be permitted to enter such house and a refusal of such request, in order to arrest the person or to seize the goods of anyone in such house, provided, such sheriff or his deputy have process requiring him to arrest such person or seize such goods.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1712; 1952 Code Section 10-1712; 1942 Code Section 3527; 1932 Code Section 3527; Civ. C. '22 Section 2070; Civ. C. '12 Section 1177; Civ. C. '02 Section 852; G. S. 669; R. S. 732; 1839 (11) 43 Section 16.
SC Code § 15-39-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-120. Sheriff to keep memorandum of levy; schedule.

 The sheriff shall make a memorandum in writing of the date of every levy and specify the property upon which such levy has been made on the process or in a schedule thereunto annexed. If more than one process be levied on such property reference on each shall be made to such memorandum or schedule.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1713; 1952 Code Section 10-1713; 1942 Code Section 9068; 1932 Code Section 9068; Civ. C. '22 Section 5477; Civ. C. '12 Section 3698; Civ. C. '02 Section 2614; G. S. 1985; R. S. 2114; 1839 (11) 50 Section 16.
SC Code § 15-39-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-130. Returns.

 The sheriff, coroner or other officer with whom final process shall be lodged shall, at each regular term of the court from which the execution or process was sued out, during the continuance of its active energy, until full execution thereof be returned, make a return to the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of his actions and doings thereunder. If he shall have fully executed he shall return the process with the manner of its execution. If he shall have partially executed he shall return on oath to the clerk a statement in writing under his hand of such partial execution with the reason of his failure as to the remainder. If he shall have wholly failed to make execution he shall return on oath a statement in writing under his hand of his failure with the reasons. And in any event on the first day of the term at which the active energy of the process shall cease as provided by law he shall return the process, if it has not been before returned, as fully executed. The return of the officer made as aforesaid shall for all purposes have the same legal effect as if the process had been made returnable to the term succeeding its first lodgment and renewed after each subsequent regular term.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1714; 1952 Code Section 10-1714; 1942 Code Section 744; 1932 Code Section 744; Civ. P. '22 Section 611; Civ. P. '12 Section 349; Civ. P. '02 Section 310; 1875 (15) 499; 1885 (19) 229.
SC Code § 15-39-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-140. Failure or neglect to make return.

 For failure or neglect to make any of the returns mentioned in Section 15-39-130 or for any false return the sheriff or other officer as therein stated shall be subject to rule, attachment, action, penalty and all other consequences provided by law for neglect of duty by executive or judicial officers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1715; 1952 Code Section 10-1715; 1942 Code Section 744; 1932 Code Section 744; Civ. P. '22 Section 611; Civ. P. '12 Section 349; Civ. P. '02 Section 310; 1875 (15) 499; 1885 (19) 229.
SC Code § 15-39-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-150. Sheriff must give notice of money collected.

 The sheriff, on the receipt of any money on account of any plaintiff in execution or other person entitled thereto, must within one month give notice in writing of the receipt of such money to such plaintiff or his attorney or other person entitled thereto by personal service or by mail. On failure to do so he shall be liable to pay interest for the money in his hands at the rate of five per cent per month until notice is given.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1716; 1952 Code Section 10-1716; 1942 Code Section 3528; 1932 Code Section 3528; Civ. C. '22 Section 2071; Civ. C. '12 Section 1178; Civ. C. '02 Section 853; G. S. 670; R. S. 733; 1856 (12) 534.
SC Code § 15-39-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-310. Order for discovery of property.

 When an execution against property of the judgment debtor or any of the several debtors in the same judgment issued to the sheriff of the county in which he resides or has a place of business or, if he does not reside in the State, to the sheriff of the county in which a judgment roll is filed is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part the judgment creditor at any time after such return is made is entitled to an order from a judge of the circuit court requiring such judgment debtor to appear and answer concerning his property before such judge at a time and place specified in the order within the county to which the execution was issued. After the issuing of an execution against property and upon proof by affidavit of a party or otherwise, to the satisfaction of the court or a judge thereof, that any judgment debtor has property which he unjustly refuses to apply towards the satisfaction of the judgment such court or judge may by an order require the judgment debtor to appear at a specified time and place to answer concerning the same. And such proceedings may thereupon be had for the application of the property of the judgment debtor towards the satisfaction of the judgment as are provided upon the return of an execution.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1721; 1952 Code Section 10-1721; 1942 Code Section 746; 1932 Code Section 746; Civ. P. '22 Section 613; Civ. P. '12 Section 351; Civ. P. '02 Section 312; 1870 (14) 492 Sections 318, 319; 1919 (31) 236.
SC Code § 15-39-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-320. Arrest in lieu of discovery order.

 Instead of the order requiring the attendance of the judgment debtor the judge may, upon proof by affidavit or otherwise to his satisfaction that there is danger of the debtor's leaving the State or concealing himself and that there is reason to believe that he has property which he unjustly refuses to apply to such judgment, issue a warrant requiring the sheriff of any county in which such debtor may be to arrest him and bring him before such judge. Upon being brought before the judge he may be examined on oath and if it then appears that there is danger of the debtor's leaving the State and that he has property which he has unjustly refused to apply to such judgment, he may be ordered to enter into an undertaking, with one or more sureties, that he will from time to time attend before the judge as he shall direct and that he will not during the pendency of the proceedings dispose of any portion of his property not exempt from execution. In default of entering into such undertaking he may be committed to prison by warrant of the judge as for a contempt.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1722; 1952 Code Section 10-1722; 1942 Code Section 746; 1932 Code Section 746; Civ. P. '22 Section 613; Civ. P. '12 Section 351; Civ. P. '02 Section 312; 1870 (14) 492 Sections 318, 319; 1919 (31) 236.
SC Code § 15-39-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-330. Examination of witnesses and debtor.

 On an examination under Sections 15-39-310 and 15-39-320 either party may examine witnesses in his behalf, and the judgment debtor may be examined in the same manner as a witness.  No person shall on examination, pursuant to this article, be excused from answering any questions on the ground that his examination will tend to convict him of the commission of a fraud. But his answer shall not be used as evidence against him in any criminal proceeding or prosecution. Nor shall he be excused from answering any question on the ground that he has before the examination executed any conveyance, assignment or transfer of his property for any purpose. But his answer shall not be used as evidence against him in any criminal proceeding or prosecution.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1723; 1952 Code Section 10-1723; 1942 Code Section 746; 1932 Code Section 746; Civ. P. '22 Section 613; Civ. P. '12 Section 351; Civ. P. '02 Section 312; 1870 (14) 492 Sections 318, 319; 1919 (31) 236.
SC Code § 15-39-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-340. Debtor of execution debtor may pay debt to sheriff.

 After the issuing of execution against property any person indebted to the judgment debtor may pay to the sheriff the amount of his debt or so much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy the execution. The sheriff's receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the amount so paid.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1724; 1952 Code Section 10-1724; 1942 Code Section 746; 1932 Code Section 746; Civ. P. '22 Section 613; Civ. P. '12 Section 351; Civ. P. '02 Section 312; 1870 (14) 492 Sections 318, 319; 1919 (31) 236.
SC Code § 15-39-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-350. Examination of debtors of judgment debtor.

 After the issuing or return of an execution against property of the judgment debtor or of any one of several debtors in the same judgment and upon an affidavit that any person or corporation has property of such judgment debtor or is indebted to him in any amount exceeding ten dollars, the judge may by an order require such person or corporation, or any officer or member thereof, to appear at a specified time and place and answer concerning such property or indebtedness. The judge may also, in his discretion, require notice of such proceeding to be given to any party to the action in such manner as may seem to him proper.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1725; 1952 Code Section 10-1725; 1942 Code Section 747; 1932 Code Section 747; Civ. P. '22 Section 614; Civ. P. '12 Section 352; Civ. P. '02 Section 314; 1870 (14) 493 Section 320.
SC Code § 15-39-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-360. Proceedings against joint debtors.

 The proceedings mentioned in Sections 15-39-310 to 15-39-350 may be taken upon the return of an execution unsatisfied issued upon a judgment recovered in an action against joint debtors, in which some of the defendants have not been served with the summons by which the action was commenced, so far as relates to the joint property of such debtors. All actions by creditors to obtain satisfaction of judgments out of the property of joint debtors are maintainable in like manner and to like effect.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1726; 1952 Code Section 10-1726; 1942 Code Section 747; 1932 Code Section 747; Civ. P. '22 Section 614; Civ. P. '12 Section 352; Civ. P. '02 Section 314; 1870 (14) Section 320.
SC Code § 15-39-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-370. Witnesses may be required to testify.

 Witnesses may be required to appear and testify on any proceedings under this article in the same manner as upon the trial of an issue.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1727; 1952 Code Section 10-1727; 1942 Code Section 748; 1932 Code Section 748; Civ. P. '22 Section 615; Civ. P. '12 Section 353; Civ. P. '02 Section 315; 1870 (14) 494 Section 321.
SC Code § 15-39-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-380. Compelling party or witnesses to attend.

 The party or witness may be required to attend before the judge or a master.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1728; 1952 Code Section 10-1728; 1942 Code Section 749; 1932 Code Section 749; Civ. P. '22 Section 616; Civ. P. '12 Section 354; Civ. P. '02 Section 316; 1870 (14) 494 Section 322; 1979 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 17.
SC Code § 15-39-390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-390. Master shall certify examination to judge.

 If before the master the examination shall be taken by the master and certified to the judge.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1729; 1952 Code Section 10-1729; 1942 Code Section 749; 1932 Code Section 749; Civ. P. '22 Section 616; Civ. P. '12 Section 354; Civ. P. '02 Section 316; 1870 (14) 494 Section 322; 1979 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 18.
SC Code § 15-39-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-400. Examinations and answers shall be under oath.

 All examinations and answers before a judge or master under this article shall be on oath, except that when a corporation answers the answer shall be on the oath of an officer.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1730; 1952 Code Section 10-1730; 1942 Code Section 749; 1932 Code Section 749; Civ. P. '22 Section 616; Civ. P. '12 Section 354; Civ. P. '02 Section 316; 1870 (14) 494 Section 322; 1979 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 19.
SC Code § 15-39-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-410. Property which may be ordered to be applied to execution.

 The judge may order any property of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution, in the hands either of himself or any other person or due to the judgment debtor, to be applied toward the satisfaction of the judgment, except that the earnings of the debtor for his personal services cannot be so applied.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1731; 1952 Code Section 10-1731; 1942 Code Section 750; 1932 Code Section 750; Civ. P. '22 Section 617; Civ. P. '12 Section 355; Civ. P. '02 Section 317; 1870 (14) 494 Section 323; 1960 (51) 1716; 1961 (52) 450; 1974 (58) 2879.
SC Code § 15-39-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-420. Withholding of wages pursuant to foreign garnishment proceeding prohibited under certain circumstances.

 (1) No employer in this State shall withhold any portion of the wages of any employee residing in this State as a result of any garnishment proceedings brought in any court outside of this State unless the creditor first obtains a judgment against such employee growing out of the same indebtedness for which the garnishment proceedings were instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction in South Carolina. The burden of proving the competent jurisdiction of the court shall rest upon the creditor.  (2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any debt incurred outside the State of South Carolina by such employee nor shall there be any garnishment of earnings for personal services rendered by the employee regardless of where the debt was incurred.  (3) Any employer violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1731.1; 1967 (55) 94; 1974 (58) 2879.
SC Code § 15-39-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures|Chapter 39 - Executions And Judicial Sales Generally|Section 15-39-430. Judge may appoint receiver.

 The judge may also, by order, appoint a receiver of the property of the judgment debtor in the same manner and with the like authority as if appointment was made by the court, according to Section 15-65-10. But before the appointment of such receiver the judge shall ascertain, if practicable, by the oath of the party or otherwise, whether any other supplementary proceedings are pending against the judgment debtor, and if such proceedings are so pending the plaintiff therein shall have notice to appear before him and shall likewise have notice of all subsequent proceedings in relation to such receivership. No more than one receiver of the property of a judgment debtor shall be appointed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1732; 1952 Code Section 10-1732; 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.