South Carolina § 27-19-380 - Application of chapter.
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§ 27-19-380. Application of chapter.
Every part of this chapter and the mode herein prescribed for recovering and appropriating real and personal property escheated to the State shall be pursued and observed when any person shall hereafter die without an heir or become divested thereof by operation of law without leaving any legal representative.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 57-220.5; 1972 (57) 2501.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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