South Carolina § 29-9-50 - Petition to enforce lien.
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§ 29-9-50. Petition to enforce lien.
Such lien may be enforced by petition to the court of common pleas for the county in which the vessel was at the time the debt was contracted or in which she is at the time of instituting proceedings. The petition may be entered in court or filed in the clerk's office in vacation or may be served with the summons, with an order of attachment, and returned and entered as other civil actions and the subsequent proceedings for enforcing the lien shall, except as herein otherwise provided, be as prescribed for enforcing liens on buildings and lands, so far as applicable. At the time of entering or filing the petition a process of attachment against such ship or vessel, her tackle, apparel and furniture shall issue and continue in force or may be dissolved like attachments in civil cases, but such dissolution shall not dissolve the lien.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 45-355; 1952 Code SECTION 45-355; 1942 Code SECTION 8784; 1932 Code SECTION 8790; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5686; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4156; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3051; G. S. 2392; R. S. 2507; 1869 (14) 225.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-9-50 ("Petition to enforce lien.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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