South Carolina § 12-24-130 - Lien for fees, penalties or interest.
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§ 12-24-130. Lien for fees, penalties or interest.
The fee imposed under this chapter and any penalties and interest thereon are a debt owing to the State by the person or persons liable for the fee and are a lien on all property of these persons, but this lien is valid so as to affect the rights of purchasers for value, mortgagees, or judgement or other lien creditors only from the time when warrant is entered upon the transcript of judgments in the county, in the case of real property where the property is situate, and in the case of personal property, where the person liable for the fee resides or possesses personal property if the receiver is a resident of this State, or if the person is a nonresident, where the personal property is situate.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, SECTION 57A.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-24-130 ("Lien for fees, penalties or interest.") 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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