South Carolina § 12-51-150 - Official may void tax sales.
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§ 12-51-150. Official may void tax sales.
If the official in charge of the tax sale discovers before a tax title has passed that there is a failure of any action required to be properly performed, the official may void the tax sale and refund the amount paid, plus interest in the amount actually earned by the county on the amount refunded, to the successful bidder. If the full amount of the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs have not been paid, the property must be brought to tax sale as soon as practicable.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 65-2815.14; 1971 (57) 499; 1985 Act No. 166, SECTION 14; 2006 Act No. 386, SECTIONS 35, 49.D, eff June 14, 2006.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the first sentence as amended by SECTION 49.D of the 2006 amendment is set forth above.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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