South Carolina § 14-23-400 - Judges may issue executions.
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§ 14-23-400. Judges may issue executions.
Judges of the probate court may issue executions against property, when such process is necessary to carry into effect any order, sentence or decree of such court or for costs accruing therein. And they may issue executions against property in their respective counties to enforce decrees from the probate courts of other counties upon a transcript of such decree and certificate of enrollment of the same being filed in the office of the probate court from which such execution is to issue and also in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas for the county in which it is to issue.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-466; 1952 Code SECTION 15-466; 1942 Code SECTION 242; 1932 Code SECTION 242; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 199; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 75; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 69; 1870 (14) SECTION 71; 1872 (15) 23; 1878 (16) 458.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-23-400 ("Judges may issue executions.") 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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