South Carolina § 15-17-450 - Order for assignment of property; exemptions.
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§ 15-17-450. Order for assignment of property; exemptions.
In case the prisoner shall take such oath and upon examination the clerk shall be satisfied with the truth thereof he shall order the lands, goods and effects contained in such account, or so much of them as may be sufficient to satisfy the debts wherewith such petitioner shall be charged and the fees of the keeper of the jail where he shall be in custody together with the costs of suit which shall be incurred on the suit or prosecution commenced against him and all other costs and fees which shall arise or become due upon prosecuting and obtaining his discharge from arrest and confinement, by a short endorsement on the back of his petition, signed by the petitioner, to be assigned to some suitable person to be selected by the clerk, as assignee for the benefit of the plaintiff and such creditors as may appear or establish claims against the debtor. But if the petitioner be the head of a family there shall be reserved to him out of his real and personal property a homestead and such articles as are exempt from attachment, levy and sale under the provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-845; 1952 Code SECTION 10-845; 1942 Code SECTION 854; 1932 Code SECTION 854; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 802; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4179; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3075; G. S. 2408; R. S. 2527; 1759 (4) 87; 1952 (47) 1688; Const. Art. II SECTION 32.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-17-450 ("Order for assignment of property; exemptions.") 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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