South Carolina § 15-19-210 - Service and answer upon execution of warrant.
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§ 15-19-210. Service and answer upon execution of warrant.
Immediately upon the issuance of the warrant of attachment as provided for in SECTION 15-19-110 the sheriff or constable shall execute such warrant and the plaintiff, if the defendant shall not have been served with a copy of the complaint with the summons, shall within ten days after being required so to do by the defendant serve a copy of the complaint in the action on the defendant or his attorney at the address given in the notice requiring the complaint. The defendant shall have twenty days thereafter to answer the complaint, if in the court of common pleas, or to appear, if before a magistrate.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-921; 1952 Code SECTION 10-921; 1942 Code SECTION 551; 1932 Code SECTION 551; 1929 (36) 201; 1931 (37) 205.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-19-210 ("Service and answer upon execution of warrant.") 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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