South Carolina § 15-39-710 - Sheriff's execution sales shall be for cash; resale.
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§ 15-39-710. Sheriff's execution sales shall be for cash; resale.
Every sheriff's sale made by virtue of the directions of an execution shall be for cash. If the purchaser shall fail to comply with the terms aforesaid the sheriff's shall proceed to resell at the risk of the defaulting purchaser either on the same or some subsequent sale day, as the plaintiff may direct, and, in the absence of any direction by the plaintiff, the sheriff shall resell on the same day, if practicable, and if not on the next succeeding sale day, making in every such case proclamation that he is reselling at the risk of such defaulting former purchaser.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-1769; 1952 Code SECTION 10-1769; 1942 Code SECTION 9078; 1932 Code SECTION 9078; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5485; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3706; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2621; G. S. 1992; R. S. 2121; 1791 (7) 263; 1839 (11) 54.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-39-710 ("Sheriff's execution sales shall be for cash; resale.") 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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