South Carolina § 15-69-200 - Claim of property by third person.
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§ 15-69-200. Claim of property by third person.
If the property taken be claimed by any other person than the defendant or his agent and such person shall make affidavit of his title thereto and right to the possession thereof, stating the grounds of such right and title, and serve the affidavit upon the sheriff, the sheriff shall not be bound to keep the property or deliver it to the plaintiff, unless the plaintiff, on demand of him or his agent, shall indemnify the sheriff against such claim by an undertaking executed by two sufficient sureties accompanied by their affidavit that they are each worth double the value of the property, as specified in the affidavit of the plaintiff, and are freeholders and householders within this State. And no claim to such property by any other person than the defendant or his agent shall be valid against the sheriff, unless made as aforesaid, and, notwithstanding such claim, when so made, he may retain the property a reasonable time to demand such indemnity.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-2515; 1952 Code SECTION 10-2515; 1942 Code SECTION 563; 1932 Code SECTION 563; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 479; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 267; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 237; 1870 (14) 472 SECTION 239.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-69-200 ("Claim of property by third person.") 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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