South Carolina § 50-5-70 - Sale of confiscated device; redemption by owner.
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§ 50-5-70. Sale of confiscated device; redemption by owner.
The department shall sell any confiscated device not used or destroyed by the department at public auction for cash to the highest bidder in the county where it was seized, after having given ten days' public notice of the sale. When the device is of greater value than one thousand dollars, the owner may at any time before sale redeem it by paying to the department one thousand dollars. When the device is of lesser value than one thousand dollars, the owner may at any time before the sale redeem it by paying to the department the retail market value.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 28-169; 1952 Code SECTION 28-169; 1942 Code SECTION 3321; 1932 Code SECTION 3321; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 1; 2002 Act No. 342, SECTION 6.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-5-70 ("Sale of confiscated device; redemption by owner.") 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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