South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-19-210 — Secretary of State or Attorney General may sue for and recover moneys or personal property in hands of executor or administrator.
South Carolina § 27-19-210
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 27PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES
Ch. 19ESCHEAT OF LAND AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-19-210 (2026).
Text
When any moneys or other personal estate shall be found in the hands of an executor or administrator, being the property of any person deceased leaving no person entitled to claim and without making disposition of them, the Secretary of State or the Attorney General, on behalf of the State, shall sue for and recover and pay any moneys so recovered into the State Treasury.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 57-210.1; 1972 (57) 2501.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-19-10
Notification of supposedly escheated lands by Secretary of State to judge of circuit court.§ 27-19-100
Land may be bid in or purchased by Department of Administration; disposition of such lands.§ 27-19-120
Estates of felons shall not escheat.§ 27-19-310
Duties of escheator devolved upon Secretary of State as agent of Department of Administration.§ 27-19-330
Assessment of costs and charges.§ 27-19-340
Disposition of proceeds of escheats.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 27-19-210, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/19/27-19-210.