South Carolina Statutes
§ 27-19-50 — Damages for prosecution of escheat proceedings without probable cause.
South Carolina § 27-19-50
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 27PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES
Ch. 19ESCHEAT OF LAND AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-19-50 (2026).
Text
If any suit for property supposed to be escheated shall be prosecuted by the Secretary of State and the jury before whom the trial shall be had shall think there is no probable cause, the jury shall assess and award to the party aggrieved such damages as they shall think proper.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 57-200.5; 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 § 27-19-50, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/19/27-19-50.