South Carolina § 15-39-420 Withholding of wages pursuant to foreign garnishment proceeding prohibited under certain circumstances.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-39-420 — Withholding of wages pursuant to foreign garnishment proceeding prohibited under certain circumstances.

South Carolina § 15-39-420

Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES

Ch. 39EXECUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SALES GENERALLY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-420 (2026).

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(1)No employer in this State shall withhold any portion of the wages of any employee residing in this State as a result of any garnishment proceedings brought in any court outside of this State unless the creditor first obtains a judgment against such employee growing out of the same indebtedness for which the garnishment proceedings were instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction in South Carolina. The burden of proving the competent jurisdiction of the court shall rest upon the creditor.

(2)The provisions of this section shall not apply to any debt incurred outside the State of South Carolina by such employee nor shall there be any garnishment of earnings for personal services rendered by the employee regardless of where the debt was incurred.

(3)Any employer violating the provis

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(1) No employer in this State shall withhold any portion of the wages of any employee residing in this State as a result of any garnishment proceedings brought in any court outside of this State unless the creditor first obtains a judgment against such employee growing out of the same indebtedness for which the garnishment proceedings were instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction in South Carolina. The burden of proving the competent jurisdiction of the court shall rest upon the creditor. (2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any debt incurred outside the State of South Carolina by such employee nor shall there be any garnishment of earnings for personal services rendered by the employee regardless of where the debt was incurred. (3) Any employer violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.