South Carolina Statutes
§ 12-51-80 — Settlement by treasurer.
South Carolina § 12-51-80
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 12TAXATION
Ch. 51ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR COLLECTION OF PROPERTY TAXES
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 12-51-80 (2026).
Text
The treasurer shall make full settlement of tax sale monies, within forty-five days after the sale, to the respective political subdivisions for which the taxes were levied. Proceeds of the sales in excess thereof must be retained by the treasurer as otherwise provided by law.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 65-2815.7; 1971 (57) 499; 1985 Act No. 166, SECTION 8; 2015 Act No. 87 (S.379), SECTION 57, eff June 11, 2015. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 87, SECTION 57, substituted "within forty-five days" for "within thirty days".
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Official may void tax sales.§ 12-51-50
Sale of property; procedures; defaulting taxpayer or grantee with more than one item to be sold.§ 12-51-55
Required bid on behalf of Forfeited Land Commission when property sold for ad valorem taxes.§ 12-51-80
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South Carolina § 12-51-80, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/51/12-51-80.