South Carolina S 277: Property that may be applied to satisfy a judgement

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2025-2026 Bill 277 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 28, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 277

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 15-39-410, RELATING TO PROPERTY THAT MAY BE ORDERED TO BE APPLIED 
TOWARD THE SATISFACTION OF A JUDGMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, INSTEAD OF A 
COMPLETE EXEMPTION OF THE EARNINGS OF A JUDGMENT DEBTOR FOR HIS PERSONAL 
SERVICES, ONLY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EARNINGS OF THE DEBTOR FOR HIS 
PERSONAL SERVICES CANNOT BE APPLIED, AND THAT THE EARNINGS OF THE JUDGMENT 
DEBTOR FOR HIS PERSONAL SERVICES TO BE WITHHELD MAY NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS SET 
FORTH BY THE FEDERAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 15-39-410 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 15-39-410. The 
judge may order any property of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution, 
in the hands either of himself or any other person or due to the judgment 
debtor, to be applied toward the satisfaction of the judgment, except that seventy-five percent of the earnings of the debtor for 
his personal services cannot be so applied, and the 
earnings of the judgment debtor for his personal services to be withheld may 
not exceed the limits set forth by the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, 
15 U.S.C. Section 1673.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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