With respect to a debt arising from a consumer credit sale, a consumer lease, a consumer loan, or a consumer rental-purchase agreement, regardless of where made, the creditor may not attach unpaid earnings of the debtor by garnishment or like proceedings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-5-104
No garnishment
Known as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code
The act spans §§ 37–37 (347 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Richard Lee Brown v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2021)
Most recently applied in Richard Lee Brown v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (July 2021)
1962 Code SECTION 8-800.334; 1974 (58) 2879; 1985 Act No. 121, SECTION 8.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.