# S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-10: SECTION 15-65-10. Appointment of receiver

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-10

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-10
- **Heading:** SECTION 15-65-10. Appointment of receiver
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 15 / Chapter 65 / Section 15-65-10

## Text

A receiver may be appointed by a judge of the circuit court, either in or out of court: (1) Before judgment, on the application of either party, when he establishes an apparent right to property which is the subject of the action and which is in the possession of an adverse party and the property, or its rents and profits, are in danger of being lost or materially injured or impaired, except in cases when judgment upon failure to answer may be had without application to the court; (2) After judgment, to carry the judgment into effect; (3) After judgment, to dispose of the property according to the judgment or to preserve it during the pendency of an appeal or when an execution has been returned unsatisfied and the judgment debtor refuses to apply his property in satisfaction of the judgment; (4) When a corporation has been dissolved, is insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency or has forfeited its corporate rights, and, in like cases, of the property within this State of foreign corporations; and (5) In such other cases as are provided by law or may be in accordance with the existing practice, except as otherwise provided in this Code.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-10 SECTION 15-65-10. Appointment of receiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-10.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-20 SECTION 15-65-20. Notice of appointment shall be given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-20.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-30 SECTION 15-65-30. Notice to nonresident.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-50 SECTION 15-65-50. No receiver shall be appointed before judgment when bond is offered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-60 SECTION 15-65-60. Effect of bond given after appointment; return of property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-70 SECTION 15-65-70. How bonds shall be made payable; filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-70.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-80 SECTION 15-65-80. Proceedings when security becomes insufficient.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-80.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-90 SECTION 15-65-90. Charging costs and ascertaining damages if receiver is improperly appointed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-90.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-100 SECTION 15-65-100. Compensation of receivers of corporate property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-100.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-110 SECTION 15-65-110. Deposit of money and the like in court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-110.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-120 SECTION 15-65-120. Enforcing order for deposit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-120.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 15-65-130 SECTION 15-65-130. Order for sum admitted due.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T15_C65_S15-65-130.md)

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