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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 14-17-370

  • clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 14-1-40
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • property: as used in this Title , includes property, real and personal. See South Carolina Code 14-1-10
The clerk shall furnish, free of charge, to the governing body of the county, when required, an official certificate of all liens that may be of record in his office on the property of any individual who may be offered as surety to the bond of any public officer, whether by judgment, mortgage or otherwise.