# South Carolina — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

For South Carolina, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is the creditor may not attach unpaid earnings of the debtor; statute is SECTION 37-5-104. No garnishment, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take:** the creditor may not attach unpaid earnings of the debtor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** SECTION 37-5-104. No garnishment. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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. HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 8-800.334; 1974 (58) 2879; 1985 Act No.

## Source

- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t37c005.php

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-22.
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