South Carolina § 17-1-20 Prosecuting officer shall not accept fees or rewards, nor act in a civil case as counsel for either party.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-1-20 — Prosecuting officer shall not accept fees or rewards, nor act in a civil case as counsel for either party.

South Carolina·Title 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURES·Ch. 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

No prosecuting officer shall receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of a prosecutor for services in any prosecution or business to which it is his official business to attend, nor be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in a civil action depending upon the same state of facts.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-2; 1952 Code SECTION 17-2; 1942 Code SECTION 3123; 1932 Code SECTION 3123; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 805; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 720; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 648; G. S. 505; R. S. 565; 1868 (14) 88.