South Carolina § 25-1-2480 Arrest or confinement; informing person of rights.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 25-1-2480 — Arrest or confinement; informing person of rights.

South Carolina § 25-1-2480

Title 25MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Ch. 1MILITARY CODE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2480 (2026).

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Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code may be ordered into arrest or, under extraordinary circumstances, into confinement; but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, the person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform him of the specific wrong of which he is accused and to try him or to dismiss the charges and release him.

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Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code may be ordered into arrest or, under extraordinary circumstances, into confinement; but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, the person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform him of the specific wrong of which he is accused and to try him or to dismiss the charges and release him.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former SECTION 25-1-2480 [1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code SECTION 44-158; 1962 Code SECTION 44-159; 1964 (53) 2241] recodified as SECTIONS 25-1-2905 and 25-1-2960 by 1984 Act No. 378; New SECTION 25-1-2480 En 1984 Act No. 378, SECTION 10.