South Carolina § 8-1-60 Neglect of duty.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 8-1-60 — Neglect of duty.

South Carolina § 8-1-60

Title 8PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 8-1-60 (2026).

Text

Any clerk of the court of common pleas and general sessions, sheriff, judge of probate or register of deeds in this State who shall wilfully fail or neglect to discharge all the duties and perform all the services which are required of him by law shall, in addition to his liability to the person aggrieved, be liable to be indicted as for a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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Any clerk of the court of common pleas and general sessions, sheriff, judge of probate or register of deeds in this State who shall wilfully fail or neglect to discharge all the duties and perform all the services which are required of him by law shall, in addition to his liability to the person aggrieved, be liable to be indicted as for a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding five hundred dollars.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 50-6; 1952 Code SECTION 50-6; 1942 Code SECTION 1527; 1932 Code SECTION 1527; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 474; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 548; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 391; G. S. 2558; R. S. 308; 1837 (6) 577; 1997 Act No. 34, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 1998.