South Carolina § 17-13-20 Additional circumstances when citizens may arrest; means to be used.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-13-20 — Additional circumstances when citizens may arrest; means to be used.

South Carolina·Title 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURES·Ch. 13 ARREST, PROCESS, SEARCHES AND SEIZURES

A citizen may arrest a person in the nighttime by efficient means as the darkness and the probability of escape render necessary, even if the life of the person should be taken, when the person:

(a)has committed a felony;

(b)has entered a dwelling house without express or implied permission;

(c)has broken or is breaking into an outhouse with a view to plunder;

(d)has in his possession stolen property; or (e) being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or to commit some felony, flees when he is hailed.

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A citizen may arrest a person in the nighttime by efficient means as the darkness and the probability of escape render necessary, even if the life of the person should be taken, when the person: (a) has committed a felony; (b) has entered a dwelling house without express or implied permission; (c) has broken or is breaking into an outhouse with a view to plunder; (d) has in his possession stolen property; or (e) being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or to commit some felony, flees when he is hailed.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-252; 1952 Code SECTION 17-252; 1942 Code SECTION 908; 1932 Code SECTION 908; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 2; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 2; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 2; G. S. 2617; R. S. 2; 1866 (13) 406; 1995 Act No. 53, SECTION 1.