South Carolina Statutes
§ 23-13-60 — Power of arrest.
South Carolina § 23-13-60
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-60 (2026).
Text
The deputy sheriffs may for any suspected freshly committed crime, whether upon view or upon prompt information or complaint, arrest without warrant and, in pursuit of the criminal or suspected criminal, enter houses or break and enter them, whether in their own county or in an adjoining county.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 53-85; 1952 Code SECTION 53-85; 1942 Code SECTION 3493; 1932 Code SECTION 3493; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2038; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 328; 1912 (27) 865.
Nearby Sections
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§ 23-13-20
Bond and oath.§ 23-13-210
Appointment and qualifications.§ 23-13-230
Oath; bond.§ 23-13-240
Term of office; removal.§ 23-13-250
Salary.§ 23-13-260
Jurisdiction.§ 23-13-270
Extension of jurisdiction.§ 23-13-280
Rights, powers, and duties of deputies.§ 23-13-290
Responsibility for malfeasance of deputies.§ 23-13-300
Applicability of article.§ 23-13-40
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 23-13-60, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/13/23-13-60.