South Carolina § 4-13-20 Claims filed by court clerk, sheriff, or magistrate require additional oath.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 4-13-20 — Claims filed by court clerk, sheriff, or magistrate require additional oath.

South Carolina § 4-13-20

Title 4COUNTIES

Ch. 13CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTIES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-13-20 (2026).

Text

When any such account is filed by a clerk of the court, sheriff or magistrate, the officer filing the claim shall declare further on oath that the costs in the case out of which the claim arises have not been recovered out of the defendants and that the defendants are unable to pay costs; and also that the fines and penalties theretofore collected by them have been faithfully and fully paid over to the county treasurer. In every case the magistrate shall exhibit the original papers in which costs have accrued.

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When any such account is filed by a clerk of the court, sheriff or magistrate, the officer filing the claim shall declare further on oath that the costs in the case out of which the claim arises have not been recovered out of the defendants and that the defendants are unable to pay costs; and also that the fines and penalties theretofore collected by them have been faithfully and fully paid over to the county treasurer. In every case the magistrate shall exhibit the original papers in which costs have accrued.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-404; 1952 Code SECTION 14-404; 1942 Code SECTION 3871; 1932 Code SECTION 3871; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1112; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 991; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 806; G. S. 623; R. S. 691; 1875 (15) 945, 992; 1878 (16) 412; 1879 (17) 175; 1893 (21) 406.