South Carolina Statutes
§ 17-15-180 — Court may remit forfeiture in certain cases.
South Carolina § 17-15-180
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-15-180 (2026).
Text
If any person shall forfeit a recognizance from ignorance or unavoidable impediment and not from wilful default, the court of sessions may, on affidavit stating the excuse or cause thereof, remit the whole or any part of the forfeiture as may be deemed reasonable.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-312; 1952 Code SECTION 17-312; 1942 Code SECTION 1044; 1932 Code SECTION 1044; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 133; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 115; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 88; G. S. 2663; R. S. 89; 1787 (5) 13.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 17-15-180, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/15/17-15-180.