South Carolina Statutes
§ 23-15-60 — Breaking into house to arrest person or seize goods.
South Carolina § 23-15-60
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Ch. 15GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-15-60 (2026).
Text
It shall be lawful for the sheriff or his deputy to break and enter any house, after request and refusal, to arrest the person or to seize the goods of anyone in such house; provided, such sheriff or his deputy have process requiring him to arrest such person or seize such goods.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 53-198; 1952 Code SECTION 53-198; 1942 Code SECTION 3527; 1932 Code SECTION 3527; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2070; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1177; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 852; G. S. 669; R. S. 732; 1839 (11) 43.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 23-15-60, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/15/23-15-60.