South Carolina Statutes
§ 15-17-230 — Qualification of bail.
The qualification of bail must be as follows:
(1)Each of them must be a resident and householder or freeholder within the State; and (2) Each of them must be worth the amount specified in the order of arrest, exclusive of property exempt from execution. But the judge or clerk of the court, on justification, may allow more than two bail to justify severally in amounts less than that expressed in the order if the whole justification be equivalent to that of two sufficient bail.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-823; 1952 Code SECTION 10-823; 1942 Code SECTIONS 258, 515; 1932 Code SECTIONS 258, 516; Civ. P. '22 SECTIONS 214, 457; Civ. P. '12 SECTIONS 81, 245; Civ. P. '02 SECTIONS 72, 215; 1870 (14) 438 SECTION 75, 469 SECTION 217.
Nearby Sections
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§ 15-17-220
Manner of giving bail.§ 15-17-230
Qualification of bail.§ 15-17-240
Substituting bail for deposit.§ 15-17-260
Notice of justification; new bail.§ 15-17-270
Justification of bail.§ 15-17-280
Allowance of bail.§ 15-17-40
By whom order for arrest is made.§ 15-17-410
Petition for release.