South Carolina Statutes
§ 15-17-540 — Fees allowed sheriff.
South Carolina § 15-17-540
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES
Ch. 17ARREST AND BAIL IN CIVIL ACTIONS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-17-540 (2026).
Text
The sheriff shall receive the sum of five dollars as a compensation for summoning the freeholders, to be paid out of the property of the debtor, if his application be refused, and, if granted, to be paid by the plaintiff.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-854; 1952 Code SECTION 10-854; 1942 Code SECTION 863; 1932 Code SECTION 863; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 811; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4188; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3084; G. S. 2417; R. S. 2536; 1833 (6) 491.
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.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 15-17-540, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17/15-17-540.