South Carolina Statutes
§ 23-17-130 — Liability of sureties.
South Carolina § 23-17-130
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Ch. 17LIABILITIES OF SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-130 (2026).
Text
The return of nulla bona on any execution against the sheriff shall not be necessary before legal resort may be had against his sureties or any of them. There shall be liability to contribution among the sureties aforesaid in case of joint suretyship.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 53-223; 1952 Code SECTION 53-223; 1942 Code SECTION 3480; 1932 Code SECTION 3480; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2029; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1143; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 827; 1839 (11) 391.
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Liability of sureties.§ 23-17-20
Open contempt or breach of duty.§ 23-17-60
Penalty for sheriff or deputy permitting prisoners committed by civil process to go at large.§ 23-17-90
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 23-17-130, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17/23-17-130.