South Carolina Statutes
§ 57-17-80 — Neglect of work on county highways and bridges.
South Carolina § 57-17-80
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 57HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES
Ch. 17COUNTY ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES GENERALLY
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 57-17-80 (2026).
Text
If the members of the governing body of any county neglect to have repaired any of the highways and bridges which by law are required to be kept in repair, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 33-816; 1952 Code SECTION 33-816; 1942 Code SECTION 1673; 1932 Code SECTION 1673; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 620; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 598; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 436; G. S. 1088; R. S. 348; 1874 (15) 784; 1910 (26) 722.
Nearby Sections
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§ 57-17-100
Closing certain railroad-highway crossings.§ 57-17-120
Disposition of fines and forfeitures.§ 57-17-130
Unauthorized diversion of highways.§ 57-17-40
Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways.§ 57-17-50
Erection of local direction posts.§ 57-17-510
Width of road.§ 57-17-620
County may use chain gang to work roads.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 57-17-80, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17/57-17-80.