South Carolina § 17-21-90 Costs when venue is changed; disposition of fine.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-21-90 — Costs when venue is changed; disposition of fine.

South Carolina § 17-21-90

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 21VENUE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-21-90 (2026).

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Whenever a criminal case is transferred from one county to another for trial all the costs and expenses of such trial shall be paid by the county in which the bill of indictment was found. The clerk of court of the county in which the bill of indictment was found, his deputy or some other person designated for the purpose by such clerk of court shall attend upon such trial to issue vouchers or warrants for such costs and expenses in like manner as if the case were tried in the county in which the bill of indictment was found and such costs and expenses shall be paid by the treasurer of such county as other court expenses of such county are paid. And in the event a verdict of guilty is returned against the defendant named in the bill of indictment and a fine is imposed as well as any other 

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Whenever a criminal case is transferred from one county to another for trial all the costs and expenses of such trial shall be paid by the county in which the bill of indictment was found. The clerk of court of the county in which the bill of indictment was found, his deputy or some other person designated for the purpose by such clerk of court shall attend upon such trial to issue vouchers or warrants for such costs and expenses in like manner as if the case were tried in the county in which the bill of indictment was found and such costs and expenses shall be paid by the treasurer of such county as other court expenses of such county are paid. And in the event a verdict of guilty is returned against the defendant named in the bill of indictment and a fine is imposed as well as any other penalty and such fine be paid the proceeds of such fine shall be delivered to the clerk of court of the county having original jurisdiction by the clerk of court of the county in which the verdict was obtained.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-556; 1952 Code SECTION 17-556; 1942 Code SECTION 1023; 1932 Code SECTION 1023; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5722; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4205; 1902 (22) 1087; 1930 (36) 1097; 1933 (38) 441.