South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-53-60 — Arrest of defendant.

South Carolina § 38-53-60
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 38INSURANCE
Ch. 53BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS

This text of South Carolina § 38-53-60 (Arrest of defendant.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 38-53-60 (2026).

Text

For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the surety may arrest him before the forfeiture of the undertaking or, by his written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may request any judicial officer to order the arrest of the defendant by the surety.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-53-60 [1975 (59) 127] recodified as SECTIONS 38-25-550 and 38-25-560 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-63-60 [1985 Act No. 189, SECTION 1] recodified as SECTION 38-53-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 425, SECTION 2.

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 38-53-60, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/53/38-53-60.