South Carolina § 16-9-450 Prosecution of officers violating Section 16-9-440; fees and costs.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-9-450 — Prosecution of officers violating Section 16-9-440; fees and costs.

South Carolina § 16-9-450

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 9OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-450 (2026).

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It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney within whose circuit or county any such offense as is described in Section 16-9-440 may be committed to forthwith institute a prosecution against such officer. The officer shall be tried in such county in the same circuit, other than the one in which the offense was committed, as the Attorney General may elect. The fees and mileage of all material witnesses, both for the State and the defense, shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county in which the case originated on a certificate issued by the clerk and signed by the presiding judge showing the amounts due the witnesses.

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It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney within whose circuit or county any such offense as is described in Section 16-9-440 may be committed to forthwith institute a prosecution against such officer. The officer shall be tried in such county in the same circuit, other than the one in which the offense was committed, as the Attorney General may elect. The fees and mileage of all material witnesses, both for the State and the defense, shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county in which the case originated on a certificate issued by the clerk and signed by the presiding judge showing the amounts due the witnesses.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-235; 1952 Code SECTION 16-235; 1942 Code SECTION 1128; 1932 Code SECTION 1128; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 27; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 173; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 142; 1896 (22) 213; 1908 (25) 1019.