South Carolina § 22-9-130 Liability for failure to pay over funds.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 22-9-130 — Liability for failure to pay over funds.

South Carolina § 22-9-130

Title 22MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES

Ch. 9CONSTABLES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 22-9-130 (2026).

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In default of paying over the amount of any debt collected to the party entitled or his lawful agent or to the magistrate upon demand or in default of returning to a defendant upon demand any overplus which may be in the hands of a constable, he shall be liable to pay, in either case, to the party in interest and entitled to receive it, the original sum and interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per month, recoverable before a magistrate, if not more than one hundred dollars in amount, and if greater before the court of common pleas.

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In default of paying over the amount of any debt collected to the party entitled or his lawful agent or to the magistrate upon demand or in default of returning to a defendant upon demand any overplus which may be in the hands of a constable, he shall be liable to pay, in either case, to the party in interest and entitled to receive it, the original sum and interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per month, recoverable before a magistrate, if not more than one hundred dollars in amount, and if greater before the court of common pleas.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 43-325; 1952 Code SECTION 43-325; 1942 Code SECTION 3738; 1932 Code SECTION 3738; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2271; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1475; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1050; G. S. 867; R. S. 904-907; 1839 (11) 80.