Any police officer or deputy sheriff in any industrial community may confine in such prison or building as the president, treasurer or other executive officer having the management of any industrial corporation may provide in any such community any person who may be arrested charged with violation of law until such arrested person can be conveniently carried before a magistrate; provided, however, that:
(1) Such police officer or deputy sheriff shall not detain any arrested person in such prison longer than eighteen hours, except a person arrested on Saturday and then not over forty-two hours; and
(2) Such police officer or deputy sheriff shall provide water and food and shall also furnish such arrested person with sufficient bedding or clothing to make him comfortable in cold weather.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-261; 1952 Code Section 17-261; 1942 Code Section 920; 1932 Code Section 920; Cr. P. '22 Section 13; Cr. C. '12 Section 14; 1910 (26) 765.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
Chapter 13 - Arrest, Process, Searches And Seizures
Section 17-13-10. Circumstances when any person may arrest a felon or thief.
Section 17-13-20. Additional circumstances when citizens may arrest; means to be used.
Section 17-13-30. Officers may arrest without warrant for offenses committed in view.
Section 17-13-60. Circumstances when persons are not to be arrested but may be served process.
Section 17-13-70. Warrant authorizing breaking open gambling rooms.
Section 17-13-80. Service of process on domestic and foreign corporations.
Section 17-13-90. Service of criminal process on Sunday.
Section 17-13-100. Escaped prisoners may be retaken on Sunday.
Section 17-13-110. Confinement in industrial communities.
Section 17-13-120. Persons shall not be removed from one prison to another without cause.
Section 17-13-130. Penalty for signing warrant for illegal removal of prisoner.