No person shall be arrested while actually engaged in or attending military or militia duty or going to or returning from such duty, nor while attending, going to or returning from any court, as party or witness or by order of the court, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace. But in any such case process may be served without actual arrest of body or goods.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-256; 1952 Code Section 17-256; 1942 Code Section 3522; 1932 Code Section 3522; Civ. C. '22 Section 2065; Civ. C. '12 Section 1172; Civ. C. '02 Section 847; G. S. 662; R. S. 727; 1839 (11) 41.
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.