No mileage shall be payable to constables for travel in service of any process or papers in any action, or performance of any official duty, when traveling in state, county, or other publicly-owned vehicles; but a record of such mileage shall be kept for reporting and taxing as provided in Section 8-21-1020; provided, further, that actual mileage at the current county rate per mile for travel by privately-owned vehicle, or actual cost of travel by common carrier, and subsistence as provided by law may be paid to constables traveling in performance of duty, but shall be paid from the general funds of the county on warrant of the magistrate (or clerk of the court) before which the case or proceeding is pending to the county treasurer.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 164 Part I Section 3.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 21 - Fees And Costs Generally
Section 8-21-10. Only fees and costs prescribed are recoverable.
Section 8-21-20. Mileage computed by shortest practical route.
Section 8-21-30. Liability for ten times fee illegally charged.
Section 8-21-40. Bills of costs attached to executions.
Section 8-21-50. Rules of construction.
Section 8-21-110. Fees of Secretary of State.
Section 8-21-120. Fees of appraisers of homestead and commissioners in dower or partition.
Section 8-21-130. Fee of county auditors.
Section 8-21-140. Fees of notaries public.
Section 8-21-150. Fees of deputy surveyors.
Section 8-21-310. Schedule of fees and costs to be collected.
Section 8-21-320. Motion fees.
Section 8-21-760. Salaries of probate judges; disposition of costs and fees received.
Section 8-21-765. Salary schedules.
Section 8-21-770. Determination of fees and costs; schedule of fees and costs to be collected.
Section 8-21-790. Fees for settlement of estates; disposition of fees by Department of Revenue.
Section 8-21-800. Relief from filing fees, court costs, and other probate costs.
Section 8-21-1000. Magistrates to receive salaries; accounting for fees and costs received.
Section 8-21-1010. Schedule of fees and costs to be collected by magistrates.
Section 8-21-1020. Relief from payment of magistrate court costs.
Section 8-21-1030. Compensation of constables.
Section 8-21-1040. Payment of mileage to constables.
Section 8-21-1050. Accounting for fees and costs received by constables.
Section 8-21-1060. Schedule of fees and costs to be collected by magistrate or his officers.
Section 8-21-1070. Constables' fees and mileage for performance of duties outside county.
Section 8-21-1080. Fees prescribed for magistrates and constables exclusive.