Except as otherwise expressly provided, the following fees and costs must be collected by the magistrate or his officers and deposited in the general fund of the county:
(1) for summoning a witness to magistrate court in a civil action, three dollars, plus mileage at the current state rate;
(2) for summoning the jury panel to try a civil action in magistrate court, five dollars, to be taxed against the losing party;
(3) for summoning a coroner's jury and witnesses, five dollars, and mileage, to be paid only if inquest is demanded by person other than the State, county, or authorized officer thereof;
(4) for serving a summons, rule, order, or notice by a magistrate in a civil action, five dollars, plus mileage;
(5) for serving an attachment or civil arrest on a person and making return thereof, five dollars, plus mileage;
(6) for selling an estray, five percent of the sale proceeds;
(7) for levying execution, posting notice of sale, conducting sale, and paying over proceeds in a magistrate court action, ten dollars;
(8) for serving warrants, or any other criminal process, and for conveying prisoners by order of the magistrate or other court, mileage as permitted under Section 8-21-1040.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 164 Part I Section 3; 1988 Act No. 678, Part I, Section 2, eff July 25, 1988.
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.