If any officer herein named shall charge any other fee or fees for any services herein mentioned, such officer shall be liable to forfeit ten times the amount so improperly charged, to be recovered by suit in the court of common pleas, by attachment or by sale when the penalty does not exceed twenty dollars.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 27-3; 1952 Code Section 27-3; 1942 Code Section 4921; 1932 Code Section 4962; Civ. C. '22 Section 5764; Civ. C. '12 Section 4239; Civ. C. '02 Section 3129; G. S. 2446; R. S. 2570; 1878 (16) 631.
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.