South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 15 - General Powers And Duties Of Sheriffs And Deputy Sheriffs

Section 23-15-20. Maintenance and contents of books of record. - (A) The sheriff of every county shall keep and preserve...

Section 23-15-30. Manner in which final process and other papers shall be kept and arranged. - The sheriff shall keep the mesne and final processes in...

Section 23-15-40. Service of process, orders and notices; penalties for default. - The sheriff or his regular deputy, on the delivery thereof...

Section 23-15-45. Service of arrest warrants on incarcerated inmates; statewide jurisdiction. - A sheriff is invested with statewide territorial jurisdiction to serve...

Section 23-15-50. Arrest of persons against whom process issued; bail. - The sheriff or his deputy shall arrest all persons against...

Section 23-15-60. Breaking into house to arrest person or seize goods. - It shall be lawful for the sheriff or his deputy...

Section 23-15-70. Call out for assistance or posse comitatus; penalty for refusing to assist. - Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other officer specially empowered...

Section 23-15-80. Attending circuit courts; service of rule of court or writ of attachment for contempt thereof; costs. - The sheriffs or their deputies shall attend all the circuit...

Section 23-15-90. Summoning constables to attend court. - The sheriff shall summon the requisite number of constables, not...

Section 23-15-100. Execution of orders of county governing bodies. - Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall execute all legal orders to...

Section 23-15-110. Practicing law or serving as clerk of court. - No sheriff, deputy sheriff or sheriff's clerk, while in office,...

Section 23-15-120. Coroner to serve or execute process on sheriff in certain circumstances. - If the sheriff shall be a party plaintiff or defendant...

Section 23-15-130. Filing statements of money collected. - Each sheriff shall on the first Tuesday in every month...

Section 23-15-135. Restrictions on public officials and law enforcement officers as to providing food, product, or services to prisoners for personal income; application of procurement codes. - No public official, public member, or public employee who is...

Section 23-15-140. Badges for sheriffs and deputy sheriffs. - (A) The purpose of this section is to provide for...