S.C. Code § 17-13-20

Current through 2024 Act No. 120.
Section 17-13-20 - Additional circumstances when citizens may arrest; means to be used

A citizen may arrest a person in the nighttime by efficient means as the darkness and the probability of escape render necessary, even if the life of the person should be taken, when the person:

(a) has committed a felony;
(b) has entered a dwelling house without express or implied permission;
(c) has broken or is breaking into an outhouse with a view to plunder;
(d) has in his possession stolen property; or
(e) being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or to commit some felony, flees when he is hailed.

S.C. Code § 17-13-20

1995 Act No. 53, Section 1; 1866 (13) 406; R. S. 2; G. S. 2617; Cr. C. '02 Section 2; Cr. C. '12 Section 2; Cr. P. '22 Section 2; 1932 Code Section 908; 1942 Code Section 908; 1952 Code Section 17-252; 1962 Code Section 17-252.