S.C. Code § 22-5-170

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 22-5-170 - Duty of special officer appointed by magistrate

Any person so selected shall forthwith proceed to execute the warrant and upon his wilfully, negligently or carelessly failing to make the arrest or permitting the party to escape after arrest he shall be punished, upon conviction after indictment, by fine and imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the judge before whom the indictment may be tried, such imprisonment not to be less than six months.

1871 (14) 666; R. S. 22; G. S. 838; Cr. C. '02 Section 23; Cr. C. '12 Section 32; Cr. P. '22 Section 31; 1932 Code Section 935; 1942 Code Section 934; 1952 Code Section 43-218; 1962 Code Section 43-218.