S.C. Code § 8-1-60

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 8-1-60 - Neglect of duty

Any clerk of the court of common pleas and general sessions, sheriff, judge of probate or register of deeds in this State who shall wilfully fail or neglect to discharge all the duties and perform all the services which are required of him by law shall, in addition to his liability to the person aggrieved, be liable to be indicted as for a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding five hundred dollars.

S.C. Code § 8-1-60

1997 Act No. 34, Section 1, eff 1/1/1998; 1837 (6) 577; R. S. 308; G. S. 2558; Cr. C. '02 Section 391; Cr. C. '12 Section 548; Cr. C. '22 Section 474; 1932 Code Section 1527; 1942 Code Section 1527; 1952 Code Section 50-6; 1962 Code Section 50-6.