South Carolina · Through 2025 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-70: Negligent escape of prisoner on mesne or final process.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 17 Liabilities of Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs

The sheriff shall be liable for the negligent escape of any prisoner on mesne or final process to such damages as the plaintiff may have sustained. The insolvency of the prisoner shall not mitigate the damages below the amount sufficient to carry costs.

Collected 2026-09-02T06:50:29Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection