{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-17-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 15-17-40","heading":"By whom order for arrest is made.","body":"An order for the arrest of the defendant must be obtained from a judge, magistrate or clerk of the court in which or before whom the action is brought.","path":["Title 15 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 17 Arrest and Bail in Civil Actions","ARTICLE 1 Arrest"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:40:59Z","sha256":"49828b57b5e2d252d2da2c75d521cf5180b7ff09fb8df3292ca7daaa371d1b1a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-17-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-17-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}