{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-5-140","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-5-140","heading":"Enforcement of chapter.","body":"Sheriffs, constables and other officers in the several circuits or counties vested with powers of arresting, imprisoning and bailing offenders against the laws of this State shall institute proceedings against every person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter and cause them to be arrested, imprisoned or bailed, as the case may require, for a trial before such court as shall have jurisdiction of the offense.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 5 Offenses Against Civil Rights"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:09Z","sha256":"7705e9b949a37e31255e552bb99a676e0f98c879013c9e25caee960b0da76455","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-5-130","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-7-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}