{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-13-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-13-40","heading":"Special deputies.","body":"The sheriff, without seeking the approval of the circuit judge, may appoint special deputies as the exigency of his business may require for the service of process in civil and criminal proceedings only. He shall be responsible for the conduct of such special deputies.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 13 Deputy Sheriffs Generally","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c013.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:50:19Z","sha256":"132a1bc47d891565be4d45d14c0f622dbedd5069d1d96c445a349739ad8bfec2","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-13-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-13-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}