{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-17-70","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 23-17-70","heading":"Negligent escape of prisoner on mesne or final process.","body":"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.","path":["Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 17 Liabilities of Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:50:29Z","sha256":"f325d639cc11ff9698987d8a1fbd953b3264e8f671c9eeafd454ab162fd59715","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-17-60","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-23-17-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}