{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 24-5-10","heading":"Sheriff is custodian of jail; liability for appointed jailer; receiving prisoners.","body":"The sheriff shall have custody of the jail in his county and, if he appoint a jailer to keep it, the sheriff shall be liable for such jailer and the sheriff or jailer shall receive and safely keep in prison any person delivered or committed to either of them, according to law.","path":["Title 24 - CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS","CHAPTER 5 Jails and Jailers","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t24c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:52:29Z","sha256":"806769b50a438f6662c61727436da06fd8b1972dfe6478cb8b399c9e95c7ad42","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-3-980","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-24-5-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}