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Section 38-53-60. Arrest of defendant.

SC Code § 38-53-60 (2019) (N/A)
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For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the surety may arrest him before the forfeiture of the undertaking or, by his written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may request any judicial officer to order the arrest of the defendant by the surety.

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-53-60 [1975 (59) 127] recodified as Sections 38-25-550 and 38-25-560 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-63-60 [1985 Act No. 189, Section 1] recodified as Section 38-53-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 425, Section 2.

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