South Carolina § 23-13-550 - Rights, powers, and duties.
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§ 23-13-550. Rights, powers, and duties.
Any such deputy sheriff:
(1) Shall have, do and exercise all the rights, duties and powers prescribed by law for constables or magistrates and such powers as are usually exercised by marshals and policemen of towns and cities;
(2) Shall also act as a conservator of the peace;
(3) Shall take into custody and carry before the nearest magistrate any person who may, in his view, engage in riotous conduct or violation of the peace, refusing upon his command to desist therefrom;
(4) Shall arrest any person who may, in his view, commit any felony or misdemeanor and carry him before a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(5) Shall execute any and all criminal process from magistrates' courts.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 53-135; 1952 Code SECTION 53-135; 1942 Code SECTION 3509; 1932 Code SECTION 3509; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2052; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 330; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 14; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1159; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 15; 1908 (25) 1086, 1152, 1153.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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