South Carolina § 15-39-110 - Sheriff may break into house in certain cases.
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§ 15-39-110. Sheriff may break into house in certain cases.
The sheriff or his deputy may break and enter any house after a request to be permitted to enter such house and a refusal of such request, in order to arrest the person or to seize the goods of anyone in such house, provided, such sheriff or his deputy have process requiring him to arrest such person or seize such goods.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-1712; 1952 Code SECTION 10-1712; 1942 Code SECTION 3527; 1932 Code SECTION 3527; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2070; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1177; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 852; G. S. 669; R. S. 732; 1839 (11) 43 SECTION 16.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-39-110 ("Sheriff may break into house in certain cases.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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