South Carolina § 17-13-110 - Confinement in industrial communities.
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§ 17-13-110. Confinement in industrial communities.
Any police officer or deputy sheriff in any industrial community may confine in such prison or building as the president, treasurer or other executive officer having the management of any industrial corporation may provide in any such community any person who may be arrested charged with violation of law until such arrested person can be conveniently carried before a magistrate; provided, however, that:
(1) Such police officer or deputy sheriff shall not detain any arrested person in such prison longer than eighteen hours, except a person arrested on Saturday and then not over forty-two hours; and
(2) Such police officer or deputy sheriff shall provide water and food and shall also furnish such arrested person with sufficient bedding or clothing to make him comfortable in cold weather.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-261; 1952 Code SECTION 17-261; 1942 Code SECTION 920; 1932 Code SECTION 920; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 13; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 14; 1910 (26) 765.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-13-110 ("Confinement in industrial communities.") 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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