South Carolina § 17-13-60 - Circumstances when persons are not to be arrested but may be served process.
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§ 17-13-60. Circumstances when persons are not to be arrested but may be served process.
No person shall be arrested while actually engaged in or attending military or militia duty or going to or returning from such duty, nor while attending, going to or returning from any court, as party or witness or by order of the court, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace. But in any such case process may be served without actual arrest of body or goods.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-256; 1952 Code SECTION 17-256; 1942 Code SECTION 3522; 1932 Code SECTION 3522; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2065; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1172; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 847; G. S. 662; R. S. 727; 1839 (11) 41.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-13-60 ("Circumstances when persons are not to be arrested but may be served process.") 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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