South Carolina § 8-21-1050 - Accounting for fees and costs received by constables.
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§ 8-21-1050. Accounting for fees and costs received by constables.
All fees and costs received or recovered by constables, including mileage, shall be accounted for and paid into the general fund of the county as directed by the governing body thereof; except that mileage at the current county rate per mile shall be taxable and recovered in the same manner as other costs for the actual mileage traveled by constables in serving process or other papers in any civil action, but such mileage or travel costs shall be payable personally to constables only as provided in Section 8-21-1040.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 164 Part I SECTION 3.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-21-1050 ("Accounting for fees and costs received by constables.") 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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