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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables
CHAPTER 9 - CONSTABLES
SECTION 22-9-170. Oppression in office or other misconduct; punishment.


SC Code § 22-9-170 (2013) What's This?

For oppression in office, whether by undue personal violence, cruelty or taking an amount of property in unreasonable proportion to the sum to be collected, or for any willful official misconduct, habitual negligence, habitual drunkenness or fraud, when established to the satisfaction of a jury upon indictment, a constable shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding one year and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, at the discretion of the court.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-330; 1952 Code Section 43-330; 1942 Code Section 3742-1; 1932 Code Section 1552; Cr. C. '22 Section 500; Cr. C. '12 Section 572; Cr. C. '02 Section 415; G. S. 869; R. S. 330; 1835 (11) 81.

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