2016 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs
CHAPTER 1 - MILITARY CODE
Section 25-1-3140. Writ when fine has not been paid.

When a fine has been assessed by a court-martial against a member of the National Guard of South Carolina and the proceedings of the court have been passed upon by the reviewing authority, and such fine is unpaid, the president, in the case of a general or special court-martial, or the summary court officer, in the case of a summary court-martial, shall issue a writ in substantially the following form.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF __________

To any sheriff or constable in the State, Greetings:

Whereas, __________ of __________ in the county of __________, a member of the National Guard of South Carolina, was on the ___ day of __________, A. D., 19___, tried and found guilty of __________ in violation of __________ and was by court-martial sentenced to pay a fine of $__________ or serve ___ days in jail.

Whereas, such fine has not been paid.

Now, Therefore, by authority of the State of South Carolina, you are hereby commanded to take the body of the said __________ and commit it to the keeper of the jail in the county of __________ within such jail, who is hereby commanded to receive the body of said __________ and keep him safely until he pays the sum above mentioned, or serves ___ days provided said fine due shall be reduced proportionately with the number of days served.

Fail not but service and return make within thirty days from this date.

Dated at __________ in the county of __________ this ___ day of __________, 19___.

Name__________ Rank______ Organization__________

President of __________ Court National Guard of South Carolina

HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 25-1-3060 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code Section 44-215; 1962 Code Section 44-207; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, Section 90.

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