South Carolina Code 15-17-230. Qualification of bail
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The qualification of bail must be as follows:
(1) Each of them must be a resident and householder or freeholder within the State; and
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 15-17-230
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or the court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 15-1-60
- property: as used in this Title , includes both real and personal property. See South Carolina Code 15-1-50
(2) Each of them must be worth the amount specified in the order of arrest, exclusive of property exempt from execution.
But the judge or clerk of the court, on justification, may allow more than two bail to justify severally in amounts less than that expressed in the order if the whole justification be equivalent to that of two sufficient bail.