Except as otherwise expressly provided, the following fees and costs must be collected by the magistrate or his officers and deposited in the general fund of the county:

(1) for summoning a witness to magistrate court in a civil action, three dollars, plus mileage at the current state rate;

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 8-21-1060

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(2) for summoning the jury panel to try a civil action in magistrate court, five dollars, to be taxed against the losing party;

(3) for summoning a coroner’s jury and witnesses, five dollars, and mileage, to be paid only if inquest is demanded by person other than the State, county, or authorized officer thereof;

(4) for serving a summons, rule, order, or notice by a magistrate in a civil action, five dollars, plus mileage;

(5) for serving an attachment or civil arrest on a person and making return thereof, five dollars, plus mileage;

(6) for selling an estray, five percent of the sale proceeds;

(7) for levying execution, posting notice of sale, conducting sale, and paying over proceeds in a magistrate court action, ten dollars;

(8) for serving warrants, or any other criminal process, and for conveying prisoners by order of the magistrate or other court, mileage as permitted under § 8-21-1040.