No prosecuting officer shall receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of a prosecutor for services in any prosecution or business to which it is his official business to attend, nor be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in a civil action depending upon the same state of facts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-1-20
Prosecuting officer shall not accept fees or rewards, nor act in a civil case as counsel for either party
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Payton v. Kearse (1995)
Most recently applied in Payton v. Kearse (July 1995)
1962 Code SECTION 17-2; 1952 Code SECTION 17-2; 1942 Code SECTION 3123; 1932 Code SECTION 3123; Civ
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