Whenever the recognizance is forfeited by noncompliance with its condition, the Attorney General, solicitor, magistrate, or other person acting for him immediately shall issue a notice to summon every party bound in the forfeited recognizance to appear at the next ensuing court to show cause, if he has any, why judgment should not be confirmed against him. If any person so bound fails to appear or, upon appearing, does not give a reason for not performing the condition of the recognizance as the court considers sufficient, then the judgment on the recognizance is confirmed. A magistrate may confirm judgments of not more than the maximum fine allowable under Section 22-3-550 in addition to assessments.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-15-170
Proceedings in case of forfeiture of recognizances
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Scott v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in State v. Mitchell (November 2017)
1962 Code SECTION 17-311; 1952 Code SECTION 17-311; 1942 Code SECTION 1041; 1932 Code SECTION 1041; Cr
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