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S.C. Code Ann. § 22-9-80

Execution of process and return

1962 Code SECTION 43-320; 1952 Code SECTION 43-320; 1942 Code SECTION 3738; 1932 Code SECTION 3738; Civ

A constable shall faithfully and promptly:

(1) Execute all processes lawfully directed to him by competent authority; and

(2) Make return, on oath, to the person issuing the process, to be endorsed in writing on it, of his proceedings by virtue of it.

Every constable appointed by a magistrate shall be bound, when required, to execute every lawful order, judgment and determination of the magistrate or his court.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.