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S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-540

Death chamber; transporting inmate to place of execution, expenses

1962 Code SECTION 55-374; 1952 Code SECTION 55-374; 1942 Code SECTION 1987; 1932 Code SECTION 1987; Cr

The Department of Corrections shall provide a death chamber and all necessary appliances for inflicting this penalty and pay the costs thereof out of any funds in its hands. The expense of transporting an inmate to the state prison system must be borne by the county in which the offense was committed.

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