South Carolina Code 17-13-20. Additional circumstances when citizens may arrest; means to be used
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A citizen may arrest a person in the nighttime by efficient means as the darkness and the probability of escape render necessary, even if the life of the person should be taken, when the person:
(a) has committed a felony;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 17-13-20
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
(b) has entered a dwelling house without express or implied permission;
(c) has broken or is breaking into an outhouse with a view to plunder;
(d) has in his possession stolen property; or
(e) being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or to commit some felony, flees when he is hailed.
