APR 16, 1979

Regarding if judges of the court of general sessions, magistrate courts, and municipal courts have the authority to impose court costs on persons convicted of criminal offenses, and if court costs can be charged to persons who have been found not guilty after trial by jury or trial by judge in criminal cases.

Requested by: the Honorable L. Edmund Atwater, III, Director, South Carolina Court Administration.

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