South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 2 - Selection Of Magistrates And Magistrates' Jury
Section 22-2-30. Assistance in establishing jury areas; legislative adoption of jury areas.

In establishing the jury areas, the chief magistrate for administration of the county may call upon the service of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and the Senate Research staff for demographic information and the State Election Commission for precinct and voter registration information. Upon establishment of the jury areas in a county, but no later than January 1, 1980, the chief magistrates for administration of the counties shall submit to the Legislative Council the boundaries of the jury areas. The Legislative Council shall prepare the necessary legislation to establish the jury areas for introduction in the General Assembly by the respective Judiciary Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. All acts adopting jury areas shall be printed in the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 164, Part III, Section 4.

Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables

Chapter 2 - Selection Of Magistrates And Magistrates' Jury

Section 22-2-5. Eligibility examinations for magistrates.

Section 22-2-10. Screening committee to assist in selection of magistrates.

Section 22-2-15. Special election for nonpartisan preferential selection of magistrate.

Section 22-2-20. Establishment of jury areas for juries serving courts of magistrates.

Section 22-2-30. Assistance in establishing jury areas; legislative adoption of jury areas.

Section 22-2-40. Number and location of magistrates in county; ministerial magistrates.

Section 22-2-50. Preparation of jury lists.

Section 22-2-60. Preparation and custody of jury box.

Section 22-2-70. Jury trials following improper preparation of jury box.

Section 22-2-80. Selection of jury list.

Section 22-2-85. Optional postponement of jury service for students.

Section 22-2-90. Additional procedure for selection of jury list in court which schedules terms for jury trials.

Section 22-2-100. Selection of primary and alternate jurors; peremptory challenges.

Section 22-2-110. Time for exercise of peremptory challenges.

Section 22-2-120. Selection of additional jurors at time of trial.

Section 22-2-130. Penalty for failure of duly summoned juror to appear; frequency of jury service.

Section 22-2-135. Essential service to business excuse.

Section 22-2-140. Transfer of names between compartments of jury box.

Section 22-2-150. Persons entitled to trial by jury.

Section 22-2-160. Compensation and mileage for service on coroner's and magistrate's juries.

Section 22-2-170. Trial of criminal cases in jury area where offense was committed; waiver of right by defendant.

Section 22-2-190. County jury areas.

Section 22-2-195. Authorization to draw magistrates' jurors by computer.

Section 22-2-200. Effect of accommodations tax revenue on number of magistrates.

Section 22-2-210. Increase in number of magistrates under certain conditions.