South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 14 - Courts

Section 14-1-90. Chief Justice of Supreme Court is administrative head; powers and duties; vacancy. - The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the...

Section 14-1-95. Power of chief justice to adjust salary of judicial employees. - Effective July 1, 1985, the Chief Justice is empowered to...

Section 14-1-100. Rights in court not affected by race or color. - Whenever authority has heretofore been conferred by law upon any...

Section 14-1-110. Effect on process pending in any court of failure of court to sit on day appointed by law. - No process pending in any court shall be discontinued for...

Section 14-1-120. Case continued on adjournment. - All causes depending on the docket and undetermined at any...

Section 14-1-130. Disqualification of judge by reason of relationship to parties. - No judge or other judicial officer shall preside on the...

Section 14-1-140. Persons attending court exempt from arrest; mileage allowed per day. - All persons necessarily going to, attending on, or returning from,...

Section 14-1-150. Contempt of court; offenders to be heard. - In case any person shall commit any misbehavior or contempt...

Section 14-1-160. Breach of peace within hearing of court. - When any affray shall happen during the sitting of any...

Section 14-1-170. Filing of undertakings. - The various undertakings required to be given by this Title...

Section 14-1-180. Jurors for inferior courts in counties containing a city of more than 70,000. - In each county containing a city having more than seventy...

Section 14-1-190. Monies received by jurors constitute expense allowance. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any monies received by...

Section 14-1-200. Establishment of salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, and Family Court judges. - The General Assembly shall establish the salary of the Chief...

Section 14-1-201. Distribution of additional assessment charged to persons convicted of driving under influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs. - The revenue from the twelve dollar additional assessments imposed pursuant...

Section 14-1-202. Authority to collect or compromise a court-ordered delinquent debt. - (A) The clerk of the appropriate court, or county treasurer...

Section 14-1-203. Revenues from spousal and dependent children support actions. - The revenue from the fee set in Section 63-3-370(C) must...

Section 14-1-204. Distribution of filing fee paid for filing complaints or petitions in civil actions in a court of record. - (A) The one-hundred-dollar-filing fee for documents and actions described in...

Section 14-1-205. Disposition of costs, fees, fines, penalties, forfeitures, and other revenues; restitution charge to Victim Compensation Fund. - Except as provided in Sections 17-15-260, 34-11-90, and 56-5-4160, on...

Section 14-1-206. Additional assessment, general sessions or family court; remittance; disposition; annual audits. - (A) A person who is convicted of, pleads guilty or...

Section 14-1-207. Additional assessment, magistrates court; remittance; disposition; annual audits. - (A) A person who is convicted of, pleads guilty or...

Section 14-1-208. Additional assessment, municipal court; remittance; disposition; annual audits. - (A) A person who is convicted of, or pleads guilty...

Section 14-1-209. Payment of fine and assessment in installments. - (A) If a payment for a fine and assessment levied...

Section 14-1-210. Periodic audits of county and municipal treasurers and clerks of court to determine whether mandated fees collected and remitted; reports; collection and distribution of assessments, training. - (A) Based upon a random selection process, the State Auditor...

Section 14-1-211. General Sessions Court surcharge; fund retention for crime victim services; unused funds; reports; audits. - (A)(1) In addition to all other assessments and surcharges, a...

Section 14-1-211.5. Training and technical assistance. - The Department of Crime Victim Assistance Grants shall offer training...

Section 14-1-211.6. Crime victim funds; programmatic review and financial audit; cooperation with audit. - (A) If the State Auditor finds that any county treasurer,...

Section 14-1-212. Surcharges on fines; distribution. - (A) In addition to all other assessments and surcharges, a...

Section 14-1-213. Surcharge on monetary penalties imposed for drug offenses; apportionment and use of funds; examination of financial records by State Auditor. - (A) In addition to all other assessments and surcharges required...

Section 14-1-214. Payment of fines, fees, court costs by credit or debit card. - (A) Clerks of court, registers of deeds, magistrates, and municipal...

Section 14-1-215. Retired judges or justices may preside in certain courts. - A retired judge or justice from the Supreme Court, court...

Section 14-1-216. Prohibition against assignment of family court judge to circuit court; exceptions. - No active family court judge may be assigned to preside...

Section 14-1-217. Exemption from filing fees in actions brought pursuant to Sexually Violent Predator Act. - The State, or a person or entity acting on behalf...

Section 14-1-218. Allocation of deposits pursuant to Sections 14-1-206(C)(6), 14-1-207(C)(5) and 14-1-208(C)(5). - From the deposits made pursuant to Section 14-1-206(C)(6), Section 14-1-207(C)(5),...

Section 14-1-220. Transmittal of monies received from cost of court assessments; deposit of funds collected from offenders in restitution centers. - Each city recorder, mayor, or municipal clerk of court or...

Section 14-1-230. Recording of monthly submissions by State Treasurer; location and utilization of funds. - The State Treasurer shall record, before the last day of...

Section 14-1-235. Appointment of attorney in civil action. - A judge, court, or court official shall not appoint an...

Section 14-1-240. Surcharge on certain misdemeanor traffic offenses or nontraffic violations to fund training at South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. - Section terminates June 30, 2016. (A) In addition to all...

Chapter 2 - Abolition Of Certain Courts And Offices

Section 14-2-10. Abolition of single county and multi-county family courts, juvenile courts, domestic relations courts, and juvenile and domestic relations courts. - All single county and multi-county family courts, juvenile courts, domestic...

Section 14-2-20. Service of judges of abolished courts as masters-in-equity, standing masters, or special referees. - Any judge of a court abolished pursuant to the provisions...

Section 14-2-30. Jurisdictions of certain courts abolished. - Any court inferior to the circuit court which has other...

Section 14-2-40. Jurisdiction, duties and functions of magistrates and municipal courts unaffected. - Except as provided in Section 22-3-10, the provisions of 1976...

Section 14-2-50. Time when certain courts and offices abolished. - County courts and other similar courts with jurisdiction inferior to...

Section 14-2-60. Transition of abolished courts into unified judicial system. - The Supreme Court by rule or order shall provide for...

Chapter 3 - Supreme Court

Section 14-3-10. Composition of court and election of justices; term. - The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and...

Section 14-3-20. Qualification; administration of oath of office. - The justices of the Supreme Court shall qualify within twelve...

Section 14-3-30. Salaries. - The Chief Justice shall receive such annual salary as may...

Section 14-3-40. Vacancies; term of incumbent. - All vacancies in the Supreme Court shall be filled by...

Section 14-3-50. Disqualification of justice by reason of interest or prior participation in case. - In addition to the cases mentioned in Section 14-1-130, no...

Section 14-3-60. Procedure when justice cannot preside in cause; special justices. - In case all or any of the justices of the...

Section 14-3-70. Compensation and allowances for special justices. - When such appointments are made by the Governor, such person...

Section 14-3-80. Presiding officer. - The Chief Justice shall preside. In the absence of the...

Section 14-3-90. Attendance; quorum. - It shall be the duty of all the justices to...

Section 14-3-100. Effect of lack of quorum. - If at any stated term of the court a quorum...

Section 14-3-110. Messenger and attendant. - The Supreme Court shall appoint a messenger of the court...

Section 14-3-120. Reporter. - The Supreme Court shall appoint a reporter for a term...

Section 14-3-130. Clerk. - The Supreme Court shall also appoint a clerk, who shall...

Section 14-3-140. Expenses of court; payment upon approval and order. - The amounts specified for expenses connected with the Supreme Court...

Section 14-3-150. Duties of county sheriffs and clerks; enforcement of service and execution. - The Supreme Court may require the sheriff of each and...

Section 14-3-310. Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court. - The Supreme Court shall have power to issue writs or...

Section 14-3-320. Appellate jurisdiction in chancery; review of findings of fact of Family Court. - The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases...

Section 14-3-330. Appellate jurisdiction in law cases. - The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction for correction of...

Section 14-3-340. Reference of issues of fact to jury or referee; appointment of referees. - Whenever in the course of any action or proceeding in...

Section 14-3-350. Power of individual justices at chambers; appeal. - Each of the justices of the Supreme Court shall have...

Section 14-3-360. Three justices must concur to reverse a judgment. - In all cases decided by the Supreme Court the concurrence...

Section 14-3-370. Times when circuit judges shall sit with Supreme Court. - Whenever, upon the hearing of any cause or question before...

Section 14-3-380. Proceedings when Supreme Court justices and circuit judges sit together; expenses. - A majority of the justices of the Supreme Court and...

Section 14-3-390. Assignment of circuit judges by roster; interchange of circuits among judges. - Between the first and fifteenth days of December in each...

Section 14-3-400. Notice to circuit judges of assignments. - Immediately thereupon the Chief Justice or, in his absence or...

Section 14-3-410. Court of record; public inspection of records. - The Supreme Court shall be a court of record, and...

Section 14-3-420. Costs and disbursements in actions and proceedings brought in original jurisdiction. - In all actions and proceedings brought in the Supreme Court...

Section 14-3-430. Review of intermediate orders. - Upon an appeal under item (3) of Section 14-3-330 the...

Section 14-3-440. Judgment on appeal from order granting new trial; proceedings below. - Upon any appeal from an order granting a new trial...

Section 14-3-450. Effect on proceedings below of appeals regarding injunctions or receivers. - In case of an appeal under item (4) of Section...

Section 14-3-610. Terms; notice of time and place of additional terms. - The Supreme Court shall hold at least nine terms in...

Section 14-3-620. Order and priority of hearing cases. - The court may by general rules prescribe and provide the...

Section 14-3-630. Disposition of appeals not heard. - If the cases on the calendar and set for hearing...

Section 14-3-640. Promulgation of rules and regulations. - The court may establish and promulgate such rules and regulations...

Section 14-3-660. Sheriff shall provide place of hearing; expenses. - If at any term of the Supreme Court proper and...

Section 14-3-670. Places to hold court; adjournment. - The Supreme Court may be held in other buildings than...

Section 14-3-810. Duties of clerk with respect to opinions; fees when published in other than official reports. - The clerk of the Supreme Court shall, upon the rendition...

Section 14-3-820. Appointment of committee to contract for publishing of reports. - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of...

Section 14-3-830. Contents of reports. - The reports of the decisions shall contain at least such...

Section 14-3-840. Distribution of reports. - The Legislative Council shall distribute the copies of the reports...

Section 14-3-940. Establishment of Court Register; manner in which Supreme Court rules become effective. - There shall be established a "Court Register" which shall be...

Section 14-3-950. Submission of rules governing practice and procedure to General Assembly; approval. - All rules and amendments to rules governing practice and procedure...

Chapter 5 - Circuit Courts

Section 14-5-10. Circuit courts are courts of record; public inspection of records. - The circuit courts herein established shall be courts of record,...

Section 14-5-20. Seals of courts of common pleas. - The courts of common pleas shall, at the expense of...

Section 14-5-110. Qualification by circuit judge. - The circuit judges of this State, upon their election, shall...

Section 14-5-120. Salaries of judges. - The circuit judges shall each receive such annual salary as...

Section 14-5-130. Judges shall not absent themselves from State without permission. - No circuit judge shall absent himself from this State without...

Section 14-5-140. Neglect of duty as to holding terms, disobeying order of assignment, and other violations; proceedings. - If any circuit judge shall fail or neglect to hold...

Section 14-5-150. Judges shall notify Chief Justice of inability or disability to hold court. - Each circuit judge, when disabled by sickness or other cause...

Section 14-5-160. Assignment of disengaged circuit judge to fill vacancy. - Whenever any circuit judge, pending his assignment to hold the...

Section 14-5-170. Appointment of special judge to fill vacancy. - In the event there be no other disengaged circuit judge...

Section 14-5-180. Assignment of disengaged circuit judge or appointment of special judge when docket is overcrowded. - Whenever the time fixed for holding any of the courts...

Section 14-5-190. Assignment or appointment when Chief Justice is not available. - Should there be a vacancy in the office of Chief...

Section 14-5-200. Compensation of special judge. - The special judge shall be allowed for his services per...

Section 14-5-210. Clerk shall adjourn court in absence or indisposition of judge. - Whenever it shall so happen that any circuit court in...

Section 14-5-220. Clerk shall notify authorities and jurors of special terms. - When notified of the appointment of a special judge to...

Section 14-5-310. Rules of court. - The circuit courts may make and establish all necessary rules...

Section 14-5-320. Contempt of court. - The circuit court may punish by fine or imprisonment, at...

Section 14-5-330. Oaths and affirmations. - The circuit court may administer all necessary oaths or affirmations....

Section 14-5-340. Appeals from magistrates or municipal courts; notice of hearing. - Circuit judges may hear appeals from magistrates' courts and municipal...

Section 14-5-350. Powers of judges at chambers generally; place of hearing. - All regular and special judges shall have at chambers in...

Section 14-5-360. Powers when temporarily absent from circuit. - Circuit judges may grant orders and decrees in cases arising...

Section 14-5-370. Jurisdiction of judge of adjoining circuit. - In case any judicial circuit is without a resident judge,...

Section 14-5-380. Powers of judge holding court in circuit other than that of residence. - Every judge while holding the circuit court for any circuit...

Section 14-5-390. Jurisdiction of judge within circuit wherein he resides. - Every circuit judge in this State shall at all times...

Section 14-5-400. Jurisdiction of judge presiding at term beginning last Monday in April. - Any judge of the circuit court of this State who...

Section 14-5-410. Transacting general sessions business during common pleas court. - Whenever provision is made for holding the court of common...

Section 14-5-420. Transacting common pleas business during general sessions court. - The court of common pleas shall be open at all...

Section 14-5-430. Adjournment of court of common pleas when general sessions not concluded. - Should the business before the court of general sessions at...

Section 14-5-440. Calling off regular terms of common pleas court. - Regular terms of the court of common pleas fixed by...

Section 14-5-450. Adjournment of circuit courts on account of disease. - The judge of the circuit court shall have power to...

Section 14-5-610. Division of state into sixteen judicial circuits; number of judges to be elected from each circuit; election of additional judges without regard to county or circuit of residence. - (A) The State is divided into sixteen judicial circuits as...

Section 14-5-620. Terms of court in first circuit. - The courts of the first judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-630. Terms of court in second circuit. - The courts of the second judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-640. Terms of court in third circuit. - The courts of the third judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-650. Terms of court in fourth circuit. - The courts of the fourth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-660. Time when pleadings and other papers are returnable in fourth circuit; notice of terms. - All recognizances, pleadings, notices and papers shall be returnable and...

Section 14-5-670. Terms of court in fifth circuit. - The courts of the fifth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-680. Designation of terms in fifth circuit. - The courts held under the provisions of Section 14-5-670 in...

Section 14-5-690. Days for pretrial and nonjury matters in fifth circuit. - The first day of each term of the court of...

Section 14-5-700. Terms of court in sixth circuit. - The courts of the sixth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-710. Terms of court in seventh circuit. - The courts of the seventh judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-720. Continuing general sessions term in seventh circuit. - If the business of the court of general sessions is...

Section 14-5-730. Terms of court in eighth circuit. - The courts of the eighth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-740. Terms of court in ninth circuit. - The courts of the ninth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-750. Terms of court in tenth circuit. - The courts of the tenth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-760. Terms of court in eleventh circuit. - The courts of the eleventh judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-770. Call of calendars in eleventh circuit. - The presiding judge shall call calendars two and three peremptorily...

Section 14-5-780. Terms of court in twelfth circuit. - The courts of the twelfth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-790. Terms of court in thirteenth circuit. - The courts of the thirteenth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-800. Terms of court in fourteenth circuit. - The courts in the fourteenth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-810. Terms of court in fifteenth circuit. - The courts of the fifteenth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-820. Terms of court in sixteenth circuit. - The courts of the sixteenth judicial circuit shall be held...

Section 14-5-910. Special session may be ordered when public interest requires. - Whenever the public interest shall require the holding of a...

Section 14-5-920. Calling of special session by presiding judge; designation of judge to hold court. - Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear to any circuit judge that...

Section 14-5-930. Call of special terms by resident judge; designation of judge to hold court. - The resident judge of each judicial circuit in this State...

Section 14-5-940. Matters which may be considered at special session of general sessions; automatic removal of pending cases not tried. - At any special session of the court of general sessions...

Section 14-5-950. Cause will be tried at special session of common pleas only if previously docketed; exception. - At any special session of the court of common pleas...

Chapter 7 - Juries And Jurors In Circuit Courts

Section 14-7-10. Rules of construction. - The rule of common law that statutes in derogation of...

Section 14-7-20. Words "male" and "men" to include "female" and "women". - Wherever the word "male" or "men" is used in the...

Section 14-7-30. "Clerk" defined. - The word "clerk," as used in this chapter signifies the...

Section 14-7-40. Summoning and empanelling jurors by coroners, clerks, or magistrates not affected. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the power and...

Section 14-7-110. Summoning of jurors by clerk of the court of common pleas. - The clerk of the court of common pleas of each...

Section 14-7-120. Vacancy or disqualification in office of jury commissioner. - If there is a vacancy in the office of the...

Section 14-7-130. Preparation of jury list from electronic file of persons holding valid South Carolina driver's license or identification card. - In September of each year, the Department of Motor Vehicles...

Section 14-7-140. Use of computer for drawing and summoning jurors. - Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the clerk of court...

Section 14-7-150. Preparation of jury box. - The jury box of a county shall contain the same...

Section 14-7-160. Drawing and notification of jurors. - At the time provided by law for the drawing of...

Section 14-7-170. Procedure in event of failure of jury commissioners to prepare list of jurors for ensuing year. - When the jury commissioners in a county in this State...

Section 14-7-180. Custody of jury box and keys. - The clerk of the court shall keep the jury box...

Section 14-7-190. Drawing of petit jurors to serve as jury pool during weeks in which more than one term of court requiring juries are scheduled. - Not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty-five days...

Section 14-7-200. Drawing of petit jurors to serve during week of regular or special term of circuit court. - Not less than fifteen nor more than thirty-five days before...

Section 14-7-210. Discharge of jury prohibited. - Whenever a jury is charged with a case, it must...

Section 14-7-220. Drawings to be open and public; notice. - The drawings must be made openly and publicly in the...

Section 14-7-230. Methods for drawing names of jurors. - The clerk of court must use one of the following...

Section 14-7-240. Selection of jurors by drawing. - All jurors must be selected by drawing ballots from the...

Section 14-7-250. Disposition of names of those who are drawn and serve on a jury pool. - The names of those who are drawn and attend a...

Section 14-7-260. Number of jurors to be drawn and summoned. - Except as otherwise expressly provided, the jury commissioners shall draw...

Section 14-7-270. Preparation of special jury list in certain circumstances. - Whenever the jury list of any county is destroyed by...

Section 14-7-280. Duty of circuit judge in case of irregularities. - When at any time it is determined by the circuit...

Section 14-7-290. Preparation of special list and drawing of special jury in certain circumstances. - Whenever at any term of the circuit court the array...

Section 14-7-300. Supplying deficiency in number of jurors drawn. - Whenever it is necessary to supply any deficiency in the...

Section 14-7-310. Venires for additional jurors. - Nothing contained in this article prevents the clerk of the...

Section 14-7-320. Calling of alternate jurors. - Whenever in the opinion of a presiding judge of a...

Section 14-7-330. Notice of motion to quash panel because of disqualification of jury commissioners. - No motion to quash any panel of petit jurors may...

Section 14-7-340. Procedure to obtain jurors when jury commissioners are disqualified. - If notice is given and the party upon whom it...

Section 14-7-350. Term of extra or special panel. - The extra or special panel may be discharged as soon...

Section 14-7-360. Requirement that persons serve as jurors unless disqualified or excused. - When the name of a person is drawn from the...

Section 14-7-370. Penalty for neglect of duty in drawing and summoning jurors. - When, by neglect of any of the duties required by...

Section 14-7-380. Punishment of jury commissioners guilty of fraud. - If any member of the board of jury commissioners is...

Section 14-7-390. Service of summons for jury duty by first class mail or by alternate method. - The clerk of court of a county may serve a...

Section 14-7-410. Service of summons for jury duty by certified mail; alternate procedure. - The clerk of court of any county may serve a...

Section 14-7-420. Attendance and service in court of common pleas by jurors summoned to attend and serve in court of general sessions. - In cases where the law provides for the opening and...

Section 14-7-430. Exclusiveness of method and procedure described by this article. - The method and procedure described by this article is the...

Section 14-7-810. Enumeration of disqualifications in any court. - In addition to any other provision of law, no person...

Section 14-7-820. Disqualification of county officers and court employees. - No clerk or deputy clerk of the court, constable, sheriff,...

Section 14-7-830. Exclusion from jury service of members of grand jury which found indictment. - No member of the grand jury which has found an...

Section 14-7-840. Exemption from jury service; requirement of direction by court; maintenance of list of persons excused. - No person is exempt from service as a juror in...

Section 14-7-845. Postponement of jury service for students and school employees. - (A) If a student selected for jury service during the...

Section 14-7-850. Frequency of jury service. - No person is liable to be drawn and serve as...

Section 14-7-860. Authority of judge to excuse jurors for good cause; excuse of women with children under age 7, primary caretakers of certain persons, and persons essential to operation of business; punishment for violations. - (A) The presiding judge for cause shown may excuse any...

Section 14-7-870. Procedures applicable to excused jurors. - Whenever a juror is so excused, unless the cause of...

Section 14-7-1010. Ascertainment of qualifications of jurors by presiding judge; maintenance of list of excused or disqualified jurors; transfer of juror to subsequent term by clerk of court. - The presiding judge shall at each term of court ascertain...

Section 14-7-1020. Jurors may be examined by court; if juror is not indifferent, he must be set aside. - The court shall, on motion of either party in the...

Section 14-7-1030. Time for making objections to jurors. - All objections to jurors called to try prosecutions, actions, issues,...

Section 14-7-1040. Juror's liability to pay taxes not cause of challenge. - In indictments and penal actions for the recovery of sum...

Section 14-7-1050. Impaneling jury; in court of common pleas. - In the trial of all actions at law in the...

Section 14-7-1060. Procedures to be employed by clerk to draw jury panel. - If a computer is not used for the drawing of...

Section 14-7-1070. Objections for cause to be made before striking; requirement of additional jury list where disqualifications are discovered after striking. - When the list is prepared by the clerk and presented...

Section 14-7-1080. Effect of jury's delay in rendering verdict. - Should the jury charged with any case be delayed in...

Section 14-7-1090. Impaneling jury in default cases or in cases where right to strike jury has been waived. - In all cases of default when it may be necessary...

Section 14-7-1100. Impaneling jury in criminal case. - In impaneling juries in criminal cases, the jurors must be...

Section 14-7-1110. Peremptory challenges in criminal cases. - Any person who is arraigned for the crime of murder,...

Section 14-7-1120. Challenges and strikes of alternate jurors. - In criminal cases the prosecution is entitled to one and...

Section 14-7-1130. Juror may take affirmation instead of oath. - Any juror in any court of this State may make...

Section 14-7-1140. Effect on verdict of irregularity in venire or drawing of jurors. - No irregularity in any writ of venire facias or in...

Section 14-7-1310. Foreman. - The foreman of each jury, after the jury has been...

Section 14-7-1320. Jury may view place, property, or thing; expenses. - The jury in any case may, at the request of...

Section 14-7-1330. Procedure when jury fails to agree. - When a jury, after due and thorough deliberation upon any...

Section 14-7-1340. Duties and service of alternate jurors. - Such alternate jurors shall sit near the jury panel charged...

Section 14-7-1350. Petit jurors may be held beyond period for which summoned. - All jurors summoned to serve at any term of the...

Section 14-7-1360. Verdict may be set aside on gratuity given to juror by party. - If either party in a case in which a verdict...

Section 14-7-1370. Compensation of jurors in circuit courts. - Jurors serving in the circuit courts of this State shall,...

Section 14-7-1380. Cost of feeding juries paid by county. - Whenever any circuit judge shall order food to be furnished...

Section 14-7-1390. Penalty for nonattendance. - If a person duly drawn and summoned to attend as...

Section 14-7-1510. Six grand jurors to be selected for second year; periodic exemption from further service. - (A) During the last term of the court of general...

Section 14-7-1520. Drawing of juror names; writs of venire facias; issuance and delivery of writs. - Not less than fifteen days before the convening of the...

Section 14-7-1530. Judge to ascertain qualifications of jurors; lists of excused or disqualified jurors; jurors not served writs. - On the first day of the term of court, the...

Section 14-7-1540. Drawing of grand jurors and alternates. - After the grand jury venire has been duly qualified by...

Section 14-7-1550. Authority of grand jury foreman to swear witnesses; procedures to obtain attendance of witnesses. - The foreman of the grand jury or acting foreman in...

Section 14-7-1560. Employment of expert accountants. - Grand juries may, whenever in their judgment it becomes necessary,...

Section 14-7-1600. Short title; State Grand Jury of South Carolina defined. - This article may be cited as the "State Grand Jury...

Section 14-7-1610. Legislative findings and intent; applicability. - (A) It is the intent of the General Assembly to...

Section 14-7-1615. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (A) the phrase "Attorney General...

Section 14-7-1620. State grand jury system established; meeting place; quorum. - There is established a state grand jury system, each state...

Section 14-7-1630. Jurisdiction of juries; notification to impanel juries; powers and duties of impaneling and presiding judges; transfer of incomplete investigations; effective date and notice requirements with respect to orders of judge; appeals. - (A) The jurisdiction of a state grand jury impaneled pursuant...

Section 14-7-1640. Indictment by state grand jury; powers and duties of state grand jury. - A state grand jury may return indictments irrespective of the...

Section 14-7-1650. Duties and obligations of Attorney General; recusal; motion to disqualify. - (A) The Attorney General or his designee shall attend sessions...

Section 14-7-1660. Selection of grand jurors. - (A) In the January following the effective date of this...

Section 14-7-1670. Appointment of foreman and deputy foreman. - The presiding judge shall appoint one of the jurors to...

Section 14-7-1680. Issuance of subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum; contempt for failure to respond. - The clerk of the state grand jury, upon the request...

Section 14-7-1690. Notification of expansion of areas of inquiry. - Once a state grand jury has entered into a term,...

Section 14-7-1700. Record of testimony and other proceedings of grand jury; furnishing of copy to defendant; transcripts, reporter's notes and all other documents to remain in custody and control of Attorney General. - A court reporter shall record, either stenographically or by use...

Section 14-7-1710. Administrating oath or affirmation by foreman. - The foreman shall administer an oath or affirmation in the...

Section 14-7-1720. Proceedings to be secret; juror not to disclose; persons entitled to attend grand jury session; persons attending not to disclose; exceptions; penalties. - (A) State grand jury proceedings are secret, and a state...

Section 14-7-1730. Jurisdiction of presiding judge. - (A) Except for the prosecution of cases arising from indictments...

Section 14-7-1740. Scheduling of activities of state grand jury. - The Attorney General or his designee shall coordinate the scheduling...

Section 14-7-1750. Indictment by state grand jury; sealed indictment. - In order to return a "true bill" of indictment, twelve...

Section 14-7-1760. Evidence given or information derived from evidence not to be received against witness in criminal prosecution; waiver of immunity; perjury. - If any person asks to be excused from testifying before...

Section 14-7-1770. Sealing of records, orders, and subpoenas. - Records, orders, and subpoenas relating to state grand jury proceedings...

Section 14-7-1780. Availability of space for grand jury; State Law Enforcement Division to provide services; cost of state grand juries. - The Attorney General shall make available suitable space for state...

Section 14-7-1790. Employment of experts by state grand jury. - A state grand jury, whenever it considers necessary, may employ...

Section 14-7-1800. Rules for operation of state grand jury system. - The Supreme Court may promulgate rules as are necessary for...

Section 14-7-1810. Severability clause. - If any part of this article is declared invalid, unenforceable,...

Section 14-7-1820. Application of article. - This article applies to offenses committed both before and after...

Section 14-7-1910. Six month terms with possible additional term; drawing of member names; maximum terms. - (A) Grand jurors shall serve terms of six months and...

Section 14-7-1920. Impanelment of grand jurors; issuance and delivery of writs of venire facias. - Not less than fifteen days before the convening of the...

Section 14-7-1930. Judge to ascertain juror qualifications; lists of excused or disqualified jurors; jurors not served with writs. - On the first day of the term of court on...

Section 14-7-1940. Drawing of grand juror and alternate names; discharge of remaining jury venire. - After the grand jury venire has been duly qualified by...

Section 14-7-1950. Application of other law relating to grand juries and jurors. - Except for the alternative method of selecting and impaneling grand...

Section 14-7-1960. Election of alternate provisions by county ordinance. - A county governing body, by ordinance, may elect to use...

Section 14-7-1970. Periodic exemption of jurors from subsequent duty. - A person completing service as a grand juror under the...

Chapter 8 - Court Of Appeals

Section 14-8-10. Court of Appeals created; number of judges. - There is hereby created the Court of Appeals (the Court),...

Section 14-8-20. Election of members of the court; terms of office. - (a) The members of the Court shall be elected by...

Section 14-8-30. Qualifications for office. - No person shall be eligible for the office of Chief...

Section 14-8-40. Oath of office. - The judges of the Court shall qualify within twelve months...

Section 14-8-50. Salary; prohibition on holding other offices. - The Chief Judge and the associate judges shall receive such...

Section 14-8-60. Vacancies. - All vacancies in the Court shall be filled in the...

Section 14-8-70. Presiding in certain cases prohibited. - In addition to the prohibitions of Section 14-1-130, no judge...

Section 14-8-80. Court to sit in panels or as a whole; administration by Chief Justice; assignment of members to panels; distribution of cases; quorum; concurrence required for reversals. - (a) The Court shall sit in three panels of three...

Section 14-8-90. When the Court may sit en banc. - (a) The Court may sit en banc to hear cases...

Section 14-8-100. Reporting of opinions and decisions by Supreme Court reporter; appointment of assistant reporter. - The Supreme Court reporter shall report the opinions and decisions...

Section 14-8-110. Duties of Clerk of Supreme Court; appointment of clerk of Court of Appeals to aid clerk of Supreme Court. - The Clerk of the Supreme Court, in a manner prescribed...

Section 14-8-120. Editing, publishing, and distributing of opinions and decisions. - Editing, publishing, and distributing of the opinions and decisions of...

Section 14-8-130. Sheriff to serve and execute order or process. - The Court of Appeals may require the sheriff of each...

Section 14-8-200. Jurisdiction of Court; limitations. - (a) Except as limited by subsection (b) and Section 14-8-260,...

Section 14-8-210. Review by Supreme Court. - (a) The decisions of a panel of the court and...

Section 14-8-220. Power of Court and judges to administer oaths and writs; appeal. - The Court and each of the judges thereof shall have...

Section 14-8-230. Rules governing administration. - The Supreme Court shall promulgate rules governing the administration of...

Section 14-8-240. Records. - The Court shall be a court of record, and the...

Section 14-8-250. Points necessary to decision of appeal and fairly arising upon record, with reason for Court's decision, to be preserved in writing. - In every decision rendered by the Court, every point distinctly...

Section 14-8-260. Notice of intent to appeal; determination of cases assigned to Court of Appeals. - In all cases within the jurisdiction of the court as...

Section 14-8-270. Appeal from interlocutory orders involving injunctions. - In case of an appeal from an interlocutory order or...

Section 14-8-280. Certification of issues of fact to lower courts; appointment of referees. - Whenever in the course of any action or proceeding in...

Section 14-8-290. Powers of judge at chambers. - Each of the judges of the Court shall have the...

Section 14-8-400. Terms of Court; order of docketing. - Subject to the supervision of the Chief Justice of the...

Section 14-8-410. Where Court may sit. - The Court shall sit and maintain its principal offices in...

Section 14-8-420. Cases not heard in period allotted. - If the case on the calendar and set for hearing...

Section 14-8-430. Supreme Court to promulgate rules. - Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 14-3-940 and 14-3-950, the...

Section 14-8-450. Court not limited to places designated by law for holding court. - The Court may be held in other buildings than those...

Section 14-8-500. Publication and distribution of opinions and decisions. - Editing, publishing and distribution of the opinions and decisions of...

Section 14-8-550. Court of Appeals to be part of unified judicial system. - The Court herein established shall be a part of the...

Chapter 9 - County Courts

Section 14-9-10. Petition and order for election upon question of establishing county court. - Whenever one third of the qualified registered electors of any...

Section 14-9-20. Form of question to be submitted. - At any such election the question of the establishment of...

Section 14-9-30. Court established on a majority vote. - In the event a majority of the qualified electors voting...

Section 14-9-40. Only one election permitted within four-year period. - An election on said question shall not be had in...

Section 14-9-50. Election of county judge; term; oath; commission. - At the next ensuing general election after a majority of...

Section 14-9-60. Appointment of county solicitor; term. - Upon the establishment of any such county court the Governor,...

Section 14-9-70. Appointment of stenographer; duties. - The county judge in each of the counties wherein a...

Section 14-9-80. Clerk of circuit court is ex officio clerk of county court; duties; compensation. - The clerk of the circuit court shall be ex officio...

Section 14-9-90. Duties and compensation of sheriff. - The sheriff of the county shall attend upon all sessions...

Section 14-9-100. Appointment and duties of bailiffs. - The presiding judge of the county court may appoint a...

Section 14-9-110. Court of record; presumptions favoring jurisdiction and validity of judgments. - The county court shall be a court of record and...

Section 14-9-120. Jurisdiction of county court. - Any such county court shall have jurisdiction to try and...

Section 14-9-130. Jurisdiction and powers of judge. - As to all cases and special proceedings within the jurisdiction...

Section 14-9-140. Terms. - The county court shall hold its first term on the...

Section 14-9-150. Laws which apply generally to circuit courts also apply to county courts. - All general laws and statutory provisions applying generally to the...

Section 14-9-160. Forms of pleading and practice. - The same form of pleading and the same rules of...

Section 14-9-170. Grand jury. - The grand jury as drawn in accordance with law for...

Section 14-9-180. Petit jury; members; trial without a jury. - When a jury is required by law in the trial...

Section 14-9-190. Board of jury commissioners; procedures for selecting jurors; attendance; excuse or discharge. - The board of jury commissioners as constituted by law in...

Section 14-9-200. Right to challenge jurors in criminal cases. - In the selection of a jury for the trial of...

Section 14-9-210. Indictments for county court cases by grand jury of court of general sessions. - The county solicitor shall prepare and, through the presiding judge...

Section 14-9-220. Duties of county solicitor. - The county solicitor shall represent the State in all cases...

Section 14-9-230. Solicitor shall decide forum in cases of concurrent jurisdiction. - The circuit solicitor may direct what cases may be tried...

Section 14-9-240. Judge and solicitor prohibited from practicing law in certain causes; violations. - The county judge and county solicitor shall not practice as...

Section 14-9-250. Compensation of jurors and witnesses. - Grand and petit jurors in attendance upon the sessions of...

Section 14-9-260. Counties excepted. - The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the...

Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees

Section 14-11-10. Establishment of master-in-equity court. - As a part of the unified judicial system, there is...

Section 14-11-15. Equity courts. - The equity court is considered a division of the circuit...

Section 14-11-20. Appointment of master-in-equity; term. - Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-19-110, masters-in-equity must be...

Section 14-11-30. Compensation of master-in-equity. - The governing body of the county or counties in which...

Section 14-11-40. Accounting for fees and costs received. - All fees and costs received and recovered by any master-in-equity...

Section 14-11-50. Vacancies. - All vacancies in the office of master from death, resignation,...

Section 14-11-60. Appointment of special referee. - In case of a vacancy in the office of master-in-equity...

Section 14-11-70. Limitation on practice of law. - No person while he holds the office of full time...

Section 14-11-80. General duties. - The master shall make all such sales as the circumstances...

Section 14-11-85. Appeal from final judgment of master-in-equity. - When some or all of the causes of action in...

Section 14-11-100. Authority to administer oaths, and to take testimony, depositions, renunciations of dower, affidavits, and other instruments; fees. - The masters in this State, while in office, may administer...

Section 14-11-110. Master shall take testimony on application of party; procedure. - The master shall, upon the application of either party to...

Section 14-11-120. Admission of deposition in evidence. - The deposition so taken may be read in evidence at...

Section 14-11-130. Power to compel attendance of witnesses and to punish for contempt. - The master may compel the attendance of witnesses before him...

Section 14-11-150. Master may sell lands in another county. - Whenever the court of common pleas in any county shall...

Section 14-11-160. Master may sell real estate in any county under order by consent. - Whenever real estate is adjudged to be sold by a...

Section 14-11-170. Deposit of funds. - The master shall deposit all funds in his hands in...

Section 14-11-190. Books of office. - The master shall keep a reference book in which he...

Section 14-11-310. Masters-in-equity to collect certain fees. - Masters-in-equity shall collect the following fees which must be deposited...

Chapter 13 - Court Reporting

Section 14-13-10. System of court reporting shall be standardized; records shall be retained permanently. - The system of court reporting of the circuit courts of...

Section 14-13-20. Official reporter shall be responsible for maintaining records; proceeding may be recorded on discs or belts, or by direct electronic recordings. - The official reporter of each judicial circuit or county court...

Section 14-13-30. Requisition and purchase of equipment. - The equipment shall be purchased through the State purchasing agency...

Section 14-13-40. Court reporters shall file certificates of compliance with chapter. - Each reporter shall file with the resident judge of his...

Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs

Section 14-15-10. Appointment, term, and removal of court stenographer. - There shall be at least one court stenographer for each...

Section 14-15-15. Court reporters employed by Judicial Department subject to removal by Department or judge only for just cause; filling vacancies. - Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, all court...

Section 14-15-20. Assistant court stenographers may be appointed for certain judicial circuits; use as substitutes in other circuits. - In all judicial circuits of the State which have a...

Section 14-15-30. Duties of stenographers. - Every stenographer so appointed, under the direction of the presiding...

Section 14-15-40. Fees of stenographers. - The Court Stenographers shall, in addition to their salaries, receive...

Section 14-15-50. Rules for stenographers in the seventh circuit. - The resident circuit judge of the seventh judicial circuit may...

Section 14-15-60. Appointment and compensation of special stenographers. - The circuit judges of this State may appoint a special...

Section 14-15-70. Stenographer for special term of court. - The presiding judge at any special term of the circuit...

Section 14-15-80. Compensation of stenographer appointed for special term of court. - The stenographer appointed under the provision of Section 14-15-70 shall...

Section 14-15-210. Bailiffs; appointment, number and removal. - The sheriffs of the respective counties in this State shall...

Chapter 17 - Clerks Of Courts

Section 14-17-10. Election for clerk of court of common pleas. - There shall be an election for clerk of the court...

Section 14-17-20. Clerk of court of common pleas to be clerk of all courts of record. - The clerk of the court of common pleas elected in...

Section 14-17-30. Vacancies; when probate judge shall act. - In the event of any vacancy in the office of...

Section 14-17-40. Bond. - Before receiving their commissions the several clerks shall enter into...

Section 14-17-50. Official oaths; commission shall be read and entered in journal. - The clerk before entering on the duties of his office...

Section 14-17-60. Deputy. - The clerk may appoint a deputy or deputies to be...

Section 14-17-70. Procurement of seal and blank books. - Each clerk's office shall be furnished with a seal of...

Section 14-17-210. Clerk shall have charge of courthouse; penalty for keeping courthouse open at night. - Every clerk shall have charge of the courthouse within his...

Section 14-17-220. Clerk shall keep constant attendance at office and discharge all duties. - Every clerk shall, except on public holidays, give constant attendance,...

Section 14-17-230. Clerks may act as attorneys and solicitors in other counties. - Clerks may act as attorneys and solicitors in all the...

Section 14-17-240. Clerk shall not act as sheriff or deputy sheriff. - Clerks shall not act as sheriffs or deputy sheriffs, except...

Section 14-17-250. General powers of clerks; proceedings under orders to be filed. - Clerks may administer oaths and take depositions, affidavits and renunciations...

Section 14-17-260. Clerk shall issue all processes and sign all judgments. - The clerk shall (a) issue every execution, bench warrant or...

Section 14-17-270. Clerk shall witness and approve security for costs; form of undertaking. - Whenever security for costs may be ordered to be given...

Section 14-17-280. Clerk shall permit entry of satisfaction of judgments and mortgages. - The clerk or the register of deeds, as the case...

Section 14-17-290. Clerk shall enter renewals and satisfactions of executions. - Whenever any execution shall be returned for renewal or as...

Section 14-17-300. Clerk shall execute laws respecting jurors. - The clerk shall diligently and uprightly put in execution the...

Section 14-17-310. Clerk shall make out roll of jurors and constables in attendance; certificates. - Immediately after the adjournment of any court of common pleas...

Section 14-17-325. Clerk shall report disposition of each case in Court of General Sessions. - (A) Every clerk of court shall report the disposition of...

Section 14-17-330. Clerk shall keep record of all persons elected to office. - Each of the clerks of courts of the various counties...

Section 14-17-340. Clerk shall administer oaths to magistrates and transmit list of magistrates' names to Secretary of State. - The clerk shall administer the oaths of office required to...

Section 14-17-350. Clerk shall administer oath of office to constables; failure of constable to appear. - The clerk shall administer the oaths of office required by...

Section 14-17-360. Clerk shall furnish official certificates to certain officers. - When any sheriff, coroner, magistrate or constable shall be required...

Section 14-17-370. Clerk shall furnish certificates of liens on property of certain sureties. - The clerk shall furnish, free of charge, to the governing...

Section 14-17-510. Record of court proceedings; filing papers; preservation of papers and property. - The clerk shall make a full, fair and correct entry...

Section 14-17-520. Procurement of filing cases. - The office of every clerk shall be furnished with suitable...

Section 14-17-530. Filing and endorsement of papers. - The original papers of record in each cause wherein judgment...

Section 14-17-540. Books, calendars and records to be kept by clerks. - The books to be used by the several clerks, which...

Section 14-17-550. Entries on and preservation of calendars. - No cause shall be entered on the calendar except by...

Section 14-17-560. Size of books required to be kept. - The books mentioned in Section 14-17-540 shall be of the...

Section 14-17-570. Books and records shall remain in clerk's office; inspection; copies. - The clerk shall not in any case permit either the...

Section 14-17-580. Clerk is responsible for books, papers, and other property; transfer to successor. - Every clerk shall be held responsible for the books, papers...

Section 14-17-590. Receipt for books, papers, and furniture of office. - Before surrendering such books, papers and furniture, the clerk so...

Section 14-17-595. Clerks of court may maintain records on computers; paper or microfilm records required in certain instances. - Notwithstanding the provisions of this article or any other provision...

Section 14-17-600. Judges shall require clerks to comply with Sections 14-17-540 and 14-17-550. - The circuit judge shall require the clerks of court to...

Section 14-17-710. Accounts against county for fees in State cases. - In all cases the clerk shall render his account against...

Section 14-17-720. Disposition of certain fines, penalties, and taxes. - All fines and penalties imposed and collected by the circuit...

Section 14-17-725. Collection cost imposed on installment payments of fines or restitution. - Where criminal fines, assessments, or restitution payments are paid through...

Section 14-17-730. Penalty for not paying over funds, fines, and forfeitures; penalty for failure to give notice to county. - If any clerk fail to pay over fines and forfeitures...

Section 14-17-740. Annual accounts of fines and forfeitures; suit to recover upon failure to account. - The clerk shall return to the governing body of the...

Section 14-17-750. Clerk shall report all moneys collected; penalty for failure to report. - Every clerk of the court is required, on the first...

Section 14-17-760. Clerk shall account for moneys at each session of common pleas. - At each stated session of the court of common pleas...

Chapter 23 - Probate Courts

Section 14-23-30. Election and term of judges. - The judges of the probate court shall be elected by...

Section 14-23-40. Bond and oaths. - Judges of probate before receiving their commission shall take the...

Section 14-23-50. Filling of vacancies. - Vacancies for unexpired terms in the offices of judge of...

Section 14-23-60. Clerk of court shall act until vacancy filled. - In case of any such vacancy the clerk of the...

Section 14-23-210. Appointment of times and places for holding courts; notice to interested parties. - Except as provided in Section 14-23-10 the probate court in...

Section 14-23-220. Court open at all times for certain business. - The probate court shall be deemed open at all times...

Section 14-23-230. Adjournment of court. - A probate court may be adjourned as occasion may require....

Section 14-23-250. Jurisdiction once acquired is exclusive. - When any probate court shall have first taken cognizance of...

Section 14-23-260. Jurisdiction shall not be collaterally impeached. - The jurisdiction assumed by any probate court in any case,...

Section 14-23-280. Commencement of proceedings; procedure. - Proceedings in the court of probate may be commenced by...

Section 14-23-290. Court may issue warrants and processes. - Probate courts may issue all warrants and processes, in conformity...

Section 14-23-300. Judge may administer oaths, and take depositions, affidavits, and other instruments; fees. - The judge of probate, while in office, may administer oaths...

Section 14-23-310. Judge may punish for contempt. - The judge may keep order in court and punish any...

Section 14-23-320. Power to commit to jail for refusal or neglect to perform order, sentence, or decree of court. - If any person shall refuse or neglect to perform any...

Section 14-23-330. Taking and use of deposition. - When a witness whose testimony is necessary to be used...

Section 14-23-340. Guardianship proceedings to be held in court of county where guardian was appointed. - All proceedings in relation to the property or estate of...

Section 14-23-360. Enrollment of order or decree for payment of money. - Any party in whose favor an order or decree for...

Section 14-23-370. Order or decree as a lien or a judgment. - No order or decree of any court of probate for...

Section 14-23-380. Effect of enrollment on appeal; execution of order or decree after notice of appeal; when enrollment must be amended or vacated. - Such enrollment of any order or decree for the payment...

Section 14-23-390. Index of enrolled money decrees. - Every judge of probate shall provide and keep in his...

Section 14-23-400. Judges may issue executions. - Judges of the probate court may issue executions against property,...

Section 14-23-410. Prerequisites to issuance of executions. - No execution shall be issued by any judge of probate...

Section 14-23-420. Recording satisfaction of execution. - When any such execution has been duly returned satisfied to...

Section 14-23-430. Form of warrant or process. - When no form of warrant or process is prescribed by...

Section 14-23-440. Sheriff or constable shall execute orders or process. - Any sheriff or constable in this State shall execute the...

Section 14-23-620. Judge shall make search and furnish copies of records; certification; fees. - The judge of probate, when applied to, shall search for...

Section 14-23-660. Manner of filing papers; index. - In filing papers in the judge of probate's office the...

Section 14-23-670. Clerk shall file account of money remaining in court. - At each stated session of the probate court the clerk...

Section 14-23-680. Judge responsible for books, papers, and property of office; transfer to successor; violations. - Every judge of probate shall be responsible for the books...

Section 14-23-690. Successor to issue receipt for books, papers, and property of retiring judge. - Before surrendering such books, papers and furniture the retiring judge...

Section 14-23-700. Liability of retiring judge or representative for failure to account; appropriation of damages. - Every judge of probate retiring from office, or his representatives,...

Section 14-23-710. Authority to make investments and loans; interest notes. - Any judge of probate may invest in, or lend money...

Section 14-23-1010. Establishment. - There is established in each of the counties of this...

Section 14-23-1020. Election and term of judges; filling of vacancies. - There shall be a judge of probate for each probate...

Section 14-23-1030. Associate judges. - In addition to the judge of probate, there shall be...

Section 14-23-1040. Only qualified county electors eligible to office of judge or associate judge. - No person is eligible to hold the office of judge...

Section 14-23-1050. Bond. - Each judge of probate and associate probate judge shall, before...

Section 14-23-1070. Appointment of deputies; powers. - Each judge of probate may from time to time appoint...

Section 14-23-1080. Judges shall not sit in certain cases. - No judge or associate judge shall sit in any case...

Section 14-23-1090. Appointment and removal of clerk. - The judge of probate may appoint a clerk and may...

Section 14-23-1100. Duties of clerk. - The clerk shall keep a true and fair record of...

Section 14-23-1110. Practice of law by judges or associate judges. - No judge or associate judge of probate shall act as...

Section 14-23-1120. Court of record; seal. - The court of probate shall be a court of record...

Section 14-23-1130. Books, office equipment, office space, support personnel; index books. - The governing body of each county shall provide and the...

Section 14-23-1140. Rules and regulations governing practice, procedure, and conduct of business. - The Supreme Court shall have the power by rule to...

Section 14-23-1150. Jurisdiction of judges. - Every judge of probate, in his county, shall have jurisdiction:...

Chapter 25 - Municipal Courts

Section 14-25-5. Establishment of municipal courts by ordinance; facilities for courts; use of magistrates court by municipality. - (a) The council of each municipality in this State may,...

Section 14-25-15. Appointment of municipal judge; training program, certification examination and continuing education requirements. - (A) Each municipal judge must be appointed by the council...

Section 14-25-25. Eligibility for judgeship; vacancy in office and temporary absence. - A municipal judge shall not be required to be a...

Section 14-25-35. Appointment and duties of clerk of court. - The municipal clerk or other municipal employee may be appointed...

Section 14-25-45. Powers, duties, and jurisdiction of municipal courts. - Each municipal court shall have jurisdiction to try all cases...

Section 14-25-55. Powers and duties of chief of police and police officers. - The chief of police of the municipality for which a...

Section 14-25-65. Maximum penalties that court may impose; restitution; contempt. - (A) If a municipal judge finds a party guilty of...

Section 14-25-75. Judge may suspend sentences. - Any municipal judge may suspend sentences imposed by him upon...

Section 14-25-85. Disposition of fines and penalties. - All fines and penalties collected by the municipal court shall...

Section 14-25-95. Appeals to Court of Common Pleas; procedures and time limits. - Any party shall have the right to appeal from the...

Section 14-25-105. Municipal judge to make return to Court of Common Pleas in event of appeal; no appeal de novo. - In the event of an appeal, the municipal judge shall...

Section 14-25-115. Appointment of ministerial recorder; powers and duties. - The council of a municipality may establish the office of...

Section 14-25-125. Demand for jury trial; composition of jury. - A person to be tried in a municipal court, prior...

Section 14-25-130. Preparation of jury list from electronic file of persons holding valid South Carolina driver's license or identification card. - In September of each year, the Department of Motor Vehicles...

Section 14-25-135. Jury commissioners. - The council shall appoint not less than three nor more...

Section 14-25-145. Commissioners to prepare jury box. - The jury commissioners shall, within the first thirty days of...

Section 14-25-155. Composition of jury list. - (A) The jury list of the municipality must be composed...

Section 14-25-165. Drawing and composing juries; single trials; trial terms; peremptory challenges. - (a)(1) The drawing and composing of juries for single trials...

Section 14-25-170. Drawing and summoning jurors by computer. - In lieu of the manner required by this chapter, jurors...

Section 14-25-175. Disposition of names drawn. - Upon the adjournment of the court, the clerk having the...

Section 14-25-180. Essential service to business excuse. - Upon furnishing an affidavit to the clerk of court requesting...

Section 14-25-185. Failure of juror to appear. - Any juror who, being duly summoned, shall neglect or refuse...

Section 14-25-195. Right to record proceedings. - Any party shall have the right to have the testimony...

Section 14-25-205. Consolidated political subdivisions. - In the event a consolidated political subdivision is created under...

Section 14-25-250. Municipal judges shall report disposition of each criminal case. - (A) Each municipal judge shall report the disposition of each...

Section 14-25-810. Authority of recorders to suspend sentences. - The recorders of the cities in this State having a...

Chapter 27 - Judicial Council

Section 14-27-10. Creation of Judicial Council. - There is hereby created a Judicial Council, to be known...

Section 14-27-20. Composition. - The Judicial Council is composed of the following: (1) the...

Section 14-27-30. Chief Justice shall appoint certain members; other shall serve ex officio. - (A) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint...

Section 14-27-40. Terms. - Members of the Judicial Council serve for the following terms:...

Section 14-27-50. Vacancies. - When a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the...

Section 14-27-60. Authorization for per diem, subsistence, and mileage. - Members of the council shall receive for each meeting attended...

Section 14-27-70. Duties. - The Judicial Council shall have the following duties: (1) To...

Section 14-27-80. Duties of certain members performed as part of the duties of their offices. - The duties performed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme...

Section 14-27-90. Certain officials shall make reports. - The judges and clerks of the courts of the State,...

Section 14-27-100. Receipt and expenditure of funds. - The Council may receive and expend funds received as grants,...

Chapter 29 - Veterans Treatment Court Program

Section 14-29-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Veterans Treatment Court...

Section 14-29-20. Purpose of chapter. - The General Assembly recognizes the success of various other states'...

Section 14-29-30. Veterans treatment court programs may be established. - Each circuit solicitor may establish a veterans treatment court program....

Chapter 31 - Mental Health Court Program

Section 14-31-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Mental Health Court...

Section 14-31-20. Purpose of chapter. - The purpose of this chapter is to divert qualifying mentally...

Section 14-31-30. Definitions. - The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: (1) "Pre-adjudicatory...

Section 14-31-40. Mental health court program established; appointment of mental health judges; civil liability protection and immunities. - (A)(1)(a) Except as provided in item (2), each circuit solicitor...

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