South Carolina § 14-7-140 - Use of computer for drawing and summoning jurors.
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§ 14-7-140. Use of computer for drawing and summoning jurors.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the clerk of court or deputy clerk of court of a county, when drawing and summoning jurors for the court of common pleas, general sessions, or the grand jury, may utilize a computer for this purpose at the discretion of the governing body of the county. Computer software employed for the purpose of drawing and summoning jurors must be designed so as to ensure a random selection of jurors from the population available for jury service. The computerized drawing and summoning of jurors must take place in the office of the clerk of court as a public event to ensure the absolute integrity of the random selection process. The Supreme Court shall direct by order the appropriate procedures required to implement the provisions of this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-52; 1952 Code SECTION 38-52; 1942 Code SECTION 608; 1932 Code SECTION 608; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 548; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4017; 1902 (23) 1066; 1915 (29) 76; 1933 (38) 446; 1939 (41) 27, 332, 543; 1941 (42) 70; 1967 (55) 895; 1974 (58) 2283; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1, eff March 10, 1986; 1988 Act No. 299, eff February 2, 1988; 2006 Act No. 224, SECTION 1, eff February 3, 2006; 2012 Act No. 200, SECTION 2, eff June 7, 2012.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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