South Carolina § 14-7-160 - Drawing and notification of jurors.
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§ 14-7-160. Drawing and notification of jurors.
At the time provided by law for the drawing of jurors, the jury commissioners shall randomly withdraw from the jury box one capsule or container for each juror required by law to be drawn. The jury commissioners shall then open each capsule or container drawn and ascertain the number contained therein. The names of the jurors drawn must be taken from the jury list by the numbers thereon corresponding to the numbers drawn from the capsules or containers. The jury commissioners may not excuse or disqualify any juror selected. Immediately after the jurors are drawn, the clerk of court shall issue his writ and process as now required by law for the jurors whose numbers were drawn. Any juror drawn for a term of court must be notified of the time and place he is to appear for jury duty at least fifteen days before he is to appear and serve as a juror. If the trial judge determines that additional jurors are immediately necessary for the conduct of the court he may waive the fifteen-day notice.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-95; 1972 (57) 2305; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-650; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1, eff March 10, 1986.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws: Former SECTION14-7-160 was titled Names from jury list shall be placed in jury box, and had the following history: 1962 Code SECTION 38-55; 1952 Code SECTION 38-55; 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; omitted by 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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