South Carolina Code — 22
Browse 169 sections in division 22 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 22-1-10. Appointment; term and territorial jurisdiction; training, certification, or recertification requirements.
- § 22-1-15. Magistrates presently serving.
- § 22-1-16. Trial observation requirement for new magistrates who are not attorneys.
- § 22-1-17. Continuing education.
- § 22-1-19. Advisory council on magistrate eligibility, certification examination, and continuing education; membership.
- § 22-1-20. Oath.
- § 22-1-25. Mandatory retirement age.
- § 22-1-30. Suspension, removal, or non-reappointment.
- § 22-1-40. Appearance as attorney in case once before magistrate.
- § 22-1-50. Administering oaths; taking renunciations of dower.
- § 22-1-60. Issuance of receipts for moneys collected.
- § 22-1-70. Disposition of fines and penalties imposed and collected in criminal cases.
- § 22-1-80. Books required, disposition in case of death or resignation.
- § 22-1-90. Monthly reports of moneys collected; treasurer's record.
- § 22-1-100. Monthly report of criminal cases in counties with cities of 50,000 and over.
- § 22-1-110. Dockets submitted to governing bodies of counties.
- § 22-1-120. Exhibit of original papers required with bills of costs.
- § 22-1-130. Records of books delivered to magistrates by court clerks.
- § 22-1-140. Books returned by magistrate to court clerk at expiration of term.
- § 22-1-150. Bond requirements.
- § 22-1-160. Bond requirements for employees.
- § 22-1-170. Attorney's fees awards.
- § 22-1-200. Disposition of each criminal case; reporting requirements.
- § 22-2-5. Eligibility examinations for magistrates.
- § 22-2-10. Screening committee to assist in selection of magistrates.
- § 22-2-15. Special election for nonpartisan preferential selection of magistrate.
- § 22-2-20. Establishment of jury areas for juries serving courts of magistrates.
- § 22-2-30. Assistance in establishing jury areas; legislative adoption of jury areas.
- § 22-2-40. Number and location of magistrates in county; ministerial magistrates.
- § 22-2-50. Preparation of jury lists.
- § 22-2-60. Preparation and custody of jury box.
- § 22-2-70. Jury trials following improper preparation of jury box.
- § 22-2-80. Selection of jury list.
- § 22-2-85. Postponement of jury service for students.
- § 22-2-90. Selection of jury list in court which schedules terms for jury trials.
- § 22-2-100. Primary and alternate jurors; peremptory challenges.
- § 22-2-110. Peremptory challenges.
- § 22-2-120. Additional jurors at time of trial.
- § 22-2-130. Failure of summoned juror to appear; frequency of jury service.
- § 22-2-135. Essential service to business excuse.
- § 22-2-140. Transfer of names between compartments of jury box.
- § 22-2-150. Persons entitled to trial by jury.
- § 22-2-160. Compensation and mileage for service on coroner's and magistrate's juries.
- § 22-2-170. Criminal cases trial in jury area where offense was committed; waiver by defendant.
- § 22-2-190. County jury areas.
- § 22-2-195. Authorization to draw magistrates' jurors by computer.
- § 22-2-200. Accommodations tax revenue; number of magistrates.
- § 22-2-210. Increase in number of magistrates under certain conditions.
- § 22-3-10. Concurrent civil jurisdiction.
- § 22-3-20. Civil actions when magistrate has no jurisdiction.
- § 22-3-25. Interpleader actions.
- § 22-3-30. Counterclaim, transfer to court of common pleas.
- § 22-3-300. Filing and docketing judgments.
- § 22-3-310. Judgments; executions; effect of appeal.
- § 22-3-320. Execution when judgment docketed.
- § 22-3-330. Courtesy summons.
- § 22-3-340. Assessments on filings.
- § 22-3-510. Criminal jurisdiction abolished in counties where county courts established.
- § 22-3-520. Jurisdiction limited to county.
- § 22-3-530. Trial in district where offense committed.
- § 22-3-540. Exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction.
- § 22-3-545. Transfer of certain criminal cases from general sessions court.
- § 22-3-546. Criminal domestic violence offenses; first offense; program to prosecute.
- § 22-3-550. Minor offenses; jurisdiction; restitution; contempt; maximum consecutive sentences.
- § 22-3-560. Breach of peace.
- § 22-3-570. Larceny; jurisdiction.
- § 22-3-580. Receiving stolen goods.
- § 22-3-590. Obtaining property under false pretenses.
- § 22-3-710. Proceedings commenced on information.
- § 22-3-720. Amendment of information.
- § 22-3-730. Proceedings are summary.
- § 22-3-740. Multiple offenses, one act.
- § 22-3-750. Procedure against corporations for violating criminal laws.
- § 22-3-760. Trial of corporation.
- § 22-3-790. Recording and acknowledgement of testimony by witnesses.
- § 22-3-800. Suspension of imposition or execution of sentence in certain cases.
- § 22-3-910. Jurisdiction when magistrate becomes incapacitated.
- § 22-3-920. Change of venue.
- § 22-3-930. Attendance of witnesses; testimony.
- § 22-3-940. Testimony of well-being.
- § 22-3-950. Contempt of court.
- § 22-3-990. New trials.
- § 22-3-1000. Motion for new trial; appeal; exception.
- § 22-3-1010. Itemized costs.
- § 22-3-1110. Questionable title; defendant's answer.
- § 22-3-1120. Title to real property; written undertaking by defendant.
- § 22-3-1130. Action discontinued upon delivery of undertaking; costs.
- § 22-3-1140. Procedure if undertaking not delivered.
- § 22-3-1150. Plaintiff, issue with title.
- § 22-3-1160. Title, questionable, causes of action.
- § 22-3-1170. Answer and undertaking, discontinuance, new action.
- § 22-3-1180. Circuit court, costs.
- § 22-3-1310. Property, claim and delivery action.
- § 22-3-1320. Claim and delivery action, plaintiff affidavit.
- § 22-3-1330. Claim and delivery, plaintiff's action, summons notice and seizure of property.
- § 22-3-1340. Sureties in bond or undertaking, defendant's exception.
- § 22-3-1350. Preseizure hearing; claim for immediate possession; action tried as others.
- § 22-3-1360. Notice and opportunity for preseizure hearing required; waiver.
- § 22-3-1370. Order restraining defendant from damaging, concealing or removing property.
- § 22-3-1380. Determination upon affidavit showing danger of destruction or concealment.
- § 22-3-1390. Service of copy of affidavit of waiver or probability of damage or concealment.
- § 22-3-1400. Procedure when defendant cannot be found.
- § 22-3-1410. Service of copy of affidavit, summons and notice; taking of property by constable.
- § 22-3-1420. Taking property concealed in building or enclosure.
- § 22-3-1430. Care of property taken by constable.
- § 22-3-1440. Return of property to defendant.
- § 22-3-1450. Claim to taken property by third person.
- § 22-3-1460. Judgment in actions for claim and delivery.
- § 22-3-1470. Execution on judgment.
- § 22-3-1480. Judgment when property not delivered to plaintiff or when defendant claims return.
- § 22-5-10. Warrant to break open doors of gambling rooms.
- § 22-5-110. Arrest, examination, and commitment or punishment; warrant; courtesy summons.
- § 22-5-115. Summons to appear; issuance; design and contents of form; tracking.
- § 22-5-130. Magistrate as prosecutor.
- § 22-5-140. Arrests by magistrates to preserve the peace.
- § 22-5-150. Arrest of persons threatening breach of peace; trial or binding over.
- § 22-5-160. Appointment of special officer.
- § 22-5-170. Duty of special officer appointed by magistrate.
- § 22-5-180. Swearer of warrant precluded from serving it.
- § 22-5-190. Endorsement and execution of warrants issued in other counties or by municipal authorities.
- § 22-5-200. Disposition of persons arrested by deputy sheriffs without warrants.
- § 22-5-210. Copy of arrest warrant to arrested person.
- § 22-5-310. Sitting as examining court in matters beyond magistrates' jurisdiction.
- § 22-5-320. Defendant's demand for preliminary investigation; appearance by attorney.
- § 22-5-330. Request for preliminary investigation when warrant for crime beyond jurisdiction issued by coroner.
- § 22-5-340. Removal of hearing.
- § 22-5-350. Return of papers pertaining to general sessions court; character of the papers.
- § 22-5-360. Penalty for failing to hold preliminary examination.
- § 22-5-510. Bail; bond hearing; conditions of release; information to be provided to court; contempt.
- § 22-5-520. Amount of recognizance of accused.
- § 22-5-530. Deposits in lieu of recognizance; payment to jail or detention facility to secure immediate release.
- § 22-5-540. Return of papers to clerk of general sessions.
- § 22-5-550. Arrest and committal of witness on refusal to enter into recognizance.
- § 22-5-560. Arrest of witness on behalf of accused.
- § 22-5-570. Amount of recognizance of witness.
- § 22-5-580. Statewide pretrial classification program; promulgating regulations; "point-total" system.
- § 22-5-710. Warrants, preliminary examinations, and commitment in counties where county courts exist.
- § 22-5-720. Recognizances of witnesses.
- § 22-5-910. Expungement of criminal records.
- § 22-5-920. Conviction as a youthful offender.
- § 22-5-930. Expungement; first offense drug convictions.
- § 22-7-40. Receipt of certain compensation in criminal cases; penalty.
- § 22-8-10. Definitions.
- § 22-8-20. Judicial functions.
- § 22-8-30. Facilities and personnel; compensation of constables.
- § 22-8-40. Full-time and part-time magistrates; salaries.
- § 22-8-50. Redress of classification, reclassification or compensation actions by county governing body.
- § 22-9-10. Constables; appointment, term, and residence.
- § 22-9-20. Certificate of qualification; bond.
- § 22-9-30. Oath.
- § 22-9-40. Removal upon conviction by indictment.
- § 22-9-50. Entitlement to act throughout county.
- § 22-9-60. Execution of orders of governing bodies; fees.
- § 22-9-70. Attending circuit courts; service as officer of court; compensation.
- § 22-9-80. Execution of process and return.
- § 22-9-90. Service of process.
- § 22-9-100. Return of execution.
- § 22-9-110. Return when personalty is levied on or attached; advertisement of sale.
- § 22-9-120. Liability for neglect to enforce or return executions.
- § 22-9-130. Liability for failure to pay over funds.
- § 22-9-140. Penalty for failing to execute process of magistrate's court.
- § 22-9-150. Constable's causing magistrate to default in returning recognizances or other papers.
- § 22-9-160. Oppression in office or other misconduct; liability in civil action.
- § 22-9-170. Oppression in office or other misconduct; punishment.
- § 22-9-180. Certain constables authorized to carry pistols.
- § 22-9-190. Criminal justice training.
- § 22-9-200. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § 22-9-210. Effect on constables' common law authority.
- § 22-9-320. Deduction of certain payments to others from constable's salary.