South Carolina § 1-7-400 - Circuit solicitors disabled by intoxication.
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§ 1-7-400. Circuit solicitors disabled by intoxication.
Any circuit solicitor who shall, while in the public discharge of the duties of his office, be drunk or intoxicated or in any extent disabled by reason of the use of intoxicating liquors from the proper discharge of his duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than one month nor more than one year, in the discretion of the court, and shall be dismissed from his office. And whenever it shall be brought to the attention of the Attorney General that any circuit solicitor has been charged with an offense mentioned in this section, he shall prepare a bill of indictment against such officer and prosecute it in the county where the offense was committed. And if such officer is duly convicted, the Attorney General shall cause to be forwarded to the Governor of the State a record of such conviction, upon the receipt of which the Governor shall forthwith declare the office to be vacant and order an election to fill it.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-257; 1952 Code SECTION 1-257; 1942 Code SECTION 1529; 1932 Code SECTION 1529; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 476; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 550; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 393; G. S. 2560; R. S. 310; 1873 (15) 486.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-7-400 ("Circuit solicitors disabled by intoxication.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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