South Carolina § 14-5-440 - Calling off regular terms of common pleas court.
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§ 14-5-440. Calling off regular terms of common pleas court.
Regular terms of the court of common pleas fixed by statute shall not be called off by the request of the members of the bar in the county in which the court is to be held unless at least three fourths of the resident members of such bar having cases for trial at that time request the same, in writing, of the judge who is to preside at such court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-243; 1952 Code SECTION 15-243; 1942 Code SECTION 68; 1933 (38) 264; 1943 (43) 217.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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