South Carolina § 14-7-1620 - State grand jury system established; meeting place; quorum.
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§ 14-7-1620. State grand jury system established; meeting place; quorum.
There is established a state grand jury system, each state grand jury consisting of eighteen persons who shall meet in Columbia or at another suitable place in this State designated by the chief administrative judge of the judicial circuit in which the Attorney General seeks to impanel a state grand jury for a term hereinafter provided. Twelve members of a state grand jury constitute a quorum.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 150, SECTION 1, eff from and after February 8, 1989 (the date the amendments to Article I, SECTION 11, and Article V, SECTION 22, of the South Carolina Constitution were ratified and declared to be part of the Constitution); 1992 Act No. 335, SECTION 1, eff May 4, 1992.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-7-1620 ("State grand jury system established; meeting place; quorum.") 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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