South Carolina § 38-77-710 - Appointment of attorneys as arbitrators to hear and determine property damage liability claims; process and procedure.
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§ 38-77-710. Appointment of attorneys as arbitrators to hear and determine property damage liability claims; process and procedure.
The court of common pleas, or any inferior courts having concurrent jurisdiction, in and for each county, shall by order of reference appoint an attorney or attorneys to hear and determine, by arbitration, property damage liability claims arising out of motor vehicle collisions or accidents and to award actual and punitive damages. This order must be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and may not be inconsistent with the Rules of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Process and procedure must be as summary and simple as may be reasonable and may provide for the taking of evidence in the form of reports, statements, or itemized bills or in any other manner without the procedural and evidentiary limitations which pertain in jury trials. The court may provide for the taking of depositions of a witness within or without the State.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 56-11-510 [1962 Code SECTION 47-750.135; 1974 (58) 2718] recodified as SECTION 38-77-710 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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