South Carolina § 4-3-5 - Center line of waterways defined.
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§ 4-3-5. Center line of waterways defined.
For purposes of describing the boundaries of counties when a county boundary is used to establish or describe the boundary of a jury area in Chapter 2 of Title 22, the center line of waterways is defined as:
(1) for areas influenced by the tide, the center line is the line described by a series of points equidistant from the banks as delineated at mean high tide, except when an island is present; then the center line follows the main channel around the island and is the line described by a series of points equidistant from the banks of the main channel as delineated at mean high tide; and
(2) for areas not influenced by the tide, the center line is the line described by a series of points equidistant from the banks as delineated by the ordinary high-water mark, except when an island is present; then the center line follows the main channel around the island and is the line described by a series of points equidistant from the banks of the main channel as delineated by the ordinary high-water mark.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 302, SECTION 1, eff April 8, 1992.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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