South Carolina § 59-25-740 - Process and procedure shall be summary and simple.
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§ 59-25-740. Process and procedure shall be summary and simple.
The process and procedure under this article shall be as summary and simple as reasonably may be. The county board of education shall have the power, for the purpose of this article, to subpoena witnesses, to administer oaths and to examine such parts of any books and records as relate to the questions involved. Any party to such proceedings may cause to be taken the depositions of witnesses within or without the State and either by commission or de bene esse. Such depositions shall be taken in accordance with and subject to the same provisions, conditions and restrictions as apply to the taking of like depositions in civil actions at law in the court of common pleas, and the same rules with respect to the giving of notice to the opposite party, the taking and transcribing of testimony, the transmission and certification thereof and matters of practice relating thereto shall apply.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-384; 1952 Code SECTION 21-384; 1947 (45) 110.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-25-740 ("Process and procedure shall be summary and simple.") 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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