South Carolina § 1-7-310 Number, election and terms of solicitors.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 1-7-310 — Number, election and terms of solicitors.

South Carolina § 1-7-310

Title 1ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Ch. 7ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SOLICITORS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 1-7-310 (2026).

Text

There is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who holds his office for the term of four years. The term of office of a solicitor begins at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January following his election and ends at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January four years later. A solicitor must be licensed to practice law by the South Carolina Bar at the time of his election and throughout his term.

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There is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who holds his office for the term of four years. The term of office of a solicitor begins at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January following his election and ends at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January four years later. A solicitor must be licensed to practice law by the South Carolina Bar at the time of his election and throughout his term.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-250; 1973 (58) 47; 1998 Act No. 359, SECTION 6; 2005 Act No. 20, SECTION 1, eff March 22, 2005. Effect of Amendment The 2005 amendment added the second sentence setting forth the beginning and ending of the solicitor's term.