South Carolina § 14-23-40 Bond and oaths.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 14-23-40 — Bond and oaths.

South Carolina § 14-23-40

Title 14COURTS

Ch. 23PROBATE COURTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 14-23-40 (2026).

Text

Judges of probate before receiving their commission shall take the constitutional oath of office and the additional oaths required of such officers by Section 8-3-20 and shall enter into bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, which shall be duly executed, approved, certified, recorded and filed as prescribed in Chapter 3 of Title 8. They shall qualify within thirty days after the election is declared.

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Judges of probate before receiving their commission shall take the constitutional oath of office and the additional oaths required of such officers by Section 8-3-20 and shall enter into bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, which shall be duly executed, approved, certified, recorded and filed as prescribed in Chapter 3 of Title 8. They shall qualify within thirty days after the election is declared.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-405; 1952 Code SECTION 15-405; 1942 Code SECTION 3645; 1932 Code SECTION 3645; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2188; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1364; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 957; 1868 (4) 19 SECTION 1; 1880 (17) 502; 1875 (16) 16; 1886 (19) 711; 1887 (19) 1127; 1890 (20) 720; 1896 (22) 15; 1898 (22) 695; 1905 (24) 902; 1919 (31) 75; 1927 (35) 358; 1929 (36) 33; 1930 (36) 1377. Editor's Note Attention is directed to the fact that the bond requirements of this section have been superseded by SECTION 14-23-1050.