South Carolina Statutes
§ 17-23-120 — Immediate disposition of certain misdemeanors or felonies; application to clerk.
South Carolina § 17-23-120
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-120 (2026).
Text
When any defendant is arrested upon a warrant charging a misdemeanor which is not within the jurisdiction of the magistrates court or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, when any defendant is arrested upon a warrant charging a felony, he may apply to the clerk of court of the county having jurisdiction of such case for an immediate disposition of the case and thereupon the clerk of court shall forward the arrest warrant to the solicitor of the judicial circuit.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-510; 1952 Code SECTION 17-510; 1942 Code SECTION 1022-1; 1939 (41) 215; 1977 Act No. 206 SECTION 1.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 17-23-120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17-23-120.