South Carolina Statutes
§ 22-3-1140 — Procedure if undertaking not delivered.
South Carolina § 22-3-1140
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 22MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES
Ch. 3JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE IN MAGISTRATES' COURTS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 22-3-1140 (2026).
Text
If such an undertaking be not delivered to the magistrate he shall have jurisdiction of the cause and shall proceed therein and the defendant shall be precluded, in his defense, from drawing the title in question.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 43-154; 1952 Code SECTION 43-154; 1942 Code SECTION 268; 1932 Code SECTION 268; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 224; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 91; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 82; 1870 (14) 85.
Nearby Sections
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§ 22-3-10
Concurrent civil jurisdiction.§ 22-3-1000
Motion for new trial; appeal; exception.§ 22-3-1010
Itemized costs.§ 22-3-1110
Questionable title; defendant's answer.§ 22-3-1140
Procedure if undertaking not delivered.§ 22-3-1150
Plaintiff, issue with title.§ 22-3-1160
Title, questionable, causes of action.§ 22-3-1180
Circuit court, costs.§ 22-3-1310
Property, claim and delivery action.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 22-3-1140, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/22-3-1140.