South Carolina Statutes
§ 17-23-160 — Notice of right to preliminary hearing; form for request.
South Carolina § 17-23-160
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-160 (2026).
Text
When any person charged with a crime who is entitled to a preliminary hearing on such charges appears in person or by counsel in a hearing to set bond, he shall be notified by a magistrate orally and in writing of his right to such preliminary hearing. When a person is notified of his right to a preliminary hearing, he shall be furnished a simple form providing him an opportunity to request a preliminary hearing by signing and returning this form to the advising magistrate then and there or thereafter. Any person so notified who fails to timely request a preliminary hearing shall lose his right to such hearing.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 393, SECTION 2.
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South Carolina § 17-23-160, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/23/17-23-160.