South Carolina § 14-7-180 Custody of jury box and keys.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 14-7-180 — Custody of jury box and keys.

South Carolina § 14-7-180

Title 14COURTS

Ch. 7JURIES AND JURORS IN CIRCUIT COURTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-180 (2026).

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The clerk of the court shall keep the jury box in his custody. The jury box must be kept securely locked with three separate and strong locks, each lock being different and distinct from the other two and requiring one key peculiar to itself in order to be unlocked. The key to one of these three locks must be kept by the county auditor himself, the key to another of these three locks must be kept by the county treasurer himself, and the key to the third of these three locks must be kept by the clerk of the court of common pleas himself, so that no two of them shall keep a similar key or similar keys to the same lock and so that all three of them must be present together at the same time and place in order to lock or unlock and open the jury box.

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The clerk of the court shall keep the jury box in his custody. The jury box must be kept securely locked with three separate and strong locks, each lock being different and distinct from the other two and requiring one key peculiar to itself in order to be unlocked. The key to one of these three locks must be kept by the county auditor himself, the key to another of these three locks must be kept by the county treasurer himself, and the key to the third of these three locks must be kept by the clerk of the court of common pleas himself, so that no two of them shall keep a similar key or similar keys to the same lock and so that all three of them must be present together at the same time and place in order to lock or unlock and open the jury box.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-58; 1952 Code SECTION 38-58; 1942 Code SECTION 609; 1932 Code SECTION 609; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 549; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4018; 1902 (23) 1066; 1921 (32) 276; 1939 (41) 27; 1941 (42) 70; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-190; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1, eff March 10, 1986. Editor's Note Prior Laws: Former SECTION14-7-180 was titled List of jurors when jury commissioners fail to prepare list, and had the following history: 1962 Code SECTION 38-57; 1952 Code SECTION 38-57; 1942 Code SECTION 623; 1932 Code SECTION 623; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 563; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4031; 1905 (24) 917; omitted by 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1.