South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-7-240 — Selection of jurors by drawing.
South Carolina § 14-7-240
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-240 (2026).
Text
All jurors must be selected by drawing ballots from the jury box and, subject to the exceptions herein contained, the persons whose names are on the ballots so drawn must be returned to serve as jurors.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-66; 1952 Code SECTION 38-66; 1942 Code SECTION 612; 1932 Code SECTION 612; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 552; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4021; 1902 (23) 1066; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-280; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1, eff March 10, 1986. Editor's Note Provisions relative to when a jury, having been charged with a case, may be discharged, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in SECTION 14-7-210.
Nearby Sections
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§ 14-7-10
Rules of construction.§ 14-7-1030
Time for making objections to jurors.§ 14-7-1050
Impaneling jury; in court of common pleas.§ 14-7-1080
Effect of jury's delay in rendering verdict.§ 14-7-1100
Impaneling jury in criminal case.§ 14-7-1110
Peremptory challenges in criminal cases.§ 14-7-1120
Challenges and strikes of alternate jurors.§ 14-7-1130
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South Carolina § 14-7-240, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/7/14-7-240.