South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-7-420 — Attendance and service in court of common pleas by jurors summoned to attend and serve in court of general sessions.
South Carolina § 14-7-420
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-420 (2026).
Text
In cases where the law provides for the opening and holding of the court of common pleas during the week in which a term of the court of general sessions is or may be held in any county, the jurors summoned to attend and serve in the court of general sessions shall also attend and serve as jurors in any court of common pleas.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-87; 1952 Code SECTION 38-87; 1942 Code SECTION 70; 1932 Code SECTION 70; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 67; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 34; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 29; 1870 (14) 29; 1954 (48) 1445; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-470; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 1, eff March 10, 1986. Editor's Note Provisions relative to the term of an extra or special panel drawn as a result of disqualification of jury commissioners, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in SECTION 14-7-350. For a local law making this section inapplicable to Charleston County, see Local Law Index.
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Challenges and strikes of alternate jurors.§ 14-7-1130
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 14-7-420, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/7/14-7-420.