South Carolina § 14-7-840 Exemption from jury service; requirement of direction by court; maintenance of list of persons excused.

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§ 14-7-840 — Exemption from jury service; requirement of direction by court; maintenance of list of persons excused.

South Carolina § 14-7-840

Title 14COURTS

Ch. 7JURIES AND JURORS IN CIRCUIT COURTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-840 (2026).

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No person is exempt from service as a juror in any court of this State except men and women sixty-five years of age or over. Notaries public are not considered state officers and are not exempt under this section. A person exempt under this section may be excused upon telephone confirmation of date of birth and age to the clerk of court or the chief magistrate. The jury commissioners shall not excuse or disqualify a juror under this section. The clerk of court shall maintain a list of persons excused by the court and the reasons the juror was determined to be excused.

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No person is exempt from service as a juror in any court of this State except men and women sixty-five years of age or over. Notaries public are not considered state officers and are not exempt under this section. A person exempt under this section may be excused upon telephone confirmation of date of birth and age to the clerk of court or the chief magistrate. The jury commissioners shall not excuse or disqualify a juror under this section. The clerk of court shall maintain a list of persons excused by the court and the reasons the juror was determined to be excused.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-104; 1952 Code SECTION 38-104; 1942 Code SECTION 629; 1932 Code SECTION 629; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 569; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4037; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2935; G. S. 2240; R. S. 2380; 1832 (8) 380; 1836 (8) 447; 1871 (14) 690; 1878 (14) 582; 1880 (17) 307; 1884 (18) 713; 1891 (20) 1124; 1896 (22) 19; 1899 (23) 44; 1902 (23) 1028; 1907 (25) 492; 1921 (32) 269, 278; 1923 (33) 95; 1925 (34) 31; 1941 (42) 96; 1952 (47) 2042; 1965 (54) 641; 1967 (55) 895; 1978 Act No. 579 eff July 18, 1978; 1979 Act No. 108 SECTION 1, eff June 22, 1979; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-850; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 2, eff March 10, 1986; 1992 Act No. 414, SECTION 1, eff June 1, 1992. Editor's Note Provisions excluding grand jury members from jury service at a trial on an indictment found by the grand jury, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in SECTION 14-7-830.