South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-7-850 — Frequency of jury service.
No person is liable to be drawn and serve as a juror in any court more often than once every three calendar years and no person shall serve as a juror more than once every calendar year, but he is not exempt from serving on a jury in any other court in consequence of his having served before a magistrate.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 38-106; 1952 Code SECTION 38-106; 1942 Code SECTION 630; 1932 Code SECTION 630; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 570; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4038; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2936; G. S. 2241; R. S. 2381; 1879 (16) 307; 1976 Code SECTION 14-7-870; 1986 Act No. 340, SECTION 2, eff March 10, 1986; 1996 Act No. 233, SECTION 2, eff March 4, 1996; 2000 Act No. 257, SECTION 3, eff May 1, 2000. Editor's Note Provisions relative to exemptions from jury service, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in SECTION 14-7-840.
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
Juror may take affirmation instead of oath.