S.C. Code § 22-2-130

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.
Section 22-2-130 - Penalty for failure of duly summoned juror to appear; frequency of jury service

If a juror duly summoned neglects or refuses to appear in obedience to a venire issued by a magistrates court and does not render within forty-eight hours to the summoning magistrate a sufficient reason for his delinquency, he must pay a civil penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. A failure to pay the civil penalty assessed is a contempt of court and may be punished accordingly. A person shall not serve on a jury in a magistrates court more than once every calendar year.

S.C. Code § 22-2-130

2000 Act No. 257, Section 7; 1997 Act No. 64, Section 2; 1979 Act No. 164, Part III, Section 14.