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S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-1770

Sealing of records, orders, and subpoenas

Known as the State Grand Jury Act

The act spans §§ 14-7-1600–14-7-1820 (24 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Evans v. State (2005)

Most recently applied in Evans v. State (April 2005)

1987 Act No. 150, SECTION 1, eff from and after February 8, 1989 (the date the amendments to Article I, SECTION 11, and Article V, SECTION 22, of the South Carolina Constitution…

Records, orders, and subpoenas relating to state grand jury proceedings must be kept under seal to the extent and for that time as is necessary to prevent disclosure of matters occurring before a state grand jury.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.