A constable or other person appointed by a magistrate shall, during the first thirty days of each calendar year, prepare a jury box for use in the magistrate's court which shall be provided by the governing body of the county. Each box shall contain two compartments designated as A and B respectively. The person charged with the preparation of the box shall, within the specified period, place in Compartment A of the box the individual names of all qualified electors in the Jury Area. After Compartment A has been filled with names, the box shall be locked and kept in the magistrate's custody.
S.C. Code Ann. § 22-2-60
Preparation and custody of jury box
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Johnson (2012)
Most recently applied in State v. Johnson (January 2012)
1979 Act No. 164, Part III, SECTION 7.
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