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SC Code § 20-5-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Property Rights Of Married Women|Section 20-5-60. Husband shall not be liable for wife's debts.

 A husband shall not be liable for the debts of his wife contracted prior to or after their marriage, except for her necessary support and that of their minor children residing with her.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-206; 1952 Code Section 20-206; 1942 Code Section 8575; 1932 Code Section 8575; Civ. C. '22 Section 5540; Civ. C. '12 Section 3761; Civ. C. '02 Section 2668; G. S. 2037; R. S. 2167; 1897 (20) 1121; Const. 1895 Art. 17 Section 9.
SC Code § 20-5-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Property Rights Of Married Women|Section 20-5-70. Liability of husband in suit brought against wife.

 Neither a husband nor his property shall be liable for any recovery against his wife in any suit brought against her. Judgment in any such suit may be enforced by execution against her sole and separate estate in the same manner as if she were sole.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-207; 1952 Code Section 20-207; 1942 Code Section 400; 1932 Code Section 400; Civ. P. '22 Section 357; Civ. P. '12 Section 163; Civ. P. '02 Section 135; 1870 (14) 137; 1925 (34) 263.
SC Code § 20-5-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Property Rights Of Married Women|Section 20-5-80. Validation of certain deeds subsequent to April 16, 1868.

 All deeds and conveyances made since April 16, 1868, whereby lands and tenements which were the estate of their husbands have been conveyed to married women and which have been duly recorded in the office of the register of deeds or clerk of court for the county in which such lands and tenements are situate shall be deemed good and effectual in the law, to all intents and purposes, as if the same had been recorded in the office of the Secretary of State within the time prescribed by law, anything to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-208; 1952 Code Section 20-208; 1942 Code Section 8884; 1932 Code Section 8884; Civ. C. '22 Section 5315; Civ. C. '12 Section 3545; Civ. C. '02 Section 2459; G. S. 1779; R. S. 1971.
SC Code § 21-21-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 21 - Estates, Trusts, Guardians and Fiduciaries|Chapter 21 - Natural And Parentally Appointed Guardians|Section 21-21-25. Disposition of custody of minors.

 The father of any child under the age of twenty-one years and not married, if the mother is dead, or the mother of any such child, the father being dead, whether the father or mother is under the age of twenty-one years, or of full age, may by deed executed and recorded according to law or by last will and testament, made and probated according to law, dispose of the custody and tuition of the child while he remains under the age of twenty-one years to any other person, in possession or remainder. No deed is valid unless signed by both father and mother, if both are living and no such deed, except a deed to an agency or department of this State authorized by law to receive or place the custody of children, is effective unless approved upon petition by a family court or family court judge of this State. Nothing in this section may be construed to abrogate, lessen, or interfere with the right and duty of a court of competent jurisdiction at any time to transfer and assign the custody of a child for its best interest.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 171, Section 87.
SC Code § 21-21-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 21 - Estates, Trusts, Guardians and Fiduciaries|Chapter 21 - Natural And Parentally Appointed Guardians|Section 21-21-35. Persons against whom disposition of custody is valid.

 The disposition of the custody of the child as provided in Section 21-21-25 is effective against any person claiming the custody of the child as guardian.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 171, Section 88.
SC Code § 21-21-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 21 - Estates, Trusts, Guardians and Fiduciaries|Chapter 21 - Natural And Parentally Appointed Guardians|Section 21-21-45. Action by custodian for recovery of children and damages.

 Any person to whom the custody of any child has been so disposed or devised may maintain an action against any person who wrongfully takes away or detains the child for the recovery of the child and may recover damages in the action for benefit of the child.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 171, Section 89.
SC Code § 21-21-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 21 - Estates, Trusts, Guardians and Fiduciaries|Chapter 21 - Natural And Parentally Appointed Guardians|Section 21-21-55. Possession of property conveyed, devised, or bequeathed to child.

 Any person to whom the custody of any child has been so disposed or devised may take into his possession to and for the use, support, and education of the child all property, real and personal, which by deed or will has been conveyed, devised, or bequeathed to the child, until he attains the age of twenty-one years or for a lesser time as may be fixed by the deed or will, and may receive and receipt for the proceeds of any life insurance taken out by the parent for the benefit of the child and do all acts in relation to the child which a guardian appointed according to law might do. The family court may, in its discretion, require a return of the property and an annual accounting for the rents, profits, and income of the property.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 171, Section 90.
SC Code § 21-29-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 21 - Estates, Trusts, Guardians and Fiduciaries|Chapter 29 - Trust Companies|Section 21-29-90. Affiliated trust company defined.

 (A) For the purposes of this section, an "affiliated trust company" is a trust company that is owned by the bank which has designated it as an agent or is owned, directly or indirectly, by the same bank holding company that owns, directly or indirectly, the bank which has designated it as an agent.  (B) Any bank is authorized to designate an affiliated trust company as its agent for the performance of all acts, obligations, and responsibilities of the bank with respect to any fiduciary or other services generally rendered by bank trust departments. In that event, the bank remains fully responsible and liable with respect to all actions of the affiliated trust company as if performed by the bank itself. No such agency relationship:  (1) may be considered an impermissible delegation of responsibility or duty by the bank; or  (2) constitutes a resignation or disqualification of the bank as fiduciary or a relinquishment of trust powers by the bank.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 106, Section 1.
SC Code § 22-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-15. Magistrates presently serving.

 (A) The provisions of Section 22-1-10(B) do not apply to a magistrate serving on January 1, 1989, during his tenure in office. A magistrate holding office after January 1, 1989, must achieve a high school education or the equivalent educational training as recognized by the State Department of Education within two years of January 1, 1989, and must submit a certified copy of his high school diploma or certified proof of its recognized equivalent in educational training as established by the State Department of Education to the South Carolina Court Administration. However, this requirement does not apply to a magistrate with at least five years' service as a magistrate on January 1, 1989. The South Carolina Court Administration must report to the Governor's Office a magistrate's failure to submit the proper documentation, and a magistrate's violation of this subsection terminates his term of office.  (B) The provisions of Section 22-1-10(B)(2)(a) and (b) do not apply to a magistrate serving on June 30, 2001, during his tenure in office.  (C) The provisions of Section 22-1-10(B)(2)(b) do not apply to a magistrate serving on June 30, 2005, during his tenure in office, and do not apply to a magistrate serving after June 30, 2005, who retires and is reappointed within one year of the date of his retirement and during his tenure in office for the new appointment.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 678, Part I, Section 5; 2000 Act No. 226, Section 5; 2000 Act No. 257, Section 9; 2012 Act No. 278, Pt VI, Section 70, eff July 1, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment rewrote subsection (C).
SC Code § 22-1-16 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-16. Trial observation requirement for new magistrates who are not attorneys.

 (A) A magistrate whose initial appointment begins on or after July 1, 2001, and who is not an attorney licensed in this State at the time of his initial appointment may not try a case until a certificate is filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court stating that the magistrate has observed ten trials. The certificate must state the name of the proceeding, the dates and the tribunals involved, and must be attested to by the judge conducting the proceeding.  (B) The required trial experiences must include the following:  (1) four criminal cases in a magistrates court, two of which must be in a magistrates court where he will not preside;  (2) four civil cases in a magistrates court, two of which must be in a magistrates court where he will not preside;  (3) one criminal jury trial in circuit court; and  (4) one civil jury trial in circuit court.  (C) The trial observations may be undertaken and completed any time after a person has been nominated by the senatorial delegation for the position of magistrate.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 226, Section 6.
SC Code § 22-1-17 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-17. Continuing education.

 (A) The South Carolina Court Administration is authorized to establish and determine the number of contact hours to be completed in a continuing education program of two years available to a magistrate who has successfully completed the certification examination. The program must provide extensive instruction in civil and criminal procedures and must encourage magistrates to develop contacts and resources of information in conjunction with their instructors and fellow magistrates.  (B) The program shall be administered through the state's technical college system and may be used to facilitate continuing legal education opportunities for all magistrates. The technical college system may assess a reasonable fee for each participant in the program in order to pay for the program's expenses.  (C) The funding for this program shall be provided from fees and costs collected by magistrates or magistrates' courts and deposited in the general fund of the county.  (D) Subsections (A) and (B) are effective July 1, 2001; however, the planning and development of this program shall begin on or after July 1, 2000, and the effective date for subsections (C) and (D) is July 1, 2000.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 226, Section 7.
SC Code § 22-1-19 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-19. Advisory council on magistrate eligibility, certification examination, and continuing education; membership.

 An advisory council shall be established in order to make recommendations to the Supreme Court regarding the eligibility examination, certification examination, and continuing education requirements for magistrates. The council must submit an annual report to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or his designee. The council shall be appointed by the Chief Justice to consist of:  (1) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association;  (2) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;  (3) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Solicitor's Association;  (4) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Sheriff's Association;  (5) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Victims Assistance Network;  (6) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Criminal Justice Academy;  (7) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education;  (8) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center;  (9) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Summary Court Judges Association;  (10) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Law;  (11) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee;  (12) a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; and  (13) a member appointed upon the recommendation by the Governor.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 226, Section 8.
SC Code § 22-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-20. Oath.

 Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, each magistrate must take in writing the oath of office prescribed in the Constitution before the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county or, in case there be no such clerk, before anyone authorized to administer an oath, and must file the same with the Secretary of State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-2; 1952 Code Section 43-2; 1942 Code Section 3708; 1932 Code Section 3708; Civ. C. '22 Section 2242; Civ. C. '12 Section 1392; Civ. C. '02 Section 984; 1897 (22) 472.
SC Code § 22-1-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-25. Mandatory retirement age.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9-1-1530 or Section 1-13-80(h)(8), (10) or (12), it shall be mandatory for a magistrate to retire not later than the end of the fiscal year in which he reaches his seventy-second birthday. Any magistrate serving in office on the effective date of this section who has attained the age of seventy-two years prior to July 1, 1993, may continue to serve until June 30, 1994.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 183, Section 2.
SC Code § 22-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-30. Suspension, removal or non-reappointment.

 (A) A magistrate may be suspended or removed by order of the Supreme Court pursuant to its rules for incapacity, misconduct, or neglect of duty. A magistrate's failure to retire in accordance with Section 22-1-25 or a magistrate's failure to comply with the training and examination requirements of Section 22-1-10(C) may subject the magistrate to suspension or removal by order of the Supreme Court.  (B) If a senatorial delegation recommends that the Governor not reappoint a magistrate upon completion of his term of office, the Governor may send a message to the Senate that the magistrate is not reappointed. Upon receipt of the message, the Senate must ratify the message not to reappoint by the confirmation process. If the ratification takes place, the magistrate's service is terminated at the end of his term and the magistrate does not continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Notice of the ratification must be sent to the Supreme Court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-3; 1952 Code Section 43-3; 1942 Code Section 3707; 1932 Code Section 3707; Civ. C. '22 Section 2241; Civ. C. '12 Section 1391; Civ. C. '02 Section 983; 1897 (22) 472; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 337; 2000 Act No. 226, Section 9; 2011 Act No. 70, Section 3, eff June 28, 2011.  Effect of Amendment  The 2011 amendment designated the existing text as subsection (A); and added subsection (B).
SC Code § 22-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-40. Appearance as attorney in case once before magistrate.

 It shall be unlawful for any magistrate to appear as attorney at law in any of the courts of this State in any action which may have been before him in his official capacity as such magistrate. Any magistrate who violates the provisions of this section shall forfeit his office.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-4; 1952 Code Section 43-4; 1942 Code Section 3722; 1932 Code Section 3722; Civ. C. '22 Section 2256; Civ. C. '12 Section 1406; Civ. C. '02 Section 998; R. S. 895; 1883 (18) 473; 1900 (23) 698.
SC Code § 22-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-50. Administering oaths; taking renunciations of dower.

 Every magistrate shall have power to administer any oath authorized or required by law to be taken and not directed to be administered by another authority and any oath so administered shall, to all intents and purposes, be binding and effectual in law. He may also take renunciations of dower.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-5; 1952 Code Section 43-5; 1942 Code Section 3714; 1932 Code Section 3714; Civ. C. '22 Section 2248; Civ. C. '12 Section 1398; Civ. C. '02 Section 990; G. S. 847; R. S. 889; 1839 (11) 30.
SC Code § 22-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-60. Issuance of receipts for moneys collected.

 All magistrates in this State shall issue receipts for all moneys paid to or collected by them. Such receipt shall in each instance state the amount paid to or collected by the magistrate and for what purpose and the title of the cause.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-6; 1952 Code Section 43-6; 1942 Code Section 3726; 1932 Code Section 3726; Civ. C. '22 Section 2260; 1912 (27) 698.
SC Code § 22-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-70. Disposition of fines and penalties imposed and collected in criminal cases.

 All fines and penalties imposed and collected by magistrates in criminal cases must be forthwith turned over by them to the county treasurers of their respective counties for county purposes; provided, that when a magistrate presides over a municipal court under contract between the municipality and the county governing body as authorized by Section 14-25-25, a portion of such fines and penalties imposed and collected shall be turned over to the treasurer of the municipality under the provisions of the contract between the municipality and the county governing body which shall specify the portion to be turned over to the treasurer of the municipality. But when, by law any person is entitled, as informer, to any portion of such fine or penalty, such portion shall be immediately paid over to him. If any magistrate shall neglect or refuse to pay over all fines and penalties collected by him in any criminal cause or proceeding he shall, on conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months and shall be dismissed from office.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-8; 1952 Code Section 43-8; 1942 Code Section 3723; 1932 Code Sections 1547, 3723; Civ. C. '22 Section 2257; Cr. C. '22 Section 494; Civ. C. '12 Section 1407; Cr. C. '12 Section 567; Civ. C. '02 Section 999; Cr. C. '02 Section 410; G. S. 857, 858; R. S. 325, 896; 1871 (14) 655, 656; (15) 420; 1981 Act No. 167, Section 1.
SC Code § 22-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-80. Books required and disposition thereof in case of death, resignation and the like.

 Each magistrate shall keep two books, one for civil and the other for criminal cases, wherein he shall insert all his proceedings in each case by its title, showing the commencement, progress and termination thereof, as well as all fees charged or received by him. He shall also enter upon his book of criminal cases all warrants issued by him and what disposition he has made of them, what moneys have been collected from fines, costs and otherwise thereunder and what disposition he has made of them. He shall produce such books when required, for the inspection of the solicitor of the circuit. Whenever any magistrate shall die, resign, be removed or go out of office his books of office, with all records relating thereto in civil cases which have not been settled, shall be turned over to his successors or to some magistrate in the same county, who shall proceed thereon the same as if he had tried such cases and issued the papers thereon himself.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-9; 1952 Code Section 43-9; 1942 Code Section 3717; 1932 Code Section 3717; Civ. C. '22 Section 2251; Civ. C. '12 Section 1401; Civ. C. '02 Section 993; G. S. 853; R. S. 892; 1839 (11) 22; 1879 (17) 49; 1905 (24) 691.
SC Code § 22-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-90. Monthly reports of moneys collected; treasurer's record.

 Every magistrate shall, on the first Wednesday in each month or within ten days thereafter, make to the auditor and treasurer of his county a full and accurate statement in writing of all moneys collected by him on account of fines, penalties or forfeitures during the past month together with the title of each case in which a fine has been paid. The county treasurer shall keep a record of the title of each case in which the fine has been paid, the nature of the offense for which the fine was imposed and the amount thereof. In default thereof the magistrate or treasurer, as the case may be, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two months or both, at the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-12; 1952 Code Section 43-12; 1942 Code Section 3729; 1932 Code Sections 1546, 3729; Civ. C. '22 Section 2263; Cr. C. '22 Section 493; Civ. C. '12 Section 1408; Cr. C. '12 Section 566; Civ. C. '02 Section 1000; Cr. C. '02 Section 409; G. S. 802; R. S. 324, 897; 1878 (16) 753; 1901 (23) 742.
SC Code § 22-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 22 - Magistrates and Constables|Chapter 1 - Magistrates Generally|Section 22-1-100. Monthly report of criminal cases in counties with cities of 50,000 and over.

 Each magistrate within a county containing a city of fifty thousand inhabitants or more shall make and file with the county governing body each month a verified report of criminal cases begun before him and their status and disposition, together with a list of all fines collected. The county shall not pay any salary to any magistrate until he has made and filed the verified report herein required and further, in default thereof, the magistrate violating the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two months, at the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 43-16; 1952 Code Section 43-16; 1942 Code Section 3724; 1932 Code Sections 3724, 3725; Civ. C. '22 Sections 2258, 2259; Cr. C. '22 Section 498; 1917 (30) 111; 1972 (57) 2538.