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A.
Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct  
  Generally 1979-05
  Political activity 1980-02
    1982-04
Arrest Warrants  
  Bail Bond Hearings 1978-07
  Multiple Defendants 1997-01
  Photocopies of Arrest Warrants; Lost Warrants 2007-02
  Retention 1996-03
  Service on Inmates in SCDC 2012-02
2015-06
  Supplemental to Uniform Traffic Ticket 1983-01
  Transmittal Procedures 1979-10
1978-07
     
B.
Bail Bonds  
  Bond List, Violent Crimes 2015-12
  Concurrent Jurisdiction to Set 1979-04
  Forfeiture, Driver's Licenses 1990-02
  Hearings, Arrest Warrants at 1978-07
  Non-Bondable Offenses 2015-12
  Posting of Bond by Attorneys 2009-09
  Recommended Roadside Bond List 2016-07
Bank Accounts  
  Generally 1980-08
  Reporting to Court Administration 1980-08
  Separate 1977-02
Bench Warrants  
  Endorsement 1980-09
  Form 1978-08
Bonds, Bail  
 

See Bail Bonds for detailed listing)

 
Bonds, Performance  
  Magistrates/Employees of Magistrates 1978-05
Bonds, Procedure 2007-05
     
C.
Candidates for Non-Judicial Office  
  Magistrates 1978-03
Cash  
  Disbursements, Prohibited 1980-08
Cemeteries  
  Access to Cemeteries 2007-10
Certificates of Transmittal  
  Clerks Not to File Warrants Without 1981-03
  Procedure for Using 1979-02
1978-07
1981-03
1982-05
  Retention 1996-03
Chemical Analysis and Chain of Custody  
  Generally 1982-08
Chief Judges for Administrative Purposes of the Summary Courts  
  Duty Roster, Chief Judge's Responsibility 1979-01
  Duty Roster, Filing With Court Administration 1979-03
  Bond and On Call Duty Rosters 2013-05
Circuit Courts  
  Transfer of Civil Cases From 1980-07
Civil Actions  
  Dismissal, Neglect of Plaintiff 1978-04
  Transfer From Circuit Court 1980-07
Claim and Delivery  
  Limitation on Seizure of Household Goods 1986-01
Code of Judicial Conduct  
  Advisory Committee On 1979-05
  Applicability, Candidate for Non-Judicial Office 1978-03
  Political Activity 1980-02
1982-04
Conversion of Criminal Fines and Restitution to Civil Judgment 2014-01
Counsel, Right To  
  Generally 1980-03
  Sentencing Unrepresented Defendants to Imprisonment 2017-09
Counterclaims 2004-01
Court Business Hours 2009-08
Court Interpreters 2015-08
Courtesy Summons Procedure 2008-02
   
     
D.
Deaf, Interpreters for  
  Generally 1990-01
Defense of Indigents  
  Counsel, Right to 1980-03
  Forms to Be Used 1977-05
  Sentencing Unrepresented Defendants to Imprisonment 2017-09
Delays in Disposal of Magistrate and Municipal Court Cases 2008-03
Disposition of Cases  
  Cases Beyond Magistrate and Municipal Court Jurisdiction 2010-01
Domestic Abuse, Protection From, Act  
  Protection 1986-02
Drivers License  
  No Drivers License in Possession 2002-01
Duty Rosters  
  Filing with Court Administration 1979-03
  Generally 1979-01
  Bond and On Call Duty Rosters 2013-05
E.
Evidence  
  Chemical Analysis and Chain of Custody 1982-08
Estreatments; 4% Handling Fee 2010-07
     
F.
Failure to Appear  
  Criminal Penalties 1981-01
  NRVC, Distinguished From 1981-01
Financial Recordkeeping  
  Cash Disbursements Prohibited 1980-08
Fraudulent/Sham Court Filings 2016-10
     
G.
Gambling Devices 2006-03
     
H.
Hearing Courts 2006-03
  City or County Administrative Hearing Courts 2009-03
Hours of Operation 2009-08
Household Goods  
  Limitations on Seizure, Claim and Delivery 1986-01
     
I.
Implied Consent Hearings  
  Unconstitutionality of 1983-02
Indigents, Defense of  
  Counsel, Right to 1980-03
  Forms to Be Used 1977-05
  Sentencing Unrepresented Defendants to Imprisonment 2017-09
Intermingling of Funds  
  Private and Public, Prohibited 2015-08
Interpreters, Court 2009-01
Interpreters for the Deaf  
  Generally 1990-01
     
J.
Judgments  
  Vacating, No Authority to 1978-02
Judicial Conduct  
  Advisory Committee on 1979-05
  Political Activity 1980-02
1982-04
Jurisdiction  
  Concurrent 1979-04
  Juveniles, Lack of 1982-02
Jurors  
  Jurors Use of Personal Communication Devices 2009-07
  Voir Dire Examinations 1980-04
Jury Trials  
  “Answering the Call for Jury Service” Video 2020-02
  Selection Procedure 1980-05
Juveniles  
  Jurisdiction, Lack of 1982-02
     
M.
Magistrates  
  Municipal Judges, Serving as 1982-07
Mobile Homes  
  Derelict or Abandoned 2007-03
Municipal Judges  
  Court Costs and Assessments 1985-01
  Jurisdiction, Concurrent with Magistrates 1979-04
  Magistrates Serving as 1982-07
     
N.
Non-Resident Violator Compact  
  Failure to Appear Criminal Offense, Distinguished From 1981-01
  Procedure for Signing Off Tickets 1995-03
  Retention 1996-03
Notice  
  Preliminary Examination, Request for 1982-10
     
O.
Orders of Release  
  Amending 1977-03
ORI  
  Numbers 1996-01
     
P.
Political Activity  
  Prohibition of 1980-02
1982-04
Preliminary Examination  
  Notice/Procedure/Request 1982-10
  Removal, for Dismissal Purposes 1980-01
Poverty  
  2023 Federal Poverty Guidelines 2023-01
Procedures for Disposition of UTTs/Warrants and the Right to Counsel 2018-03
Prosecutorial Independence 2014-05
Protection From Domestic Abuse Act  
  Mutual Orders of Protection 2013-04
  Procedure/Protection 1986-02
   
R.
Receipts  
  Multiple Defendants 1978-06
Reduction/Change of Charge 2016-11
Remand  
  Preliminary Examinations, for Dismissal 1980-01
Retention Schedules  
  Appeals 1996-03
  Arrest Warrants 1996-03
  Banking Records 1996-03
  Bonds to Fines Report 1996-03
  Case Files (Criminal and Traffic) 1996-03
  Certificates of Transmittal of Civil Cases 1996-03
  Certificates of Transmittal of Criminal Cases 1996-03
  Civil Case Files 1996-03
  Civil Monthly Distribution Reports 1996-03
  Courtroom Proceedings - Cassette Tapes 1996-03
  Criminal Cases More Than 60 Days Old 1996-03
  Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Arrest and Summons Report 1996-03
  Disposed Court Dockets (Criminal, Civil, Traffic) 1996-03
  Final Disposition Report 1996-03
  General Sessions Files 1996-03
  Jury Summons 1996-03
  Jury Venire List 1996-03
  Local Correctional Facilities Transmittal Report 1996-03
  Monthly Financial Reports 1996-03
  Municipal Court Monthly Reports 1996-03
  Non-Resident Violator Compact Form (NRVC) 1996-03
  Non-Resident Violator Compact Form (NRVC) Log Book 1996-03
  Official Summons of the Wildlife and Marine Resources Department 1996-03
  Receipts 1996-03
  SC Criminal Justice Academy 1996-03
  SC Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SCDHPT) Transmittal Form 1996-03
  SC Wildlife Department Reports 1996-03
  Search Warrant 1996-03
  Search Warrant Log Books 1996-03
  State Fee Reports 1996-03
  State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Monthly Reports 1996-03
  Uniform Traffic Tickets 1996-03
  Warrant Duplicate Books 1996-03
  Warrant Stub Books 1996-03
Rubber Stamps  
  Signatures, Prohibited 1996-02
Rules of Court  
  Rule 2, Criminal Procedure 1982-10
  Rule 3, Criminal Procedure 1983-01
1979-02
1982-05
  Rule 405, Appellate Court Rules 1992-01
  Rule 5, Criminal Procedure 1982-10
  Rule 501, Appellate Court Rules 1978-03
1980-02
1982-04
  Rule 503, Appellate Court Rules 1979-05
  Rule 6, Criminal Procedure 1982-08
  Rule 78, Civil Procedure 1978-07
     
S.
Salaries, County 2009-02
Scheduled Time Payments  
  Uniform Traffic Tickets, Notation on 1995-03
Search Warrants  
  Records 1977-01
  Retention 1996-03
Seizure and Destruction of Illegal Gaming Devices 2007-04
Sentencing Unrepresented Defendants to Imprisonment 2017-09
Signatures  
  Rubber Stamp, Prohibited 1996-02
Signing Off Traffic Ticket  
  Generally 1995-03
  Reduction/Change of Charge 2016-11
Size and Weight Violations  
  Citation Form and Transmittal 1991-01
Smoking Ordinance Violations 2009-10
Solicitors  
  Preliminary Examinations, Removal/Remand 1980-01
Study Aids For Magistrates Eligibility Examination 2013-02
Summary Court Report Forms  
  Requirements 1982-06
     
T.

Traffic Tickets

 
  Transmittal to DMV 2009-12
Transmittal, Certificates of  
  Clerks Not to File Warrants Without 1981-03
  Procedure for Using 1979-02
1978-07
1981-03
1982-05
  Retention 1996-03
Transmittal of Dispositions and Firearm Prohibition Orders to SLED 2021-11
     
U.
Unauthorized Practice of Law  
  Generally 1992-01
Uniform Traffic Ticket  
  Arrest Warrant, Supplemental, Not Needed 1983-01
  Filing With Magistrate 1981-02
  Notation of Rate of Speed 1984-02
  Reduction/Change of Charge 2016-11
  Signing Off 1995-03
     
V.
Vacation of Judgments  
  Authority, Lack of 1978-02
Voir Dire Examination  
  Jurors 1980-04
     
W.
Warrants, Arrest  
  Bail Bond Hearings 1978-07
  Multiple Defendants 1997-01
  Retention 1996-03
  Supplemental to Uniform Traffic Ticket 1983-01
  Transmittal Procedures 1979-02
1978-07
1981-03
1982-05