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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 15-65-70

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The several bonds required by this chapter shall be made payable to the clerks of the respective courts in which the action is pending in which the bonds shall be made and shall be conditioned as required by this chapter. They shall, upon execution and approval as to form and sufficiency by the court or judge, or such other officer as the order shall prescribe, be filed in the office of the clerk of court, who shall, upon demand of any party to the cause and payment of the legal fees therefor, give certified copies of such bonds on which any party entitled to the benefit thereof may sue the parties liable thereon in any court of competent jurisdiction.