§ 14-9-10 Petition and order for election upon question of establishing county court
§ 14-9-20 Form of question to be submitted
§ 14-9-30 Court established on a majority vote
§ 14-9-40 Only one election permitted within four-year period
§ 14-9-50 Election of county judge; term; oath; commission
§ 14-9-60 Appointment of county solicitor; term
§ 14-9-70 Appointment of stenographer; duties
§ 14-9-80 Clerk of circuit court is ex officio clerk of county court; duties; compensation
§ 14-9-90 Duties and compensation of sheriff
§ 14-9-100 Appointment and duties of bailiffs
§ 14-9-110 Court of record; presumptions favoring jurisdiction and validity of judgments
§ 14-9-120 Jurisdiction of county court
§ 14-9-130 Jurisdiction and powers of judge
§ 14-9-140 Terms
§ 14-9-150 Laws which apply generally to circuit courts also apply to county courts
§ 14-9-160 Forms of pleading and practice
§ 14-9-170 Grand jury
§ 14-9-180 Petit jury; members; trial without a jury
§ 14-9-190 Board of jury commissioners; procedures for selecting jurors; attendance; excuse or discharge
§ 14-9-200 Right to challenge jurors in criminal cases
§ 14-9-210 Indictments for county court cases by grand jury of court of general sessions
§ 14-9-220 Duties of county solicitor
§ 14-9-230 Solicitor shall decide forum in cases of concurrent jurisdiction
§ 14-9-240 Judge and solicitor prohibited from practicing law in certain causes; violations
§ 14-9-250 Compensation of jurors and witnesses
§ 14-9-260 Counties excepted
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 14 > Chapter 9 - County Courts

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 14-1-40
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Delivery: means the placing of motor fuel subject to the user fee or any liquid into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Export: means to obtain motor fuel in this State for sale or other distribution in another state. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gasoline: means all products commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline that are suitable for use as a motor fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • individual: means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Motor fuel: means gasoline, diesel fuel, substitute fuel, renewable fuel, alternative fuel, and blended fuel. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Motor fuel subject to the user fee: means gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, blended fuel, substitute fuel, alternative fuel and blends of them and any other substance blended with them. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Person: means a natural person, a partnership, a firm, an association, a corporation, a representative appointed by a court, the State, a political subdivision or any other entity, group, or syndicate. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • petroleum product: as used in this article means gasoline, gasohol, kerosene, diesel fuels, jet fuels, fuel oil No. See South Carolina Code 12-28-2310
  • property: as used in this Title , includes property, real and personal. See South Carolina Code 14-1-10
  • real estate: as used in this Title , are coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments. See South Carolina Code 14-1-20
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Terminal: is a storage and distribution facility for motor fuel subject to the user fee, supplied by pipeline or marine vessel, which has been registered as a qualified terminal by the Internal Revenue Service. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • Wholesaler: means a person who acquires motor fuel subject to the user fee from a supplier or from another wholesaler for subsequent sale and distribution at wholesale by tank cars, motor vehicles, or both. See South Carolina Code 12-28-110