Terms Used In South Carolina Code 14-2-30

  • 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.
Any court inferior to the circuit court which has other jurisdiction in addition to its jurisdiction which is granted to the family courts as provided by § 14-2-10 shall continue to have such other jurisdiction, including civil, criminal, or both, until July 1, 1979.