South Carolina Code 22-3-1140. Procedure if undertaking not delivered
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 22-3-1140
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.
If such an undertaking be not delivered to the magistrate he shall have jurisdiction of the cause and shall proceed therein and the defendant shall be precluded, in his defense, from drawing the title in question.