South Carolina Code 17-23-160. Notice of right to preliminary hearing; form for request
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 17-23-160
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
When any person charged with a crime who is entitled to a preliminary hearing on such charges appears in person or by counsel in a hearing to set bond, he shall be notified by a magistrate orally and in writing of his right to such preliminary hearing. When a person is notified of his right to a preliminary hearing, he shall be furnished a simple form providing him an opportunity to request a preliminary hearing by signing and returning this form to the advising magistrate then and there or thereafter. Any person so notified who fails to timely request a preliminary hearing shall lose his right to such hearing.