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S.C. Const. art. I, § 11
Presentment or indictment
No person may be held to answer for any crime the jurisdiction over which is not within the magistrate’s court, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the county where the crime has been committed, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger. The General Assembly may provide for the waiver of an indictment by the accused. Nothing contained in this Constitution is deemed to limit or prohibit the establishment by the General Assembly of a state grand jury with the authority to return indictments irrespective of the county where the crime has been committed and that other authority, including procedure, as the General Assembly may provide.
History
1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315; 1989 Act No. 5; 1989 Act No. 8. The present provisions of this section are similar to former Section 17 of Article I as it existed prior to the 1971 revision. For similar provisions in Constitution of 1868, see Const 1868, Art 1, Section Section 18, 23.
Provenance
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- scstatehouse.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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