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S.C. Const. art. V, § 23
Change of venue
It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass laws for the change of venue in all cases, civil and criminal, upon proper showing, supported by affidavit, that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county where such action or prosecution was commenced. The State shall have the same right to move for a change of venue that a defendant has for such offenses as the General Assembly may prescribe.
History
1972 (57) 3176; 1973 (58) 161; 1985 Act No. 9. Provisions similar to those which formerly appeared at Art. V Section 23 may now be found at Art. V Section 26.
Provenance
- Source
- scstatehouse.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
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