S.C. Code Ann. § 14-2-40
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SECTION 14-2-40. Jurisdiction, duties and functions of magistrates and municipal courts unaffected.
Official statutory text
Except as provided in Section 22-3-10, the provisions of 1976 Act No. 690, as codified in this title and elsewhere in this Code, shall not affect the jurisdiction, duties or functions of the magistrate and municipal courts of this State. Editor's Note 1976 Act No. 690 adds new Code SECTIONS 1-7-325, 1-7-405, 1-7-570 to 1-7-670, 14-2-10 et seq., 14-21-410 to 14-21-500, and 14-23-1010 to 14-23-1150; amends existing Code SECTIONS 14-5-610, 14-21-140, 14-21-510, 14-21-1020, and 22-3-10; and contains sections appearing as Editor's Notes at Chapter 9 of Title 14, Chapter 11 of Title 14, Chapter 13 of Title 15, and SECTIONS 14-2-10, 14-2-20, 14-21-410 and 14-21-425.
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