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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 26 - Notaries Public and Acknowledgements
CHAPTER 1 - NOTARIES PUBLIC
Section 26-1-170. Criminal jurisdiction.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 26-1-170 (2017)
A notary public has no power or jurisdiction in criminal cases.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 49-9; 1952 Code Section 49-9; 1942 Code Section 3464; 1932 Code Section 3464; Civ. C. '22 Section 822; Civ. C. '12 Section 737; Civ. C. '02 Section 666; G. S. 524; R. S. 582, 829; 829 (6) 387; former 1976 Code Section 26-1-100; 2014 Act No. 185 (S.356), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 185, Section 1, rewrote the section.
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