{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-11-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 14-11-10","heading":"Establishment of master-in-equity court.","body":"As a part of the unified judicial system, there is established in each of the counties of this State having a population of at least one hundred thirty thousand, according to the latest official United States Decennial Census, a master-in-equity court. The master-in-equity for the court must be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-11-20. Nothing in this section prohibits a county or area with a population of less than one hundred thirty thousand, according to the latest official United States Decennial Census, from having a part-time master-in-equity. The governing bodies of any two or more counties may join together to fund the office of master-in-equity to serve two or more counties. Funding of this master-in-equity must be borne by each county included on a per capita population basis.","path":["Title 14 - COURTS","CHAPTER 11 Masters and Referees","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t14c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:39:39Z","sha256":"8cbc471227fe1018c96f7a9cebc9b34d2ea94feb1278c8610308119bcf87f4d1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-9-260","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-11-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}