{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-7-1640","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-1640","heading":"Indictment by state grand jury; powers and duties of state grand jury.","body":"A state grand jury may return indictments irrespective of the county or judicial circuit where the offense is committed or triable. If an indictment is returned, it must be certified and transferred for prosecution to the county where the offense was committed in accordance with Section 14-7-1750. The powers and duties of and the law applicable to county grand juries apply to a state grand jury, except when these are inconsistent with the provisions of this article.","path":["Title 14 - COURTS","CHAPTER 7 Juries and Jurors in Circuit Courts","ARTICLE 15 State Grand Jury Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t14c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:39:24Z","sha256":"a82bb8f96a9cef474539e13d83a09a7ebb8b26e0087e721f835d456e28256b54","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-7-1630","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-7-1650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}