{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-19-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-19-10","heading":"Offense shall be prosecuted upon grand jury indictment; exceptions.","body":"No person shall be held to answer in any court for an alleged crime or offense, unless upon indictment by a grand jury, except in the following cases:\n(1) when a prosecution by information is expressly authorized by statute;\n(2) in proceedings before a police court or magistrate; and\n(3) in proceedings before courts martial.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 19 Indictments"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c019.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:46:14Z","sha256":"0aca532318b1c31ebbe76b949a9e6dfaa3d967d94468162dd51b343e16d3e7a1","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-17-200","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-19-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}