{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-1-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 22-1-20","heading":"Oath.","body":"Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, each magistrate must take in writing the oath of office prescribed in the Constitution before the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county or, in case there be no such clerk, before anyone authorized to administer an oath, and must file the same with the Secretary of State.","path":["Title 22 - MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES","CHAPTER 1 Magistrates Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t22c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:48:59Z","sha256":"a9dd8bc2fda6ac1e6a07740e8b66e7e38318cbe19297f2b468b3d50b01fa0d4d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-1-19","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-1-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}