{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-5-310","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 22-5-310","heading":"Sitting as examining court in matters beyond magistrates' jurisdiction.","body":"In criminal matters beyond their jurisdiction to try, magistrates shall sit as examining courts and commit, discharge and, except in capital cases, recognize persons charged with such offenses.","path":["Title 22 - MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES","CHAPTER 5 Magistrates' Powers and Duties in Criminal Matters","ARTICLE 5 Preliminary Examinations"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t22c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:49:14Z","sha256":"ff512820b3bfe94cf75c6baa86694a2406e186ae91861a9ea76c20a81400731d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-5-210","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-5-320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}