{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-9-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 22-9-40","heading":"Removal upon conviction by indictment.","body":"Upon the conviction of any constable by indictment, the judge before whom the case may be tried may, by order, declare the convict to be removed from office, whereupon his office shall be deemed vacant.","path":["Title 22 - MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES","CHAPTER 9 Constables","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t22c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:49:29Z","sha256":"51095733bb3d38b77895b081bd44952f896a8f7869aa93a26aebe236c04d72c0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-9-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-22-9-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}