South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 216 — Jury service, age exemption

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-7-840, RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE, SO AS TO RAISE THE AGE EXEMPTION FROM SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

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2025-2026 Bill 216 Text of Previous Version (Jan.
15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 216Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-7-840, RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE, SO AS TO RAISE THE AGE EXEMPTION FROM SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 14-7-840 of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      Section 14-7-840.  No person is exempt from service as a juror in any court of this State except men and women sixty-five seventy-five years of age or over.  Notaries public are not considered state officers and are not exempt under this section.  A person exempt under this section may be excused upon telephone confirmation of date of birth and age to the clerk of court or the chief magistrate.  The jury commissioners shall not excuse or disqualify a juror under this section.  The clerk of court shall maintain a list of persons excused by the court and the reasons the juror was determined to be excused.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 216 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-7-840, RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE, SO AS TO RAISE THE AGE EXEMPTION FROM SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
Who sponsors S 216?
S 216 is sponsored by Senator A. Shane Massey.
What is the current status of S 216?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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