nuclear optionUnited States · South Carolina (Statewide)Difficulty: Hard
Demand for Jury Trial in Magistrate Court
SC Code §22-3-920 grants a defendant in any magistrate-court matter the right to a 6-person jury trial on demand. Cities rarely staff parking matters for jury trials and routinely dismiss on jury demand to avoid the cost. Particularly effective when stacked with any other defense (e.g., signage defect, due-process challenge).
Legal basis
SC Code §22-3-920; SC Const. art. I §14
Sample appeal wording
TO: [Magistrate Court] DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL RE: Case No. [#], Citation No. [#] Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §22-3-920 and Article I §14 of the South Carolina Constitution, Defendant demands a jury trial of six (6) on all issues triable by jury. Defendant pleads not guilty and reserves all defenses including [LIST: signage defect; service defect; statute of limitations]. [NAME] [ADDRESS] [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- SC Code §22-3-920
- SC Const. art. I §14