Jurisdiction limited to county.

S.C. Code Ann. § 22-3-520
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Magistrates shall have and exercise within their respective counties all the powers, authority and jurisdiction in criminal cases herein set forth.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t22c003.phpFetched: 10/17/2026