Criminal jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 26-1-170
in effectA notary public has no power or jurisdiction in criminal cases. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 185, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t26c001.phpFetched: 10/17/2026
