JAN 09, 1980

On whether § 20-7-40(A), Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended, creates an offense triable in General Sessions Court or Family Court. It is the opinion of this Office that § 20-7-40(A) describes a criminal offense triable in General Sessions Court.

Requested by: The Honorable Wendell O. Adams, Magistrate of Colleton County.

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