Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended August 27, 2021) (2021-08-27-01)

The record

Jurisdiction

South Carolina

Level

Court

Authority

S.C. Const. art. V, § 4; Rules 611 and 612, SCACR

Issued

2021-08-27 Aug. 27, 2021

Effective

2021-08-27 (immediately); 'shall expire in ninety (90) days unless extended' (read as 2021-08-27)

End

2021-11-25 (ninety days) unless extended (read as 2021-11-25)

In force

Aug. 27, 2021 to Nov. 25, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public officesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all trial courts
• clerks of court (optional filing systems report by Oct. 1, 2021)

Functions reached

• CT courts (Q3 2021)
• PJ litigation backlog
• CL notarizations (certification in lieu of affidavit ended; Act No. 85 of 2021 recited)

Collection

South Carolina SC

Operative words

The pandemic has necessarily delayed the resolution of many cases, and the response to this emergency must now focus on the resolution of these cases in a safe, timely and just manner.... many of the restrictions and requirements in the June 15, 2021, order, which were designed to allow hearings, trials or other matters to be safely conducted during the pandemic, have not been included in this order, and these matters are now left to the Chief Justice.... This order is effective immediately, and the prior version of this order dated June 15, 2021, is rescinded. Pursuant to Rule 611, SCACR, this order shall expire in ninety (90) days unless extended by order of this Court.

Enforcement