{"id":"SC-052","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"South Carolina","state":"SC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of South Carolina","authority":"S.C. Const. art. V, § 4; Appellate Case No. 2020-000447","instrument":"Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01)","title":"Winter 2020-21 amended trial-court order: masks, fever screening, 113 square feet per person, jury trials only under approved plans","dateIssued":"2020-12-16","effective":"2020-12-16","end":"Amended Mar. 4, 2021 and June 15, 2021 (SC-054)","startDate":"2020-12-16","endDate":"2021-03-04","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["CRT","MASK","CAP","GATH","EMP"],"addressees":["all trial courts","all persons entering a courthouse"],"clause":"Jury Trials. If done in accordance with a plan approved by the Chief Justice, jury selections and jury trials may be conducted.... all persons in the courtroom or hearing room must maintain at least six feet of distance from other persons in the room. Masks must be worn by all persons as specified by order of the Chief Justice dated July 30, 2020. To ensure social distancing can be maintained, it is recommended the maximum number of persons not exceed one person per 113 square feet of space... Entrance Screening and Protective Masks. All persons entering a courthouse shall be screened for fever and shall wear a protective mask while in the courthouse as required by the order of the Chief Justice dated July 30, 2020.","enforcement":"Order controls over court rules; contempt; Chief Justice\u0027s plan approval","functions":["CT courts","PJ litigation","CL closings (certification in lieu of affidavit; remote oaths)","WF jurors and witnesses"],"notes":"Companion to the Chief Justice\u0027s Dec. 3, 2020 order halting jury trials (SC-064) and Jan. 6, 2021 order suspending in-person proceedings (SC-065): the courts\u0027 winter re-tightening.","sourceUrl":"https://www.sccourts.org/media/courtOrders/HTMLFiles/2020-12-16-01.htm","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":176510,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SC","url":"/library/SC-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SC-052","citation":"Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01) (Ex. SC-052)","stateName":"South Carolina","related":["SC-054","SC-047","SC-048","SC-063","SC-064","SC-065","SC-030"]}