{"id":"SC-054","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; Rules 611 and 612, SCACR; Appellate Case No. 2020-000447","instrument":"Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01)","title":"Trial-court order in force through Q3 2021: masks per the July 30, 2020 order, six-foot distancing, 113 square feet per person, fever screening; expiration Aug. 2, 2021 (extended)","dateIssued":"2021-06-15","effective":"2021-06-15","end":"2021-08-27 (rescinded by SC-056; expiration had been extended from Aug. 2 to Aug. 31, 2021 by SC-055)","startDate":"2021-06-15","endDate":"2021-08-27","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK","CAP","GATH","EMP"],"addressees":["all trial courts","all persons entering a courthouse","lawyers and litigants"],"clause":"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.... Unless extended, this order will expire on August 2, 2021.","enforcement":"Order controls over court rules; Rule 611, SCACR; copy to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees","functions":["CT courts and clerks (Q3 2021)","PJ litigation","CL closings (certification in lieu of affidavit continued)","WF jurors and witnesses"],"notes":"Footnote 2\u0027s infection projections were, by the Court\u0027s own July 30, 2021 statement, \u0027overly optimistic\u0027 given \u0027the delta variant.\u0027 The Q3 2021 court instrument for South Carolina.","sourceUrl":"https://www.sccourts.org/media/courtOrders/HTMLFiles/2021-06-15-01.htm","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":184451,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SC","url":"/library/SC-054","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SC-054","citation":"Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01) (Ex. SC-054)","stateName":"South Carolina","related":["SC-056","SC-055","SC-047","SC-052","SC-063"]}