Supreme Court Order 2020-05-01-01 (May 1, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

South Carolina

Level

Court

Authority

S.C. Const. art. V, § 4; Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 407, SCACR

Issued

2020-05-01 May 1, 2020

Effective

2020-05-01

End

Through the emergency (electronic notarization later addressed by Act No. 85 of 2021, as SC-056 recites) (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

May 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public officesOther

Addressees

• South Carolina closing attorneys
• lenders, title insurers, notaries and parties to real estate transactions

Functions reached

• CL closings, notaries and title
• ML mortgage lending
• CB buyers and sellers

Collection

South Carolina SC

Operative words

IT IS ORDERED, that to the extent the Rules of Professional Conduct may require an attorney to be physically present at the closing of a real estate transaction and in close proximity to the parties to the transaction, in light of the current crisis and need for social distancing, an attorney may participate in and supervise the closing of a real estate transaction by way of a video conference... necessary persons to a real estate transaction may, under the direction of the supervising attorney, similarly participate in the real estate closing by way of a video conference, provided any necessary person so consents

Enforcement

Notes