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- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- S.C. Const. art. V, § 4
- Issued
- 2021-02-26 Feb. 26, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-03-15 (in-person proceedings and grand juries); 2021-04-05 (jury trials) (read as 2021-03-15)
- End
- n/a (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 15, 2021 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- circuit, family, probate and master-in-equity courts statewide
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- PJ litigation
- WF jurors
- Collection
- South Carolina SC
Operative words
Most recently, jury trials, grand juries, and other in-person proceedings were halted in all courts statewide... IT IS ORDERED that Circuit, Family, Probate, and Master-in-Equity Courts statewide may begin holding in-person proceedings, other than jury trials, on Monday, March 15, 2021.... All courts statewide when conducting in-person proceedings shall continue to observe proper safety protocols... including... July 30, 2020 Order Regarding Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses... IT IS FURTHER ORD[E]RED that Circuit Courts statewide may begin holding jury trials on Monday, April 5, 2021.
Enforcement
Jury-trial safety plans submitted to Court Administration for approval
Notes
Recites the Dec. 3, 2020 (jury trials), Dec. 9, 2020 (grand juries) and Jan. 6/8, 2021 (in-person proceedings) orders; a companion order (2021-02-26-02) covered summary courts.