The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- S.C. Const. art. V, § 4; Rules 611 and 612, SCACR; Appellate Case No. 2020-000447
- Issued
- 2021-06-15 June 15, 2021
- 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- 2021-08-27 (rescinded by SC-056; expiration had been extended from Aug. 2 to Aug. 31, 2021 by SC-055) (read as 2021-08-27)
- In force
- June 15, 2021 to Aug. 27, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all trial courts
- all persons entering a courthouse
- lawyers and litigants
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks (Q3 2021)
- PJ litigation
- CL closings (certification in lieu of affidavit continued)
- WF jurors and witnesses
- Collection
- South Carolina SC
Operative words
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
Notes
Footnote 2's infection projections were, by the Court's own July 30, 2021 statement, 'overly optimistic' given 'the delta variant.' The Q3 2021 court instrument for South Carolina.