Order re In-Person Proceedings in Circuit, Family, Probate, and Master-in-Equity (2021-01-06-01; as amended Jan. 8, 2021, 2021-01-08-01)

The record

Jurisdiction

South Carolina

Level

Court

Authority

S.C. Const. art. V, § 4

Issued

2021-01-06 Jan. 6, 2021

Effective

2021-01-11

End

2021-03-15 (in-person proceedings resumed under SC-053) (read as 2021-03-15)

In force

Jan. 11, 2021 to Mar. 15, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• circuit, family, probate and master-in-equity courts statewide
• judges required to quarantine

Functions reached

• CT courts
• PJ litigation
• CL closings requiring court action (foreclosure sales, ejectments)

Collection

South Carolina SC

Operative words

All in-person proceedings statewide beginning on or after January 11, 2021 are hereby suspended until further Order of the Chief Justice, subject to the limited exceptions outlined below... judges who are required to quarantine shall continue to hold hearings remotely so long as they are asymptomatic.... Any Order allowing the resumption of in-person proceedings will be issued at least two weeks prior to the affected date

Enforcement

Notes