The Supreme Court of South Carolina
RE: Trial Court Video/Audioconferencing Consent Forms
ORDER
Pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution,
IT IS ORDERED that the forms listed below are approved for use in the respective courts indicated on each form.
SCCA 650—Waiver of Right to In-Person Court Appearance and Consent to Video/Audioconferencing (Summary Courts), bearing a revision date of 4/2020
SCCA 651—Waiver of Right to In-Person Court Appearance and Consent to Video/Audioconferencing (Family Court), bearing a revision date of 4/2020
SCCA 653—Waiver of Right to In-Person Court Appearance and Consent to Video/Audioconferencing for an Alleged Incapacitated Individual (Probate Court), bearing an implementation date of 4/2020
SCCA 654— Waiver of Right to In-Person Court Appearance and Consent to Video/Audioconferencing for an Alleged Mentally Ill/Chemically Dependent Person/Person with Intellectual Disability (Probate Court), bearing an implementation date of 4/2020
SCCA 655—Waiver of Right to In-Person Court Appearance and Consent to Video/Audioconferencing (General Sessions), bearing an implementation date of 4/2020
These forms will be added to the Statewide Case Management System and made available online at the South Carolina Judicial Branch website at www.sccourts.org/forms.
The provisions of this Order are effective immediately and remain in effect unless amended or revoked by subsequent Order of the Chief Justice.
s/Donald W. Beatty Donald W. Beatty Chief Justice of South Carolina |
Columbia, South Carolina
April 28, 2020