Rule 2 – One Form of Action

There shall be one form of action to be known as “civil action.” S.c. R. Civ. P. 2 These Rules are the same as Federal Rules 1 and 2 except the name of the State. Rule 81 provides that the Rules will apply also to Magistrate’s, Probate and Family...

Rule 1 – Scope of Rules

These rules govern the procedure in all South Carolina courts in all suits of a civil nature whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity, with the exceptions stated in Rule 81. They shall be construed to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of...

Rule 40 – Effective Date

These rules shall take effect on September 1, 1988. They govern all proceedings in criminal actions brought after they take effect and also all further proceedings then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court their application in a particular...