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In re Expansion of Elec. Filing Pilot Program Court of Common Pleas
Citations: 820 S.E.2d 877; 425 S.C. 237Docket: Appellate Case No. 2015-002439
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina; November 7, 2018; South Carolina; State Supreme Court
The South Carolina Constitution's Article V, Section 4 mandates the expansion of the Electronic Filing (E-Filing) Pilot Program in the Court of Common Pleas to include Chesterfield County, effective December 4, 2018. All filings in common pleas cases in Chesterfield, where parties are represented by attorneys, must be E-Filed, except for specific case types or filings excluded from the program. The current counties requiring mandatory E-Filing include Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, York, and now Chesterfield. Attorneys are advised to consult the South Carolina Electronic Filing Policies and Guidelines, adopted on October 28, 2015, and review available training materials on the E-Filing Portal to understand exemptions from E-Filing requirements. Donald W. Beatty, Chief Justice of South Carolina, endorses this order.