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S.C. E-Filing Attorney Guide: ARG-18-Initial Actions

ARG-18-Initial Actions

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ARG-18: Initial Actions

Attorney Reference Guide

Initiating Actions

This guide may be used to determine the correct initiating action to use when E-Filing a new case.

Cases with a Nature of Action (Case Subtype) not listed below may not be E-Filed and must be filed in

the traditional manner.

Nature of Action (Case Subtype) Initiating Action

(100) Constructions Summons & Complaint

(110) Debt Collections Summons & Complaint

(130) General Contract Summons & Complaint

(140) Breach of Contract Summons & Complaint

(150) Fraud/Bad Faith Summons & Complaint

(160) Failure to Deliver/Warranty Summons & Complaint

(170) Employment Discrimination Summons & Complaint

(180) Employment Summons & Complaint

(199) Contract/Other Summons & Complaint

(200) Dental Malpractice Summons & Complaint

(210) Legal Malpractice Summons & Complaint

(220) Medical Malpractice Summons & Complaint

(230) Notice of Intent/Medical Malpractice Notice/Notice of Intent to File Suit

(299) Malpractice/Other Summons & Complaint

(310) Conversion Summons & Complaint

(320) Motor Vehicle Accident Summons & Complaint

(330) Premises Liability Summons & Complaint

(340) Products Liability Summons & Complaint

(350) Personal Injury Summons & Complaint

(360) Wrongful Death Summons & Complaint

(370) Assault/Battery Summons & Complaint

(380) Slander/Libel Summons & Complaint

(399) Torts/Other Summons & Complaint

(400) Claim & Delivery Summons & Complaint

(410) Condemnation Summons & Complaint

(420) Foreclosure Summons & Complaint

(430) Mechanic's Lien Summons & Complaint

(440) Partition Summons & Complaint

(450) Possession Summons & Complaint

(460) Building Codes Violation Summons & Complaint

(499) Real Property/Other Summons & Complaint

(600) Environmental Summons & Complaint

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(610) Automobile Arbitration Automobile/Automobile Arbitration (10.00) OR

Automobile/Automobile Arbitration (5.00)

(620) Medical Summons & Complaint

(630) Pharmaceuticals Summons & Complaint

(640) Unfair Trade Practices Summons & Complaint

(650) Out-of-State Depositions Deposition/Out of State Deposition

(670) Pre-suit Discovery Petition/Pre-Suit Discovery

(690) Interpleader Summons & Complaint

(699) Special-Complex/Other Summons & Complaint

(700) Death Settlement Petition/Filing Fee Required

(710) Foreign Judgment Foreign Judgment

(720) Magistrate Judgment Magistrate Judgment

(730) Minor Settlement Petition/Filing Fee Required

(740) Transcript Judgment Transcript Judgment

(750) Lis Pendens Lis Pendens ($10)

(760) Application for Transfer of Structured

Settlement Settlement/Structured Settlement

(770) Confession of Judgment Confession of Judgment

(780) Petition for Workers Compensation Settlement/Workers Compensation Settlement

Settlement Approval Approval

(790) Incapacitated Adult Settlement Petition/Filing Fee Required

(799) Judgment/Other Judgment/Other (799)

(800) Driver’s License Reinstatement Reinstatement of Driver’s License

(810) Judicial Review Petition/Filing Fee Required

(820) Relief Summons & Complaint

(830) Permanent Injunction Summons & Complaint

(840) Forfeiture-Petition Summons & Complaint

(850) Forfeiture-Consent Proposed Order/Forfeiture Consent Order AND

Order/Order Coversheet

(899) Administrative Law/Other Summons & Complaint

(900) Arbitration Appeal Summons & Complaint

(910) Magistrate Civil Appeal Appeal/Notice of Appeal

(920) Magistrate Criminal Appeal Appeal/Notice of Criminal Appeal No Fee

(930) Municipal Appeal Appeal/Notice of Criminal Appeal No Fee

(940) Probate Court Appeal Appeal/Notice of Appeal

(950) SCDOT Appeal Appeal/Notice of Appeal

(960) Worker's Compensation Appeal Appeal/Notice of Appeal

(970) Zoning Board Appeal Appeal/Notice of Appeal

(990) Public Service Commission Appeal/Notice of Appeal

(991) Employment Security Commission Appeal Appeal/Notice of Appeal No Filing Fee

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(999) Appeal/Other Appeal/Notice of Appeal

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