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SCRCP 81
Applicability
These rules, or any of them, shall apply to every trial court of civil jurisdiction within this state, within
the limits of the jurisdiction and powers of the court provided by law, and the procedure therein shall
conform to these rules insofar as practicable. They shall apply insofar as practicable in magistrate's
courts, probate courts, and family courts to the extent they are not inconsistent with the statutes and
rules governing those courts. In any case where no provision is made by statute or these Rules, the
procedure shall be according to the practice as it has heretofore existed in the courts of this State.
Note:
This Rule 81 covers the same subject as the Federal Rule but is drafted to conform to
the State court system, and to make the procedure in all civil courts as uniform as
possible.
Provenance
- Source
- www.sccourts.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-sc-01-print-version-2026-10-02
- Content hash
551f6f870dec8c5c16477b27a8f322f174f0bd2139c383630063c0dc140aa7fc
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