RE AMENDMENTS TO RULE 607 SOUTH CAROLINA APPELLATE COURT RULES v. << (2025)

ORDER

Pursuant to Article V, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution, Rule 607 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules (SCACR) is amended as set forth in the attachment to this Order.

The amendment to Rule 607(d), SCACR, which controls the priority in which a court reporter shall transcribe and deliver the transcript, requires that priority be given to requests to transcribe various matters involving the custody of children.

The amendments to Rule 607(h)(1)(H), SCACR, increase the per page costs Judicial Branch Court Reporters shall receive for delivering transcripts on an expedited basis. The change in priority and the increased fees in paragraph (h)(1)(H) shall apply to all requests for expedited transcripts made on or after May 28, 2025.

s/ John W. Kittredge, C.J.

s/ John Cannon Few, J.

s/ George C. James, Jr., J.

s/ D. Garrison Hill, J.

s/ Letitia H. Verdin, J.