South Carolina — Palmetto
The taxonomy: ten cards, every claim quoting its unit.
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Court rules become law by legislative SILENCE
No sibling state has this: the Supreme Court submits rule changes to the General Assembly, and they take effect unless BOTH houses disapprove by three-fifths within the window. The April 30, 2026 wave (SCRCP 5, 52, 53, 54, 59) is the worked example — effective because the legislature said nothing.
"effective ninety calendar days after submission unless disapproved by concurrent resolution"
The answer is SERVED in 30 — not filed
South Carolina's clock runs on service of the answer. The verb matters: serving late is the default trap, and the rule's own text sets the 15-day rhythms after Rule 12 rulings.
"A defendant shall serve his answer within 30 days after the service of the complaint upon him"
The master-in-equity is structural
The appellate rules define the lower courts — and masters-in-equity sit INSIDE circuit court by that definition. Referred equity matters get a bench of their own, and appeals ride the same appellate machine.
"the circuit court (including masters-in-equity), family court or probate court"
The sixteen circuits are the statute itself
The judicial map is legislation: § 14-5-610 divides the state and composes every circuit county by county — forty-six counties, summed from the compositions, parsed into the registry from the loaded unit's own text.
"The State is divided into sixteen judicial circuits"
The $7,500 room, three ways
Magistrates hold concurrent civil jurisdiction with the ceiling stated three times in the statute's own enumeration — contracts, damages, and penalties each capped at seven thousand five hundred dollars.
"if the sum claimed does not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars"
The Supreme Court owns the UPL definition
The statute is explicit: chargeable conduct must have been DEFINED as unauthorized practice by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. That clause is why this platform's posture questions go to counsel mapped against the Court's own definitions.
"must have been defined as the unauthorized practice of law by the Supreme Court of South Carolina"
Traffic is criminal here
The uniform traffic chapter's general penalty makes violations misdemeanors. A South Carolina ticket is a criminal charge — the lane shows the statute and routes to defense counsel, full stop.
"It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter"
Three years is the civil core
Contracts, injuries, and statutory liabilities share the three-year section — and its own cross-references send sealed sale contracts to the UCC's six-year rule, which is loaded too.
"an action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied"
The 2026 wave is already home
Our load post-dates April 30, 2026 — the per-rule pages already integrate the wave, and Rule 54's own amendment note records the 10-to-20-day extension. The Washington inverse: nothing pending, everything integrated.
"from 10 days to 20 days of receipt of written notice of entry"
The e-filer is defined, and it is an attorney
The e-filing policies define the Authorized E-Filer as a licensed South Carolina attorney in good standing — the definition itself sets the lane for self-represented filers.
"is a licensed South Carolina attorney in good standing who has registered to E-File"