# Rule 101, SCRE: Rule 101. SCOPE

> South Carolina · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R101

## Section

- **Citation:** Rule 101, SCRE
- **Heading:** Rule 101. SCOPE
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** South Carolina Court Rules / South Carolina Rules of Evidence / Rule 101, SCRE

## Text

RULE 101
SCOPE
Except as otherwise provided by rule or by statute, these rules govern proceedings in the courts of South Carolina to the extent and with the exceptions stated in Rule 1101.
Note:
This rule differs from the federal rule in two regards. First, the phrase "except as otherwise provided by rule or by statute" is added to make it clear that statutes or other rules promulgated by the Supreme Court may limit the applicability of these rules. An example of such a rule is Rule 11 of the South Carolina Administrative and Procedural Rules for Magistrate's Court which provides that the rules of evidence apply in civil actions before the magistrate's court, but allows those rules to be relaxed in the interest of justice. Second, the phrase "courts of South Carolina" has been substituted for the phrase "courts of the United States, and before the United States bankruptcy judges and United States magistrate judges." Rule 1101 provides greater detail regarding the applicability of these rules in various proceedings.

## Nearby sections

- [Rule 101, SCRE Rule 101. SCOPE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R101.md)
- [Rule 102, SCRE Rule 102. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R102.md)
- [Rule 103, SCRE Rule 103. RULINGS ON EVIDENCE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R103.md)
- [Rule 104, SCRE Rule 104. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R104.md)
- [Rule 105, SCRE Rule 105. LIMITED ADMISSIBILITY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R105.md)
- [Rule 106, SCRE Rule 106. REMAINDER OF OR RELATED WRITINGS OR STATEMENTS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R106.md)
- [Rule 201, SCRE Rule 201. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATIVE FACTS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R201.md)
- [Rule 301, SCRE Rule 301. PRESUMPTIONS IN GENERAL IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R301.md)
- [Rule 401, SCRE Rule 401. DEFINITION OF "RELEVANT EVIDENCE"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R401.md)
- [Rule 402, SCRE Rule 402. RELEVANT EVIDENCE GENERALLY ADMISSIBLE; IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE INADMISSIBLE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R402.md)
- [Rule 403, SCRE Rule 403. EXCLUSION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE ON GROUNDS OF PREJUDICE, CONFUSION, OR WASTE OF TIME](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R403.md)
- [Rule 404, SCRE Rule 404. CHARACTER EVIDENCE NOT ADMISSIBLE TO PROVE CONDUCT; EXCEPTION; OTHER CRIMES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R404.md)
- [Rule 405, SCRE Rule 405. METHODS OF PROVING CHARACTER](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R405.md)
- [Rule 406, SCRE Rule 406. HABIT; ROUTINE PRACTICE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_SC_SCRE_R406.md)

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