S.C. Code Ann. § 14-15-30: Duties of stenographers.

Every stenographer so appointed, under the direction of the presiding judge of his circuit, shall take full stenographic notes of all proceedings including the rulings and charge of the court in every trial thereat. In case the presiding judge or the solicitor, for use in criminal cases, shall require a transcript of such stenographic notes the stenographer shall furnish the same written out in full.