South Carolina Harwell Notice Consent Magistrate AO 85 is a form used by South Carolina magistrates to provide notice to parties involved in civil or criminal cases. This form is used to advise parties of their right to consent to a magistrate hearing a case without the judge's presence. The form also allows a magistrate to accept a party's consent to proceed without the judge being present. There are two types of South Carolina Harwell Notice Consent Magistrate AO 85 forms: one for civil cases and one for criminal cases. The civil form is used to advise parties of their right to consent to a magistrate hearing the case without the judge present and the criminal form is used to accept a party's consent to proceed without the judge being present.