South Carolina § 33-1-230 Effective time and date of filing.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 33-1-230 — Effective time and date of filing.

South Carolina § 33-1-230

Title 33CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 33-1-230 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and Section 33-1-240(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:

(1)at the time for filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the original document; or (2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.

(b)A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and Section 33-1-240(c), a document accepted for filing is effective: (1) at the time for filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the original document; or (2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed. (b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Derived from 1976 SECTION 33-1-60 [1962 Code SECTION 12-11.6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1964 (53) 1910; 1968 (55) 3046; 1970 (56) 1932; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2], SECTION 33-7-30 [1962 Code SECTION 12-14.3; 1952 Code SECTION 12-58; 1942 Code SECTIONS 7726, 7729; 1932 Code SECTIONS 7726, 7729; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 4301, 4304; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 1883, 2834; Civ. C. '02 SECTIONS 1880, 1883; 1896 (22) 92, 94; 1897 (22) 522; 1900 (23) 386; 1903 (24) 75; 1920 (31) 754; 1923 (33) 157; 1936 (39) 1337; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2], and SECTION 33-7-50 [1962 Code SECTION 12-14.5; 1952 Code SECTIONS 12-59, 12-60; 1942 Code SECTION 7730; 1932 Code SECTION 7730; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4305; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2838; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1884; 1896 (22) 94; 1920 (31) 754; 1936 (39) 1320; 1960 (51) 1927; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.