South Carolina Statutes
§ 33-1-270 — Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
South Carolina § 33-1-270
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 33CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 33-1-270 (2026).
Text
A certificate attached to a copy of a document filed by the Secretary of State, bearing his signature (which may be in facsimile) and the seal of this State, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of State and must be taken and received in all courts, public offices, official bodies, and in all proceedings as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: Derived from 1972 Code 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12-11.6; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1964 (53) 1910; 1968 (55) 3046; 1970 (56) 1932; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-101
Short title.§ 33-1-102
Reservation of power to amend or repeal.§ 33-1-200
Filing requirements.§ 33-1-210
Forms.§ 33-1-220
Filing, service, and copying fees.§ 33-1-230
Effective time and date of filing.§ 33-1-240
Correcting filed document.§ 33-1-250
Filing duty of Secretary of State.§ 33-1-280
Certificate of existence.§ 33-1-290
Penalty for signing false document.§ 33-1-300
Powers.§ 33-1-400
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South Carolina § 33-1-270, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/1/33-1-270.