South Carolina § 27-19-310 Duties of escheator devolved upon Secretary of State as agent of Department of Administration.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 27-19-310 — Duties of escheator devolved upon Secretary of State as agent of Department of Administration.

South Carolina § 27-19-310

Title 27PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES

Ch. 19ESCHEAT OF LAND AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 27-19-310 (2026).

Text

The duties of escheator are devolved upon the Secretary of State as agent of the Department of Administration and as escheator the Secretary of State shall act under the direction and control of the Department of Administration and, under the direction of the department, may use such of the funds and the services of such subagents of the department as in its discretion may be necessary to efficiency in discovering, renting, litigating and realizing money from escheated lands under existing law.

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The duties of escheator are devolved upon the Secretary of State as agent of the Department of Administration and as escheator the Secretary of State shall act under the direction and control of the Department of Administration and, under the direction of the department, may use such of the funds and the services of such subagents of the department as in its discretion may be necessary to efficiency in discovering, renting, litigating and realizing money from escheated lands under existing law.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 57-220.1; 1972 (57) 2501. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.