South Carolina § 8-21-140 Fees of notaries public.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 8-21-140 — Fees of notaries public.

South Carolina § 8-21-140

Title 8PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 21FEES AND COSTS GENERALLY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-140 (2026).

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The fees of notaries public shall be as follows:

(1)For taking a deposition and swearing witnesses, twenty-five cents per copy sheet;

(2)For a duplicate of a deposition, protest and certificate, ten cents per copy sheet of one hundred words;

(3)For each attendance upon any person for proving a matter or thing and certifying the same, fifty cents;

(4)For every notarial certificate, with seal, fifty cents;

(5)For administering an oath for an affidavit, twenty-five cents;

(6)For taking a renunciation of dower or inheritance, one dollar; and (7) For every protest, fifty cents, together with the cost of postage for transmitting notice thereof.

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The fees of notaries public shall be as follows: (1) For taking a deposition and swearing witnesses, twenty-five cents per copy sheet; (2) For a duplicate of a deposition, protest and certificate, ten cents per copy sheet of one hundred words; (3) For each attendance upon any person for proving a matter or thing and certifying the same, fifty cents; (4) For every notarial certificate, with seal, fifty cents; (5) For administering an oath for an affidavit, twenty-five cents; (6) For taking a renunciation of dower or inheritance, one dollar; and (7) For every protest, fifty cents, together with the cost of postage for transmitting notice thereof.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 27-506; 1952 Code SECTION 27-506; 1942 Code SECTION 4957; 1932 Code SECTION 4957; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5759; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4234; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3123; G. S. 2440; R. S. 2564; 1898 (22) 699.