South Carolina Statutes
§ 30-5-20 — Certified copies of recorded instruments; effect of furnishing incorrect copy.
South Carolina § 30-5-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 30-5-20 (2026).
Text
The register of deeds, or his deputy, shall be required, on application, to give a certified copy of any writing recorded in his office, the fees for such copy being first paid in advance, if required or tendered, as the case may be. If the register or his deputy shall furnish an incorrect transcript of any deed recorded, he shall forfeit and pay to the party the damages that may accrue in consequence thereof.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 60-8; 1952 Code SECTION 60-8; 1942 Code SECTION 3636; 1932 Code SECTION 3638; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2182; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1358; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 951; G. S. 720; R. S. 821; 1698 (2) 138; 1839 (11) 116; 1843 (11) 255; 1947 (45) 150. Code Commissioner's Note 1997 Act No. 34, SECTION 1, directed the Code Commissioner to change all references to "Register of Mesne Conveyances" to "Register of Deeds" wherever appearing in the 1976 Code of Laws.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 30-5-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/5/30-5-20.