South Carolina Statutes
§ 33-5-101 — Registered office and registered agent.
South Carolina § 33-5-101
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 33-5-101 (2026).
Text
Each corporation must continuously maintain in this State:
(1)a registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) a registered agent, who may be:
(i)an individual who resides in this State and whose business office is identical with the registered office;
(ii)a domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office; or (iii) a foreign corporation or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-5-40 [1962 Code SECTION 12-13.4; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.
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South Carolina § 33-5-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/5/33-5-101.