South Carolina § 38-53-290 Professional bondsman shall deliver power of attorney to clerk of court; form.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-53-290 — Professional bondsman shall deliver power of attorney to clerk of court; form.

South Carolina § 38-53-290

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 53BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-53-290 (2026).

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With the securities deposited with the clerk of court, the professional bondsman shall at the same time deliver to the clerk of court a power of attorney on a form supplied by the clerk of court, executed and acknowledged by the professional bondsman, authorizing the sale or transfer of the securities or any part of the securities. The power of attorney must read as follows: "Know all men by these presents that I, __________, a professional bondsman, located in the County of __________, in the State of __________, do authorize and appoint for myself and my successors, heirs, and assigns the clerk of court of this county, in the name and in behalf of myself as professional bondsman, my attorney to sell or transfer any securities deposited or that may be deposited by me as professional bonds

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With the securities deposited with the clerk of court, the professional bondsman shall at the same time deliver to the clerk of court a power of attorney on a form supplied by the clerk of court, executed and acknowledged by the professional bondsman, authorizing the sale or transfer of the securities or any part of the securities. The power of attorney must read as follows: "Know all men by these presents that I, __________, a professional bondsman, located in the County of __________, in the State of __________, do authorize and appoint for myself and my successors, heirs, and assigns the clerk of court of this county, in the name and in behalf of myself as professional bondsman, my attorney to sell or transfer any securities deposited or that may be deposited by me as professional bondsman with the clerk of court, under the laws and regulations requiring a deposit of securities to be made by professional bondsmen doing business in the State of South Carolina if the sale or transfer is considered necessary by the clerk of court to pay any liability arising under a bond which purports to be given by the undersigned bondsman in any county in this State, and execution has been issued against me as bondsman pursuant to a judgment on the bond, and the judgment has not been satisfied. The securities so deposited are to be held in trust by the clerk of court for the sole protection and benefit of the holder of bail bonds executed by or on behalf of the undersigned bondsman. In witness whereof, I have set my hand and affixed my seal this ___ day of __________, 19___. _ (L.S.) Notary Public __________ My commission expires: __________."

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-63-300 [1985 Act No. 189, SECTION 1] recodified as SECTION 38-53-290 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 425, SECTION 2.