South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-8-117 — Agent's liability.
South Carolina § 62-8-117
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE
Ch.ARTICLE 8 - SOUTH CAROLINA UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-8-117 (2026).
Text
An agent that violates this article is liable to the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the amount required to:
(1)restore the value of the principal's property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred; and (2) reimburse the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the attorney's fees and costs paid on the agent's behalf.
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Related
In the Matter of: Estate of Florence Petrak Mensch
(Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2024)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 279 (S.778), SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-100
Effective date.§ 62-1-101
Short title.§ 62-1-102
Purposes; rules of construction.§ 62-1-104
Severability.§ 62-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 62-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 62-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 62-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 62-1-111
Authority to award costs and expenses.§ 62-1-112
Inherent power of court.§ 62-1-201
General definitions.§ 62-1-301
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 62-8-117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/62-8-117.