S.C. Code Ann. § 26-3-50

Form of certification

Known as the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act

The act spans §§ 26–26 (9 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 49-64; 1972 (57) 2374.

The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under SECTION 26-3-20 shall be accepted in this State if:

(1) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this State;

(2) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken; or

(3) The certificate contains the words "acknowledged before me," or their substantial equivalent.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.