Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words, "transfer on death" or the abbreviation "TOD", or by the words "pay on death" or the abbreviation "POD", after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary.
S.C. Code Ann. § 35-6-50
Certain words signify registration in beneficiary form
Known as the Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act
The act spans §§ 35–35 (10 sections).
1997 Act No. 102, SECTION 1, eff June 13, 1997.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.