2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 27 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 18 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
Section 27-18-200. Payment or delivery of abandoned property to administrator; exceptions; holder of stocks or similar intangible ownership interests relieved of liability upon delivery.
(A) A person who is required to file a report under Section 27-18-180 shall pay or deliver to the administrator all abandoned property required to be reported.
(B) The holder of an interest under Section 27-18-110 shall deliver a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership if the holder does not issue certificates of ownership to the administrator. Upon delivery of a duplicate certificate to the administrator, the holder and any transfer agent, registrar, or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder in executing or delivering the duplicate certificate is relieved of all liability of every kind in accordance with the provision of Section 27-18-210 to every person, including any person acquiring the original certificate or the duplicate of the certificate issued to the administrator, for any losses or damages resulting to any person by the issuance and delivery to the administrator of the duplicate certificate.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 34A; 1996 Act No. 248, Section 4.
