2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 21 - Fees And Costs Generally
Section 8-21-110. Fees of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State may charge the following fees:

(1) For every search, fourteen cents;

(2) For entering satisfaction on a mortgage, twenty-one cents;

(3) For recording a mark or brand, twenty-one cents;

(4) For recording any writing, nine cents for every copy sheet containing ninety words;

(5) For making out a grant of lands, recording and fixing the great seal, two dollars and fourteen cents;

(6) For a testimonial with the great seal, one dollar and seven cents;

(7) For registering the certificate of (a) a person becoming a citizen, twenty-five cents, (b) for a family not exceeding three, fifty cents and (c) for a family exceeding three, one dollar;

(8) For commissioning a commissioner of deeds, three dollars and twenty-five cents;

(9) For filing a limited partnership agreement, five dollars;

(10) For furnishing a certificate under seal, one dollar;

(11) For making a certified copy of a charter, two dollars;

(12) For making a certified copy of a land grant, one dollar and sixty cents;

(13) For making a certified copy of a plat, (a) tracing, first four corners, one dollar, and five cents per additional corner, plus one dollar for certifying, and (b) copying, per page, thirty-five cents; and

(14) For certified copy of any record, one dollar and sixty cents.

Fees received for these services shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund of the State.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 27-501; 1952 Code Section 27-501; 1942 Code Section 4922; 1932 Code Section 4922; Civ. C. '22 Section 5727; Civ. C. '12 Section 4210; Civ. C. '02 Section 3101; G. S. 2430; R. S. 2454; 1790 (5) 153; 1799 (5) 355; 1901 (23) 754; 1954 (48) 1566; 1961 (52) 621.