2023 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 26 - Notaries Public and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Notaries Public
Section 26-1-210. Certificate of authority.

Universal Citation:
SC Code § 26-1-210 (2023)
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A certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary of this State shall be substantially in the following form:

"Certificate of Authority for Notarial Act

I, ____________(name of Secretary of State), South Carolina Secretary of State, certify that ____________ (name of notary), the person named in the seal and signature on the attached document, was a Notary Public for the State of South Carolina and authorized to act as such at the time of the document's notarization.

To verify this Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act, I have affixed below my signature and seal of office this _____ day of_________, 20___."

(Signature and seal of commissioning official)

HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 185 (S.356), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014.

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