Bill Text: SC H3313 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Florence County Register of Deeds

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-29 - Act No. 197 [H3313 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2023-H3313-Introduced.html

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South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 3313

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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 30-5-10, relating to THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, so as to ADD FLORENCE COUNTY TO THE COUNTIES EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE DUTIES BE PERFORMED BY THE CLERK OF COURT; and by amending Section 30-5-12, relating to THE APPOINTMENT OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES, so as to ADD FLORENCE COUNTY TO THE COUNTIES WHERE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1.Section 30-5-10(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(A) In every county in the State other than Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties.

SECTION 2.Section 30-5-12(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(A) The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon.

SECTION 3.This act takes effect on January 1, 2025.

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