Bill 49

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               49
Ratification Number:       24
Act Number:                14
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                        Notarial acts out of state

(A14, R24, S49)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 26-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF NOTARIAL ACTS AND PERSONS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM NOTARIAL ACTS OUTSIDE THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS MAY PERFORM NOTARIAL ACTS INSIDE THE STATE FOR USE IN THE STATE WITH THE SAME EFFECT AS IF PERFORMED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC.

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

Commissioned officer may perform notarial acts

SECTION 1. Item (4) of Section 26-3-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(4) A commissioned officer in active service with the Armed Forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the Armed Forces to perform notarial acts if the notarial act is performed for one of the following or his dependents: a merchant seaman of the United States, a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other person serving with or accompanying the Armed Forces of the United States, and, further, such commissioned officers and other authorized persons, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed by this chapter, also may perform notarial acts inside this State for use in this State with the same effect as if performed by a notary public of this State; or".

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.