The Secretary of State may charge the following fees:

(1) For every search, fourteen cents;

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 8-21-110

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(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.