South Carolina Code 30-5-40. Validation of certain instruments executed between May 11, 1972 and June 22, 1973
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(1) Any deed or other instrument purporting to convey an interest in or lien upon real estate executed after May 11, 1972 and prior to June 22, 1973, which in all other respects meets the requirements of law, whether executed within or without this State, and whether or not such instrument was executed in the presence of and subscribed by two or more witnesses, as provided in § 27-7-10, is hereby validated as to execution from the time of such execution and entitled to recordation if:
(a) The execution thereof was acknowledged in a form substantially identical to the forms set forth in § 26-3-70, Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act; or
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 30-5-40
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
(b) The execution thereof was acknowledged in a form conforming substantially to the provisions of § 30-5-30, subsection (3), as amended in 1972.
(2) The recordation of any such instrument is hereby validated and declared to have constituted legal notice from the time of such recordation, if such instrument complies with the recording of statutes of this State.