(a) An account may be for a single party or multiple parties. A multiple-party account may be with or without a right of survivorship between the parties. Subject to § 62-6-202(c), either a single-party account or a multiple-party account may have a POD designation, an agency designation, or both.

(b) An account established after January 1, 2014, whether in the form prescribed in § 62-6-104 or in any other form, is either a single-party account or a multiple-party account, with or without right of survivorship, and with or without a POD designation or an agency designation, within the meaning of this subpart, and is governed by this article.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 62-6-103

  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.