South Carolina § 14-11-100 - Authority to administer oaths, and to take testimony, depositions, renunciations of dower, affidavits, and other instruments; fees.
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§ 14-11-100. Authority to administer oaths, and to take testimony, depositions, renunciations of dower, affidavits, and other instruments; fees.
The masters in this State, while in office, may administer oaths, take depositions, affidavits and renunciation of dower, probate deeds and other instruments and take testimony by commission as fully and effectually as the clerks of courts and notaries public. Their fees therefor shall be the same as allowed by law to other officers for similar services.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-1816; 1952 Code SECTION 15-1816; 1942 Code SECTION 3689; 1932 Code SECTION 3697; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2234; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1385; 1909 (26) 90.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-11-100 ("Authority to administer oaths, and to take testimony, depositions, renunciations of dower, affidavits, and other instruments; fees.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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