South Carolina § 26-1-20 - Endorsement of application.
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§ 26-1-20. Endorsement of application.
(A) Each county legislative delegation shall determine whether the endorsement of notaries public must be by:
(1) one-half of the members of the legislative delegation representing the county in which the applicant resides; or
(2) endorsement by the senator and representative in whose district the applicant resides, without other endorsers.
(B) Each county legislative delegation shall notify the Secretary of State in writing if it chooses to utilize subsection (A)(2) within the individual county. If the county legislative delegation chooses to utilize subsection (A)(2), the applicant, senator, and representative shall indicate their respective districts on the application provided to the Secretary of State. If the office of senator or representative from that district is vacant at the time the application is submitted, the notary public may be appointed upon the endorsement of a majority of the legislative delegation representing the county in which the applicant resides.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 49-2; 1952 Code SECTION 49-2; 1942 Code SECTION 3465; 1932 Code SECTION 3465; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 823; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 738; 1911 (27) 139; 1967 (55) 509; 1989 Act No. 56, SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 185 (S.356), SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 185, SECTION 1, rewrote the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-1-20 ("Endorsement of application.") 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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