S.C. Code Ann. § 34-30-580: Test appraisals of collateral securing loans; appraisers; appraisals by insurer of accounts; costs and expenses.

(A) The board may direct the making of test appraisals of real estate and other collateral securing loans made by state savings banks doing business in this State, employ competent appraisers, or prescribe a list from which competent appraisers may be selected, for the making of these appraisals by the board, and all other acts incident to the making of test appraisals.

(B) Instead of causing an appraisal to be made, the board may accept an appraisal caused to be made by the insurer of accounts.

(C) The expense and cost of test appraisals made under this section must be defrayed by the state savings bank subjected to the test appraisals, and each state savings bank doing business in this State shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the test appraisals when it is directed.