{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-26-1-210","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 26-1-210","heading":"Certificate of authority.","body":"A certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary of this State shall be substantially in the following form:\n\"Certificate of Authority for Notarial Act\nI, ____________(name of Secretary of State), South Carolina Secretary of State, certify that ____________ (name of notary), the person named in the seal and signature on the attached document, was a Notary Public for the State of South Carolina and authorized to act as such at the time of the document's notarization.\nTo verify this Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act, I have affixed below my signature and seal of office this _____ day of_________, 20___.\"\n(Signature and seal of commissioning official)","path":["Title 26 - NOTARIES PUBLIC AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 1 Notaries Public"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t26c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:54:39Z","sha256":"97d4ee1eb1401d5216669935949f7c4a8cec8b0797795a65203ead8049f3e642","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-26-1-200","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-26-1-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}