{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-30-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 30-5-10","heading":". Performance of register of deeds' duties by clerk of court in certain counties.","body":"(A) In every county in the State other than Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties.\n(B) The registers of deeds in Berkeley and Dorchester counties are elected for terms of four years and until a successor is elected in the general election and qualifies.","path":["Title 30 - PUBLIC RECORDS","CHAPTER 5 Recording Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t30c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:59:19Z","sha256":"d4cf44ae3cfd1838948586770516318ee0aef5610d552f88ea05ff267c10ee54","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-30-5-5","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-30-5-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}