{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-30-5-12","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 30-5-12","heading":". Appointment of register of deeds for certain counties.","body":"(A) The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon.\n(B) The governing body of Georgetown County may appoint a register of deeds only after advertising the information concerning the appointment for two weeks before action is taken in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.","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":"654aff74a21de181053449b5053bc07533bffee1126e23c06ad325ada8999e5b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-30-5-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-30-5-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}