{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-1-230","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 33-1-230","heading":"Effective time and date of filing.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and Section 33-1-240(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:\n(1) at the time for filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the original document; or\n(2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.\n(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.","path":["Title 33 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions","ARTICLE 2 Filing Documents"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:02:19Z","sha256":"9072bc3e930ffa7f052cb23d599f375d6e178caa38588e2133821c0443864ba5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-1-220","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-33-1-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}