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SC Code § 26-6-195 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 26 - Notaries Public and Acknowledgements|Chapter 6 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 26-6-195. Service of process to e-mail address by government agency.

 Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, a governmental agency may use, in accordance with policies and procedures developed by the South Carolina Department of Administration and as circumstances allow, in order to perfect service of process of any communication, an e-mail address from any vendor, entity, or individual the governmental agency regulates or does business with, or an e-mail address from the agent for service of process of that vendor, entity, or individual. Such communication postmarked by a United States Postal Service Electronic Postmark shall have the same force of law as the United States Post Office certified mail-return receipt requested. The South Carolina Department of Administration shall devise policies and procedures for the use of the United States Postal Service Electronic Postmark in respect to state agencies and operations. These policies and procedures, where necessary, must consider the persons or entities which do not have an e-mail address.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 279, Section 1.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 26-6-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 26 - Notaries Public and Acknowledgements|Chapter 6 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 26-6-210. Applicability of Computer Crime Act.

 The Computer Crime Act, as contained in Chapter 16 of Title 16, is expressly made applicable to and incorporated into this chapter.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 279, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-10. Real estate made liable for debts, duties and demands.

 Houses, lands and other hereditaments and real estate situated or being within this State, belonging to any person indebted, (a) shall be liable to and chargeable with all just debts, duties and demands, of whatever nature or kind whatsoever, owing by any such person, (b) shall and may be assets for the satisfaction thereof and (c) shall be subject to the like remedies, proceedings and process as personal estates.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-451; 1952 Code Section 57-451; 1942 Code Section 9066; 1932 Code Section 9066; Civ. C. '22 Section 5475; Civ. C. '12 Section 3696; Civ. C. '02 Section 2612; G. S. 1983; R. S. 2112; 1712 (2) 571.
SC Code § 27-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-15. Recovery of attorney is fees and interest on claims for improvement of real estate.

 Whenever a contractor, laborer, design professional, or materials supplier has expended labor, services, or materials under contract for the improvement of real property, and where due and just demand has been made by certified or registered mail for payment for the labor, services, or materials under the terms of any regulation, undertaking, or statute, it is the duty of the person upon whom the claim is made to make a reasonable and fair investigation of the merits of the claim and to pay it, or whatever portion of it is determined as valid, within forty-five days from the date of mailing the demand. If the person fails to make a fair investigation or otherwise unreasonably refuses to pay the claim or proper portion, he is liable for reasonable attorney's fees and interest at the judgment rate from the date of the demand.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 134, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-20. Appointment of surveyors where land title in dispute; nomination by parties.

 If any cause be pending in any circuit court or within its jurisdiction wherein the title or boundaries of lands shall be brought into dispute, the judge of the court shall appoint surveyors at the nomination of the parties, to survey such lands, at the charge of such parties, and to return such survey, on oath, at the next sitting of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-452; 1952 Code Section 57-452; 1942 Code Section 8867; 1932 Code Section 8867; Civ. C. '22 Section 5308; Civ. C. '12 Section 3538; Civ. C. '02 Section 2452; G. S. 1823; R. S. 1964; 1722 (7) 177.
SC Code § 27-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-30. Appointment of surveyors where land title in dispute; nomination by court.

 In case either of the parties shall refuse to nominate a surveyor duly sworn and qualified, the court shall proceed to nominate two or more such surveyors, as it shall think fit, in order for the better finding out and discovering the truth of the matter in difference. If the court shall acquiesce in the return of the surveyors so given in on oath as aforesaid it shall be allowed as evidence.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-453; 1952 Code Section 57-453; 1942 Code Section 8868; 1932 Code Section 8868; Civ. C. '22 Section 5309; Civ. C. '12 Section 3539; Civ. C. '02 Section 2453; G. S. 1834; R. S. 1965; 1722 (7) 177.
SC Code § 27-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-40. Party walls in cities and towns.

 Every person who shall erect in a city or town any building with brick shall have liberty to set half his partition wall on his next neighbor's ground, providing he leave a toothing in the corner of such wall for his neighbor to adjoin unto.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-454; 1952 Code Section 57-454; 1942 Code Section 8869; 1932 Code Section 8869; Civ. C. '22 Section 5310; Civ. C. '12 Section 3540; Civ. C. '02 Section 2454; G. S. 1842; R. S. 1966; 1713 (7) 58.
SC Code § 27-1-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-50. Party walls in cities and towns; expense.

 When the owner of such adjoining land shall build, he shall pay for one half of such partition wall, so far as he makes use of it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-455; 1952 Code Section 57-455; 1942 Code Section 8870; 1932 Code Section 8870; Civ. C. '22 Section 5311; Civ. C. '12 Section 3541; Civ. C. '02 Section 2455; G. S. 1843; R. S. 1967; 1713 (7) 58.
SC Code § 27-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 27-1-60. Right of homeowner or tenant to fly United States flag; restrictive covenants and rental agreements; definitions.

 (A) Regardless of any restrictive covenant, declaration, rule, contractual provision, or other requirement concerning flags or decorations found in a deed, contract, lease, rental agreement, or homeowners' association document, any homeowner or tenant may display one portable, removable United States flag in a respectful manner, consistent with 36 U.S.C. Sections 171-178, as amended, on the premises of the property of which he is entitled to use.  (B)(1) No homeowners' association document may preclude the display of one portable, removable United States flag by homeowners. However, the flag must be displayed in a respectful manner, consistent with 36 U.S.C. Sections 171-178, as amended.  (2) No restrictive covenant in a deed may preclude the display of one portable, removable United States flag on the property. However, the flag must be displayed in a respectful manner, consistent with 36 U.S.C. Sections 171-178, as amended.  (3) No rental agreement, lease, or contract may preclude the display of one portable, removable United States flag on the premises of any tenant. However, the flag must be displayed in a respectful manner, consistent with 36 U.S.C. Sections 171-178, as amended.  (C) For purposes of this section:  (1) "homeowner" means a person who holds title to real property, in fee simple or otherwise including, but not limited to, an owner of real property subject to a homeowners' association, an owner of an interest in a vacation time sharing plan, and a co-owner under a horizontal property regime;  (2) "homeowners' association" has the same meaning as provided in Section 12-43-230;  (3) "homeowners" association document' includes, but is not limited to, declarations of covenants, articles of incorporation, bylaws, or any similar document concerning the rights of property owners to use their property; and  (4) "tenant" means any tenant under a rental agreement executed pursuant to Chapter 40, Title 27, any tenant under a rental agreement executed pursuant to Chapter 47, Title 27, any tenant under a vacation time sharing plan, any tenant under a horizontal property regime, and any person who leases commercial or residential real property under a contractual agreement.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 344, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-10. System adopted; title.

 The system of plane coordinates which has been established by the National Ocean Survey and the National Geodetic Survey for defining and stating the positions or location of points on the surface of the earth within this State may be cited as the "South Carolina Coordinate System Act."  For the purpose of the use of this system the State is designated as one zone.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-20. Zone title for use in land descriptions.

 As established, the South Carolina Coordinate System is named, and in a land description in which it is used it is designated, the "South Carolina Coordinate System."  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-30. Plane coordinates for expressing position of point defined.

 The plane coordinates of a point on the earth's surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of a point in the State, consist of two distances, expressed in feet and decimals of a foot. One of these distances, to be known as the easting (x-coordinate), gives the distance in an east-and-west direction; the other, to be known as the northing (y-coordinate), gives the distance in a north-and-south direction. These coordinates must be made to depend upon and conform to the coordinates, on the South Carolina Coordinate System, of the monumented points of the North American Horizontal Geodetic Control Network as published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (now the National Geodetic Survey) within this State as those coordinates have been determined by the survey.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-50. Coordinate System defined.

 For purposes of more precisely defining the South Carolina Coordinate System, the following definition by the National Ocean Survey and the National Geodetic Survey is adopted:  The South Carolina Coordinate System is a Lambert conformal projection of the North American Datum, 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 32° 30' and 34° 50', along which parallels the scale must be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 81° 00'west of Greenwich and the parallel 31° 50' north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: * = 2,000,000 feet and y = 0 feet. For the purposes of the South Carolina Coordinate System, the foot is the International Foot with one inch being exactly equal to 2.54 centimeters.  The position of South Carolina Coordinate System is as marked on the ground by monumented points of the North American Horizontal Geodetic Control Network established in conformity with standards adopted by the Federal Geodetic Control Committee for first-order and second-order work, whose geodetic positions have been rigidly adjusted on the North American Datum of 1983, and whose coordinates have been computed on the system defined in this section. Any such stations may be used for establishing a survey connection with the South Carolina Coordinate System.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-60. Standards required for recordation; modification to meet local conditions.

 No coordinates based on the South Carolina Coordinate System, purporting to define the position of a point on a land boundary, may be presented to be recorded in public land records or deed records unless that point is established in accordance with Federal Geodetic Control Committee specification for second order-class two. The limitation may be modified by the South Carolina Geodetic Survey to meet local conditions.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-70. Use of term "South Carolina Coordinate System" on map.

 The use of "South Carolina Coordinate System" on a map, report of survey, or other document, must be limited to coordinates based on the South Carolina Coordinate System as defined in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-2-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-85. Duties of South Carolina Geodetic Survey.

 The South Carolina Geodetic Survey established within the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall establish horizontal and vertical geodetic control within the State at a density that effectively will provide land and land-related items and records to be referenced to the national horizontal and vertical coordinate system, ensure the accuracy and integrity of new geodetic data entered into the state and national reference system, maintain geodetic files for the State, and disseminate geodetic information as necessary.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 59A; 2018 Act No. 246 (H.3895), Section 7, eff July 1, 2018.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 246, Section 7, deleted "Office of Research and Statistics of the" preceding "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SC Code § 27-2-95 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-95. State mapping products to be compatible with coordinate system; establishment of standards; programs.

 To the extent possible, the South Carolina Geodetic Survey of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall utilize the office's responsibility of coordinating mapping activities in the State to ensure that mapping products are compatible with the South Carolina Coordinate System. As part of this activity, the office shall establish, develop, and promulgate standards for maps and map products to ensure quality, accuracy, and compatibility of mapping products, encourage the development of accurate mapping systems that are compatible with and suitable for incorporation into a standardized statewide mapping system, develop, maintain, and administer programs for funding qualified mapping projects, and serve as the focal point for federal, state, and local mapping programs and activities in South Carolina.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 59A; 2018 Act No. 246 (H.3895), Section 7, eff July 1, 2018.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 246, Section 7, in the first sentence, deleted "Office of Research and Statistics of the" preceding "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SC Code § 27-2-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 2 - Coordinate System For Defining Location Of Points Within State|Section 27-2-110. Reliance on description based on coordinate system not required.

 Nothing contained in this chapter requires a purchaser or mortgagee to rely on a description, a part of which depends exclusively upon the South Carolina Coordinate System.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 54, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 32, Section 1.
SC Code § 27-3-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-10. Declaration of purpose.

 The purpose of this chapter is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for such purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-81; 1968 (55) 3047.
SC Code § 27-3-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-20. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (a) "Aviation activities" means taking off, flying, or landing an airplane or aircraft. Aviation activities do not include airshows or any activity where the general public is invited.  (b) "Land" means land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty.  (c) "Owner" means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, occupant, easement holder, or person in control of the premises.  (d) "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following, or any combination thereof: hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, pleasure driving, nature study, water skiing, summer and winter sports, aviation activities, and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites.  (e) "Charge" means the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land.  (f) "Persons" means individuals regardless of age.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-82; 1968 (55) 3047; 2014 Act No. 255 (H.4673), Section 1, eff June 6, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 255, Section 1, added subsection (a), defining "aviation activities"; redesignated the subsections accordingly; in subsection (c), inserted "easement holder,"; and in subsection (d), inserted ", aviation activities,".
SC Code § 27-3-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-30. Duty of care.

 Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Section 27-3-60, an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by persons who have sought and obtained his permission to use it for recreational purposes or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to such persons entering for such purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-83; 1968 (55) 3047.
SC Code § 27-3-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-40. Effect of permission to use property for recreational purposes.

 Except as specifically recognized by or provided in Section 27-3-60, an owner of land who permits without charge any person having sought such permission to use such property for recreational purposes does not thereby:  (a) Extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose.  (b) Confer upon such person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed.  (c) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act of omission of such persons.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-84; 1968 (55) 3047.
SC Code § 27-3-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-50. Application of Sections 27-3-30 and 27-3-40 to land leased to State or political subdivisions.

 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the provisions of Sections 27-3-30 and 27-3-40 shall be deemed applicable to the duties and liability of an owner of land leased to the State or any subdivision thereof for recreational purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-85; 1968 (55) 3047.
SC Code § 27-3-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-60. Certain liability not limited.

 Nothing in this chapter limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists:  (a) For grossly negligent, willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.  (b) For injury suffered in any case where the owner of land charges persons who enter or go on the land for the recreational use thereof, except that in the case of land leased to the State or a subdivision thereof, any consideration received by the owner for such lease shall not be deemed a charge within the meaning of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-86; 1968 (55) 3047.
SC Code § 27-3-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 3 - Limitation On Liability Of Landowners|Section 27-3-70. Construction.

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:  (a) Create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property.  (b) Relieve any person using the land of another for recreational purposes from any obligation which he may have in the absence of this chapter to exercise care in his use of such land and in his activities thereon, or from the legal consequences of failure to employ such care.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 51-87; 1968 (55) 3047.
SC Code § 27-5-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 5 - Estates And Construction Of Documents Creating Estates|Section 27-5-10. Tenure of lands in State.

 The only tenure of lands in this State is that of free and common socage.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-1; 1952 Code Section 57-1; 1942 Code Section 8680; 1932 Code Section 8680; Civ. C. '22 Section 5202; Civ. C. '12 Section 3439; Civ. C. '02 Section 2353; G. S. 1761; R. S. 1872; 1712 (2) 413.