# South Carolina — Financial power of attorney execution requirements by US state — notary, witnesses, or both, quoted from the state's own statute

For South Carolina, execution requirement is (2) attested with the same formality and with the same requirements as to witnesses as a will in South Carolina; and (3) acknowledged or proved pursuant to Section 30-5-30; statute is S.C. Code § 62-8-105, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Execution requirement:** (2) attested with the same formality and with the same requirements as to witnesses as a will in South Carolina; and (3) acknowledged or proved pursuant to Section 30-5-30 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** S.C. Code § 62-8-105 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> SECTION 62-8-105. Execution of power of attorney. A power of attorney must be: (1) signed by the principal or in the principal's presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney; (2) attested with the same formality and with the same requirements as to witnesses as a will in South Carolina; and (3) acknowledged or proved pursuant to Section 30-5-30.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> SECTION 62-8-105. Execution of power of attorney.

## Source

- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c008.php

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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