South Carolina

For South Carolina, witness requirement is the signing must be acknowledged by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor in the presence of two witnesses; limit or alternative is before any deed or other instrument in writing can be recorded in this State, it must be acknowledged or proved by the method described in subsection (A)(1), (A)(2), or (B); statute is S.C. Code § 30-5-30(B), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

(B) A deed or other instrument must be signed by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor and the signing must be acknowledged by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor in the presence of two witnesses, taken before some officer within this State competent to administer an oath.

— scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

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

— all from scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• scstatehouse.govhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t30c005.php

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